Karen Stavins Enteprises, Inc. v. Community College District No. 508, 2015 IŁ App (1st) 150356 stands as a recent example of a plaintiff suing in quasi-contract – specifically, under an implied-in-law contract theory – to recover the reasonable value of unpaid acting services rendered in connection with a television commercial. The plaintiff, a well-known Chicago talent agency, sued the City Colleges of Chicago’s corporate parent (“City …
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Land Trust Beneficiary Can Sue On Title Policy; Title Insurer Not An Information Provider Under Economic Loss Rule – IL 2d Dist.
Two key questions the Illinois Second District appeals court asked and answered in Warczak v. Attorneys’ Title Guaranty Fund, Inc., 2015 IL App (2d) 140677-U are (1) whether a land trust beneficiary can sue under a title insurance policy naming the trustee as the covered entity (answer: yes) and (2) if a title insurer that issues a title commitment to a …
‘It Seemed Like a Good Idea At The Time’: Revenge Porn In Illinois – A Crime With Myriad Civil Components
Nation-wide vilification of revenge porn (“RP”) – the unconsented on-line dissemination of sexual photos or images of others (almost always females) – reached an ironic crescendo on Good Friday of 2015 when a California judge sentenced Kevin Bollaert, 28, proprietor of the UGotPosted.com and ChangeMyReputation.com Websites, to an 18-year prison term after a jury convicted him of identity …