Some key questions the Court grapples with in Laba v. CTA, 2016 WL 147656 (N.D.Ill. 2016) are whether an employee who sleeps on the job or runs personal errands on company time opens himself up to a breach of fiduciary or fraud claim by his employer. The Court answered “no” (fiduciary duty claim) and “maybe” (fraud claim) in an employment …
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The ‘Justifiable Reliance’ Element Of A Fraud Claim (Illinois Law)
In Siegel Development, LLC v. Peak Construction, LLC, 2013 IL App (1st) 11973, the First District affirmed summary judgment in favor of a building seller and contractor in the building buyers’ fraud suit. Facts: The building buyers (plaintiffs) and defendants entered into a contract for the purchase of a four-unit apartment building that plaintiffs planned to convert to condominiums. …
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NM Supreme Court Reinstates Legal Malpractice Claim After Firm Blows Statute
After another weekend of binge-watching Walter, Hank, Skyler and crew, I definitely have the Land of Enchantment on the brain. How could I not after watching – no, strike that, after Devouring. Like a Rabid, Foaming-At-The-Mouth Animal! Seasons 4-5 of ABQ-based Breaking Bad over an eye-searing three-day period (with little more than a sporadic water break). An aside: do …
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