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Fired Lawyer Can Recover Pre-Firing Fees Under Quantum Meruit – No Evidentiary Hearing is Required – IL Appeals Court
The estate of a young woman killed in a car crash hired an attorney (Lawyer 1) to file a personal injury suit against the drivers involved in the crash. The estate representatives entered into a 1/3 contingent fee arrangement with the attorney who placed an attorney’s lien on any recovery by the estate. About …
No Claim-Splitting or Res Judicata Issue Where Bank Refiles Breach of Note Claim After Prior DWP – From the Illinois Archives
BankFinancial, FSB v. Tandon, 2013 IL App (1st) 113152 serves as fairly recent reminder of the possible pitfalls that await a plaintiff who chooses to voluntarily dismiss or non-suit certain complaint counts when other counts of the complaint are involuntarily dismissed – such as by a motion to dismiss filed by a defendant. The strategic reasons …