In a prior post (http://paulporvaznik.com/tag/retaining-lien), I discussed the common law retaining lien, which allows an attorney to keep a client’s papers and property as security for the payment of past due fees. Another legal device at a lawyer’s disposal to encourage payment is the statutory attorneys’ lien, codified in Illinois at 770 ILCS 5/1. Grane …
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Unjust Enrichment – For When the Handshake Deal Goes Bad
An imploded business arrangement for importing and then selling Christmas decorations sets the stage for the Northern District’s (IL) analysis of a slew of signature commercial litigation issues in Sunny Handicraft, Inc. v. Envision This!, LLC, 2015 WL 231108. While the case only involves a ruling on a 12(b)(6) pleadings motion, it’s still post-worthy for its discussion of some …
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Amended Complaints and Quantum Meruit – Some Illinois Reminders
Earlier (http://paulporvaznik.com/quantum-meruit-basics-illinois-law/1367) I discussed how quantum meruit is a valuable fallback or “Plan B” theory of recovery when a client has done work for someone, hasn’t been paid and there is no governing express contract between them. Quantum meruit (translation: “as much as he deserves”) ensures that my client at least gets something where his services have benefitted a defendant who …
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