Paul Porvaznik – Business Litigator
Case Notes and Summaries of Recent Cases (State and Federal Courts – Illinois Focus)
This one naturally resonated with me as I’ve experienced how time-consuming and expensive it is to monitor and enforce a settlement agreement that, in theory, ended the case. In Sprint Nextel v. AU Electronics, Inc., 2014 WL 2580, the parties executed a written settlement agreement ending litigation involving defendants’ illegal sale of Sprint cell phones. The agreement required …
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Cross v. O’Heir, 2013 IL App (3d) 120760 spotlights a dispute over the division of partnership property. The plaintiff’s husband (who died before lawsuit was filed) entered a written partnership with the defendant to develop property. A few years later, and unbeknownst to plaintiff’s husband, the defendant signed a cross-easement agreement with some adjacent owners to provide vehicle and pedestrian access over three parcels …
Today’s post features the case law equivalent of a Deep Cut. The Deep Cut – as musical buzz-phrase and phenomenon – appears to be gaining traction in the FM radio realm. The moniker denotes an obscure song from a well-known artist that’s not normally associated with the artist. For example, a Styx fan likely connects that …