Archive for September 2013
ISBA Suggests Duty to Make “Noisy Withdrawal
Mere withdrawal when a client persists in utilizing false material evidence, without disclosure thereof to the tribunal in a civil matter, ordinarily is improper even if the lawyer had no role in creating or presenting the false evidence, an Illinois State Bar Association committee has opined.
Read MoreSuit Against Insurer Tossed After Joint Payee Forges Check
A mortgagee who was entitled to a property insurance payment may not sue the insurer on the policy after the insurer’s payment check is fraudulently endorsed by a co-payee, a panel in the Appellate Court’s First District has held.
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