In Carhart v. Carhart – Halaska International, LLC, (http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca7/14-2968/14-2968-2015-06-08.html) the plaintiff LLC member tried to shield himself from a lawsuit filed against him by the LLC by (1) taking an assignment of a third-party’s claim against the LLC; (2) getting and then registering a default judgment against the LLC; (3) seizing the LLC’s lone asset: its …
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Assigning A Breach of Contract Claim In Illinois and The Available Defenses
Contract rights are assigned fairly often, especially in the mortgage loan and credit card contexts. In the former mortgage scenario, it’s common for a promissory note to be assigned multiple times during the note’s lifespan. When there’s eventually a note default, it becomes a challenge for the noteholder to trace how it came into the …
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