Paul Porvaznik – Business Litigator
Case Notes and Summaries of Recent Cases (State and Federal Courts – Illinois Focus)
In Tank v. T-Mobile USA, Inc., 2013 WL 4401375, the Northern District of Illinois examined the reach of the res judicata and claim-splitting doctrines in an employment discrimination suit. In 2012, the plaintiff sued T-Mobile, his former employer, for employment discrimination and for violating the Telecommunications Act of 1996, 47 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. (the …
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Form commercial lease language usually gives the landlord the option of terminating the lease OR terminating the tenant’s right to possession after a tenant default. Generally, if a landlord terminates the lease, this cuts off his damages at the date of termination. So, if landlord terminates the lease on January 1, 2013 and the lease …
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