Colagrossi v. Bank of Scotland, 2016 IL (App) 1st 142216 examines fraud in the inducement in an employment dispute involving parent and subsidiary companies and their respective successors. The key question was whether a non-reliance clause in an employment contract barred a fraud in the inducement claim based on pre-contract statements by a party? The …
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Illinois Agency, Ratification and Alter-Ego Basics: Case Snapshot
Photo credit: passionateproject.blogspot.com Several recurring commercial litigation issues are examined in Saletech, LLC v. East Balt, Inc., 2014 IL App (1st) 132639, a case that chronicles a dispute over a written distribution agreement for the sale of bakery products. The plaintiff entered into the agreement with a Ukranian subsidiary of various U.S. companies. The plaintiff sued these …
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