The Illinois Department of Labor’s (DOL) decision to send a notice of hearing to a limited liability company and its sole member to the member’s personal post office (p.o.) box (and not to the LLC’s registered agent) came back to haunt the agency in People of the State of Illinois v. Wilson, 2018 IL App …
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Saying “I Wasn’t Served” Not Enough to Challenge Service Return On Corp. Registered Agent – IL Law
In Charles Austin, Ltd. v. A-1 Food Services, Inc., 2014 IL App (1st) 132384, the First District affirmed the denial of a corporate defendant’s Section 2-1401 motion to vacate a judgment. About three months after judgment, the defendant sought to vacate the judgment claiming it was never served with the lawsuit. The trial court denied …
Corporate Registered Agent’s Inaction Not Binding On Corporation: Court Vacates One-Year Old Default Judgment
West Bend Mut. Ins. Co. v. 3RC Mechanical and Contracting, Inc., 2014 IL App (1st) 123213, presents a recent and detailed illustration of the prevailing Section 2-1401 (735 ILCS 5/2-1401) standards to vacate judgments that are between 30 days and two years old. The plaintiff (as subrogee of its insured) filed suit against a mechanical contractor – an …