Gajda v. Steel Solutions Firm, Inc., 2015 IL App (1st) 142219, stands as a recent discussion of the standards governing section 2-619 motions, successor liability and whether piercing the corporate veil is a cause of action or only a remedy for a different underlying legal claim. The plaintiffs alleged they were misclassified as independent contractors instead …
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Economic Loss Rule Requires Reversal of $2.7M Damage Verdict In Furniture Maker’s Lawsuit- 7th Circuit
In a case that invokes Hadley v. Baxendale** – the storied British Court of Exchequer case published just three years after Moby-Dick (“Call me ‘Wikipedia’ guy?”) and is a stalwart of all first year Contracts courses across the land – the Seventh Circuit reversed a multi-million dollar judgment for a furniture maker. The plaintiff in JMB Manufacturing, Inc. v. …
Michael Keaton Defeats Production Company’s “Merry Gentleman” Breach of Contract Suit – ‘Reliance’ Damages Summary
“The ultimate badass introduction. Say this upon meeting someone tough and they’ll never mess with you.” That’s how no less an authority than Urban Dictionary (who said I wasn’t high-brow?!!) describes “I’m Batman!” – a film-defining movie line that seems to have been catapulted into cultural idiom status. (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=I’m+Batman) Not sure if Michael Keaton unveiled …