Mostardi Platt Environmental, Inc. v. Power Holdings, LLC, 2014 IL App (2d) 130737-U shows the importance of clarity in contract drafting – particularly compensation terms. The case also illustrates the crucial distinction between a time-and-expense (or time and materials) contract and a lump-sum payment contract. Plaintiff was hired to perform environmental assessment services and to secure government permits for …
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Staffing Firm’s Trade Secrets and Tortious Interference Claims Against Ex-Employees Rejected After Bench Trial (Part II of II)
The plaintiff staffing firm lost big in Instant Technology, LLC v. DeFazio, 2014 WL 1759184 (N.D. IL 2014). The Northern District Court found for the defendants on the plaintiff’s non-compete counts (see prior post) as well as on its trade secrets, tortious interference and breach of fiduciary duty claims. Trade Secrets Analysis The ex-employee defendants signed broad non-disclosure agreements that prevented them from …
Student Loan Discharge In Bankruptcy: How Hard Is It?
In Steven Harper’s The Lawyer Bubble: A Profession In Crisis, the author (quoting a newspaper article) describes Federally guaranteed student loans as the closest thing to a debtor prison in existence. Lawyer Bubble, p. 11. This statement, while jarring, has some empirical support. In the book, Harper cites bankruptcy code changes that have made it virtually impossible to get student …
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