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...
Contractual Disclaimers in Illinois: Social Relationships and Uneven Bargaining Positions
Spears v. Ass’n of Illinois Electric Cooperatives, 2013 IL App (4th) 120289 summarizes the general rules and exceptions that govern...
Lindsay Lohan’s Privacy Suit Versus Rapper ‘Pitbull’ Sunk By First Amendment (2013 – NY)
Lindsay Lohan is in the legal news again, giving us an excellent opportunity to illustrate some legal principles about the unauthorized...
