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One Man’s ‘Outrage’ Is Another’s Petty Annoyance: Federal Court Tackles Promissory Fraud and Intentional Infliction Tort in Law Firm-Associate Spat

An Illinois Federal court expands on the contours of the IWPCA, promissory fraud, the employee vs. independent contractor dichotomy and the intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED) tort in Lane Legal Services v. Le Brocq, 2016 WL 5955536, The plaintiff law firm (“Firm”) sued a former associate (“Associate”) when he left to open his own …

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Posted byPaulPNovember 4, 2016November 10, 2016Posted inBusiness Torts, Civil ProcedureTags: associate, fraud, intentional infliction of emotional distress, IWPCA, law firm, promissory fraud, Wage Payment and Collection Act
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