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The American Bar Association, through the issuance of ABA Formal Opinion 503, clarified a potential trap for the unwary. While not binding, these opinions have persuasive authority.  The issue giving [...]

Illinois Appellate Court Case Provides Reminder of Careful Pleading The Illinois Appellate Court, in Mazutis v. Karlin, 2022 L App (1st) 210942-U, provides a reminder of the need to plead [...]

SIM Card Swapping; What It Is and How To Avoid It  On February 8, 2022, the Federal Bureau of Investigation published a public service announcement about the malicious criminal act [...]

When you hire an attorney to represent you, you expect them to act with professionalism, competence, and diligence. Unfortunately, not all attorneys live up to these expectations, and sometimes they [...]

The Delaware Court of Chancery recently held, in a shareholder derivative case, that the officers could be liable for a breach of the duty of oversight, formally expanding a duty [...]

In Scully v. Novack & Macey, LLP, 2022 IL App (1st) 210319-U, the First District Appellate Court of Illinois affirmed a decision by lower courts to dismiss the allegations of [...]

A Judge in the United Stated District Court for the Southern District of New York recently permitted plaintiffs to proceed in their claims involving the Electronic Funds Transfer Act. The [...]

On October 24, 2022, Patterson Law Firm defeated yet another effort by legal malpractice defendants to get the claims against them dismissed. The case, filed in Cook County, Illinois, alleged [...]

In the case of In re Grand Jury, the United States Supreme Court agreed to decide when the attorney-client privilege protects dual purpose documents. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals [...]