The Illinois Sales Representative Act, 820 ILCS 120/1 (the “ISRA”) provides a cause of action for independent sales representatives who are owed sales commissions. By covering independent contractors (as opposed to employees), the ISRA serves as a powerful gap filler to the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act, which applies specifically to employees owed wages by …
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Substantial Performance Doctrine: Contractor Defeats Finicky Homeowners in Construction Case (the ‘You Missed A Spot’ Post)
Two diva-esque homeowners (I don’t judge; I just report) who demanded impossible perfection from a contractor got slapped with a $100,000-plus bench trial verdict in Wolfe Construction v. Knight, 2014 IL App (5th) 130115-U. Affirming the damage award, the appeals court gave content to the substantial performance doctrine, expanded on the requirement of contractual definiteness and …
Release and Satisfaction of Judgment and Guaranty Liability – IL Law
Brahos v. Chickerneo, 2014 IL App (2d) 130543-U, examines Illinois money damages rules, the extent of a guarantor’s liability and satisfaction-of-judgment requirements against the backdrop of a business dispute involving a failed car dealership. The plaintiff got a multi-million dollar fraud judgment against multiple defendants that stemmed from a failed car dealership business venture. In post-judgment proceedings, the dealership was sold and the …
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