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In Midwest Sanitary Service, Inc. v. Sandberg, Phoenix & Von Gontard, P.C., 2022 IL 127327, the Supreme Court addressed the certified question whether 735 ILCS 5/2-1115 or the public policy [...]

Two cryptocurrency platforms have filed for bankruptcy protection, causing further concern in the digital assets market and demonstrating a new risk for investors. Voyager and Celsius both offered customers loans [...]

Being investigated by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), regardless of whether you are a doctor, nurse, roofer, veterinarian or any of the many professionals that IDFPR [...]

In commercial real estate litigation, the lease provisions can influence claims for damages, as the Marol State, LLC v. Everlane, Inc., 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 96180, case illustrates. When a [...]

In Tsai v. Karlik, 2022 IL App (1st) 2008845-U, the First District confronted the issue of whether a court could award attorneys’ fees in a dispute among LLC members.  Certain [...]

As pointed out in a recent Chicago Daily Law Bulletin article, in SDF Funding v. Fry, No. 2017-0732 (May 13, 2022), a Delaware Chancellor rejected a claim of equitable standing. [...]

In Murphy v. Inman, No. 161454 (April 5, 2022), directors of Covisint Corporation approved a cash-out merger with OpenText Corporation at a price of $2.45 per share and, the day [...]

On June 14, 2022, Tom Patterson and three panelists discussed “How to Minimize Business Risk and Maximize Rewards” at the General Counsel Midwest “SuperConference.” On the panel were Tamela Merriweather, [...]

Hat tip to the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin for reporting that Cook County Circuit Court Judge Marcia Maras ruled that the prejudgment interest law signed in 2021 is unconstitutional. The [...]