Construction Systems, Inc. v. FagelHaber LLC, 2015 IL App (1st) 141700, dramatically illustrates the perilous consequences that can flow from a construction contract’s failure to identify the contracting parties and shows the importance of clarity when drafting releases intended to protect parties from future liability. The plaintiff contractor sued its former law firm (the Firm) for failing to properly …
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Pre-Development Survey Work Is Lienable and Illinois Statutory Interest On Contracts (Part II of II)
Young v. CES, Inc., 2014 IL App (2d) 131090-U also provides clarity on which services are lienable and which aren’t. The lienable vs. non-lienable distinction is an important one to grasp because if a contractor tries to affix a lien for work that didn’t improve the property, his lien can be defeated. Obvious examples of lienable work include building a house or other …
Account Stated and Course of Dealing: Illinois Law
STOPS Enterprises, LLC v. United Medical Equipment Co., 2014 WL 2699723 (N.D. IL 2014), examines how the parties’ course of dealing defines an oral contract and analyzes the account stated remedy in a case involving unpaid invoices for medical transportation services. Under a series of oral agreements, plaintiff would pick up and give rides to the …
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