Law Firm’s Negligence Suit Against Bank Defeated By Account Agreement and UCC Article 4 (IL Law))

  In July 2013, the Third District appeals court affirmed dismissal of a law firm’s (Firm) negligence suit against a bank that charged back the firm’s account after a $350,000 check deposited by the Firm turned out to be counterfeit.  Rejecting the Firm’s negligence claim, the Court found that the terms of the parties’ account agreement and the specific …