Paul Porvaznik – Business Litigator
Case Notes and Summaries of Recent Cases (State and Federal Courts – Illinois Focus)
Primo v. Pierini, 2012 IL App (1st) 103553-U discusses the key elements of a joint venture and how it differs from other common business arrangements. The plaintiff contractor sued a construction manager to recover about $300k in building improvements it made in building a Chicago restaurant. The construction manager was hired by the restaurant owner and was actively involved in …
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DeSouza v. Tradelink, LLC, 2014 IL App (1st) 131456-U provides an excellent – though unpublished – primer on Illinois partnership law and contract interpretation rules. The case also illustrates the confusion that can result when parties to a business deal have several conflicting and parallel documents that govern a single transaction. Plaintiff entered into a …
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Cross v. O’Heir, 2013 IL App (3d) 120760 spotlights a dispute over the division of partnership property. The plaintiff’s husband (who died before lawsuit was filed) entered a written partnership with the defendant to develop property. A few years later, and unbeknownst to plaintiff’s husband, the defendant signed a cross-easement agreement with some adjacent owners to provide vehicle and pedestrian access over three parcels …