Recovering Your Attorneys Fees In Litigation: Illinois’ 8 Factored Test

A recent Illinois Fourth District case provides a quick summary of  the factors a court considers when determining prevailing party attorneys’ fees under the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act (CFA) and spotlights the “mere continuation” exception to the rule governing corporate successor liability. In Clayton v. Planet Travel Holdings, 2013 IL App (4th) 120717, the plaintiffs sued a …