Photo credit: www.template.net (1.21.15) I’m surprised at how often I see contracts where it’s unclear whom the parties are. Sometimes, a contract’s main text will say it’s between two companies but it’s clearly signed by two individuals. I’ve also experienced the reverse: the contract body says it’s between two individuals but the signature block provides that it’s signed …
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Consultant’s Quantum Meruit and Time-And-Materials Contract Claims Fail Against Contractor (IL 2d Dist)
Mostardi Platt Environmental, Inc. v. Power Holdings, LLC, 2014 IL App (2d) 130737-U shows the importance of clarity in contract drafting – particularly compensation terms. The case also illustrates the crucial distinction between a time-and-expense (or time and materials) contract and a lump-sum payment contract. Plaintiff was hired to perform environmental assessment services and to secure government permits for …
Illinois Sales Representative Act Doesn’t Apply to Construction Repair “Services” – IL 1st Dist
The Illinois Sales Representative Act, 820 ILCS 120/1 (the “ISRA”) provides a cause of action for independent sales representatives who are owed sales commissions. By covering independent contractors (as opposed to employees), the ISRA serves as a powerful gap filler to the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act, which applies specifically to employees owed wages by …