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Lien Inflation and “Plus Factors” – Constructive Fraud in Illinois Mechanics Lien Litigation

The contractor plaintiff in Father & Sons Home Improvement II, Inc. v. Stuart, 2016 IL App (1st) 143666 was caught in several lies in the process of recording and trying to foreclose its mechanics lien.  The misstatements resulted in the nullification of its lien and the plaintiff being on the hook for over $40K in opponent attorneys’ fees. …

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Posted byPaulPApril 25, 2016April 25, 2016Posted inMechanics Lien/Construction Law, Real estate litigationTags: attorneys' fees, completion date, constructive fraud, mechanics lien, rule 137 sanctions
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