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Loss of Earning Capacity and The Self-Employed Plaintiff: What Damages Are Recoverable (IL 4th Dist. Case Note)

The plaintiff in Keiser-Long v. Owens, 2015 IL App (4th) 140612, a self-employed cattle buyer, sued for injuries she suffered in a car accident with the defendant.  The defendant admitted negligence and the parties went to trial on damages. The defendant successfully moved for a directed verdict on plaintiff’s attempt to recover for lost earning capacity …

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Statute of Limitations and Installment Contracts: What is the Date of Breach and When Does the Limitations Period Start to Run – An IL Case Note

The statute of limitations defense and the equitable doctrine of laches are firmly-entrenched legal devices aimed at fostering finality in litigation.  The limitations and laches defenses both look to the length of time a plaintiff took to file suit and strive to balance a plaintiff’s right to have his claim heard on the merits with a defendant’s competing right to timely defend …

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Commercial Landlord Not Entitled to Double Rent Under Holdover Statute Where Tenant Had Legitimate Belief It Had Right to Possess Space – IL 1st Dist.

I’ve written on here before about how a tenant holding over after a lease expires can lead to a serious case of option paralysis for the landlord.  Questions abound in rapid-fire fashion: should the landlord accept the holdover and continue the lease on the same terms as before? Should the landlord seek double rent under the forcible statute?  Should …

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