In 6030 Sheridan Road, LLC v. Wright Management, LLC, 2011 IL App. (1st) 093282-U, the plaintiff real estate developer sued defendants –...

The Illinois First District recently considered whether a non-member of a closely-held corporation could be held personally responsible...

Sometimes it’s difficult to determine who the contracting parties are. A common example is where the contract text names the parties are...

Dent v. Renaissance Marketing Corp., 2015 WL 3484464 (N.D.Ill. 2015) involves a royalty dispute over the 1985 “Super Bowl Shuffle” – a...

Spears v. Ass’n of Illinois Electric Cooperatives, 2013 IL App (4th) 120289 summarizes the general rules and exceptions that govern...

Lindsay Lohan is in the legal news again, giving us an excellent opportunity to illustrate some legal principles about the unauthorized...

Malibu Media, LLC v. Funderburg, 2015 WL 1887754 (N.D.Ill. 2015) discusses the governing standards for obtaining a default judgment in...

Liquidated damages clauses appear frequently in a variety of commercial contracts and similar agreements. Several Illinois cases – some...

Holsten Management Corp. v. Diaz, 2014 IL App (1st) 131261-U vividly illustrates the dire results that can flow from a landlord’s failure...

The Illinois Commercial Real Estate Broker’s Lien Act, 770 ILCS 15/1 (the “Act”), provides a broker whose owed commission money with a...