Paul Porvaznik – Business Litigator
Case Notes and Summaries of Recent Cases (State and Federal Courts – Illinois Focus)
I see this often: plaintiff sues a defendant for breach of contract. The defendant has more financial resources than the plaintiff and the contract doesn’t have an attorneys’ fees provision. Meaning, each side is responsible for its own fees. After several months, the plaintiff gets financially (and mentally) worn down by the richer defendant – who by now …
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In Naperville South Commons, LLC v. Nguyen, 2013 IL App (3d) 120382-U, a Will County shopping center landlord filed its notice of appeal too late and so a money judgment for the tenant stands. The case involves a multi-year shopping center lease for tenant’s operation of nail salon. Several months into the lease’s fourth year, …
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