Shortly after their business relationship imploded, the parties in Levin v. Abramson, 2020 WL 249649, brought dueling defamation claims in Federal court premised on March 2017 Yelp posts by the parties. The former client defendant (the “Client”) skewered the plaintiffs lawyer and her law firm (“Lawyer”) on Yelp.com in which he braded the Lawyer, among …
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Illinois’ Contribution Law and the ‘Savings’ Statute
Illinois has a 2 year statute of limitations (SOL) for contribution claims. Contribution applies where two or more defendants have common liability to an injured plaintiff. 740 ILCS 100/1 (Illinois’s contribution statute). The idea is that each defendant responsible for injuring a plaintiff should pay his share of liability to the plaintiff. Section 13-204(b) of the …
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