After leaving a lucrative banking position in Florida for a Chicago consulting gig, Simpson v. Saggezza’s (2018 WL 3753431 (N.D.Ill. 2018) plaintiff soon learned the Illinois job markedly differed from what was advertised. Among other things, the plaintiff discovered that the company’s pre-hiring revenue projections were off as were the plaintiff’s promised job duties, performance …
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Lender’s Reliance on Predecessor Bank’s Loan Documents Satisfies Business Records Hearsay Rule – IL First Dist.
A commercial guaranty dispute provides the background for the First District’s recent discussion of some signature litigation issues including the voluntary (versus compulsory) payment rule and how that impacts an appeal, the business records hearsay exception, and governing standards for the recovery of attorneys fees. The lender plaintiff in Northbrook Bank & Trust Co. v. …
Shortened ‘Arb Award’ Rejection Deadline Upheld Against Constitutional Attack – IL Appeals Court
The First District appeals court recently nixed a plaintiff’s constitutional challenge to a local rule’s arbitration rejection deadline. The opinion’s upshot is clear: when a supreme court rule conflicts with a statute, the rule wins. The plaintiff in McBreen v. Mercedes-Benz, USA, LLC argued her equal protection and due process rights were violated when a …