The First District appeals court recently examined the collateral attack doctrine – which immunizes a court’s judgment from challenge in a separate judicial proceeding – in a case flowing from failed settlement talks. The defendants in Tielke v. Auto Owners Insurance Company, 2019 IL App(1st) 181756, four years after a 2013 personal injury suit was filed, made an …
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Federal Court Grapples with Illinois Account Stated and Joint Venture Theories in Broken Airline Pact
The Illinois Northern District recently examined the contours of Illinois fiduciary duty, account stated, and joint venture breach claims in Flair Airlines v. Gregor, LLC, 2018 WL 4404649 (N.D.Ill. 2018)(slip copy). The plaintiff airline company hired the defendants to rebrand and create a technological infrastructure for the airline including a website and online reservation system. …
New Lessor’s Vie for Radio Station Tenant’s Past-Due Rent Squelched – IL First Dist.
Soon after buying the commercial premises, the new landlord in 1002 E. 87th Street, LLC v. Midway Broadcasting Corporation, 2018 IL App (1st) 171691 started giving the radio station static over past-due rent that was owed to the prior landlord. The defendant’s silence in response spoke volumes and the dispute swelled to an irreconcilable impasse. …