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Law School Grads’ Fraud Suit Against Alma Mater Dismissed (Part II of II)

 (photocredit: Google Images; www.nationaljurist.com (visited 11.13.14)) The former law students’ suit also failed in Phillips v. DePaul University, 2014 IL App (1st) 122817, because they couldn’t establish proximate cause or compensable damages under Illinois law. The plaintiffs claimed they were economically harmed by their reliance on DePaul’s deceptive employment data.  They said this information was …

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Law School Grads’ Fraud Suit Dismissal Against Chicago Law School Upheld (Part I of II)

Several former law students sued their alma mater (DePaul) under consumer fraud and common law fraud theories when their job prospects weren’t as promising and their salaries not as high as they were led to believe. In Phillips v. DePaul University, 2014 IL App (1st) 122817, the plaintiffs claimed they relied on DePaul’s published job …

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Pre-Development Survey Work Is Lienable and Illinois Statutory Interest On Contracts (Part II of II)

Young v. CES, Inc., 2014 IL App (2d) 131090-U also provides clarity on which services are lienable and which aren’t.  The lienable vs. non-lienable distinction is an important one to grasp because if a contractor tries to affix a lien for work that didn’t improve the property, his lien can be defeated.  Obvious examples of lienable work include building a house or other …

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