Eckert v. Levin, et al., 2015 WL 859530 (N.D.Ill. 2015), a case I featured earlier this week, gives some useful guidance on when collateral estoppel or “issue preclusion” bars a second lawsuit between two parties after a judgment entered against one of them in an earlier case. The case’s tortured history included the plaintiff getting …
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Collateral Estoppel, Law Of the Case and Section 2-1401 Petitions: Illinois Basics
1600 Museum Park, LLC v. Williams, 2012 WL 6955718, chronicles an aborted condominium purchase and its ensuing litigation. A condo owner and two purchasers signed a contract (Contract) and an approx. $25K promissory note in connection with a condo sale. But only one of the buyers signed the contract and note. The deal fell through and the defendants sent a written termination …