Illinois Court Gives Liquidated Damages Tutorial in Shopping Center Spat

Illinois’ First District provides an exhaustive analysis of liquidated damage principles in GK Development, Inc. v. Iowa Malls Financing Corporation, 2013 IL App (1st) 112802. Here are some useful bullets: In Illinois, contracting parties are free to pre-set damage amounts; but only at an amount that is reasonable in the light of the anticipated or actual loss caused …