Maremont v. Fredman, 2014 WL 812401 (N.D.Ill. 2014) examines an employee’s claims under the Stored Communications Act (18 U.S.C. § 2701)(the “SCA”) where the employer accessed the employee’s social media accounts that she used for both personal and business purposes. The Court found that plaintiff submitted evidence to raise triable fact questions on each …
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Construction Contract Ambiguity: Court Considers Expert Testimony To Clarify Contract Terms
A construction site injury provides the setting for the First District’s recent application of Illinois contract interpretation rules to the question of when and how contracting parties’ prior course of dealing can inform the court’s analysis of an ambiguous written agreement. In Gomez v. Bovis Lend Lease, 2013 IL App (1st) 130568, the plaintiff plumbing subcontractor was injured when …
Requests to Admit in Illinois: How and When To Respond (The 28-Day Rule)
I once read a tongue-in-cheek article that said if you’re ever served with a Request to Admit Fact (RTA), you should staple it to your forehead. (Ouch!) That way, you won’t forget about the RTA and miss the 28-day deadline to send your sworn responses to the opposing side. And while some recent cases may have softened Illinois’ …
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