A Federal court examines the pleading and proof elements of several business torts in a medical device company’s lawsuit against its former salesman and a rival firm. The plaintiff sued when it learned its former employee was selling on the side for a competitor. Granting summary judgment for most of the plaintiff’s claims, the Court …
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Illinois Sales Representative Act Doesn’t Apply to Construction Repair “Services” – IL 1st Dist
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 …