Pre-Development Engineering Services Are Lienable Improvements
The Illinois Supreme Court recently reversed the Third District Appeals Court and found that an engineering firm’s pre-development...
Successful Settlement for Davis McGrath Contractor Client in Mechanics Lien Case
Davis McGrath, LLC recently obtained a successful settlement for one of its contractor clients in a mechanics lien case filed in the Cook...
TRADEMARK OWNERS: BEWARE OF REGISTRATION SCAMS
The word for it is insidious. It might not exactly be illegal, but it’s definitely insidious. I’m referring to a recent wave of...
Davis McGrath Attorney, Paul Porvaznik to Host Live Teleconference on "Piercing the Single Memb
Program Description: Understand the Nuances of Single Member LLC Veil Piercing. How strong is the single member LLC veil? What are the...
Commercial Landlord’s Suit for Rent Damages Accruing After Possession Order Survives Tenant’s Res Ju
18th Street Property, LLC v. A-1 Citywide Towing & Recovery, Inc., 2015 IL App (1st) 142444-U examines the res judicata and collateral...
7th Circuit Reverses $2.7M Judgment for Furniture Maker Based On Indiana Economic Loss Rule
In a case that invokes Hadley v. Baxendale** — the storied British Court of Exchequer case published just three years after Moby Dick...
Illinois LLC Manager Liability For LLC Contract Obligations – Some Basics
In 6030 Sheridan Road, LLC v. Wright Management, LLC, 2011 IL App. (1st) 093282-U, the plaintiff real estate developer sued defendants –...
Non-Shareholder of Closely-Held Corp. Can Be Liable Under Piercing Claim – IL Court
The Illinois First District recently considered whether a non-member of a closely-held corporation could be held personally responsible...
Is It A Corporate Obligation? Or An Individual/Personal One? Agent of A Disclosed Principal And Br
Sometimes it’s difficult to determine who the contracting parties are. A common example is where the contract text names the parties are...
Copyright Act Doesn’t Pre-empt Shufflin Crew’s Right of Publicity Suit – Northern District of Illino
Dent v. Renaissance Marketing Corp., 2015 WL 3484464 (N.D.Ill. 2015) involves a royalty dispute over the 1985 “Super Bowl Shuffle” – a...
