Business Transactions – Sharp-Hundley

Sharp Thinking No. 199 _ Perspectives on Developments in the Law from Sharp-Hundley, P.C. _August 2021 New Law Limits Restrictive Employment Covenants By Alexis Wiggley, alexis@sharp-hundley.com Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker this month approved legislation to expand the Illinois Freedom to Work Act (820 ILCS 90) to limit employers from creating and enforcing covenants not…

Sharp Thinking No. 195 Perspectives on Developments in the Law from Sharp-Hundley, P.C. April 2021 Foul Ball Results In Primer On Unconscionability By John T. Hundley, Sharp Thinking Editor Foul ball hits baseball fan in face. She sues. Major League Baseball and Chicago Cubs invoke arbitration clause. Court rules clause is unenforceable as…

SharpThinking No. 190 Perspectives on Developments in the Law from Sharp-Hundley, P.C. November 2020 High Court Reaffirms Successor Liability Rule By John T. Hundley, Sharp Thinking Editor Illinois’ traditional doctrine on corporate successor liability – not the federal doctrine on that subject – applies to claims arising under the Illinois Human Rights Act (775 ILCS…

Focus On Contract Law Sharp Thinking No. 184 Perspectives on Developments in the Law from Sharp-Hundley, P.C. July 2020 High Court Affirms Restore Decision; Holding Unclear By John T. Hundley, john@sharp-hundley.com The Illinois Supreme Court has affirmed the Appellate Court’s decision in Restore Constr. Co. v. Bd. of Ed. of Proviso Tp. H.S. Dist.…

SharpThinking No. 183 Perspectives on Developments in the Law from Sharp-Hundley, P.C. June 2020 Appellate Court Tells Privilege Waiver Rules By John T. Hundley, 618-242-0200, john@sharp-hundley.com Selby v. O’Dea, 2020 IL App (1st) 181951, discussed on other points in Sharp Thinking No. 182 (May 2020), looks to…

SharpThinking No. 182 Perspectives on Developments in the Law from Sharp-Hundley, P.C. May 2020 Courts Crack Down On Summary Judgment Affidavits By John T. Hundley, John@sharp-hundley.com Litigators frequenting Illinois state courts had best beware: the requirements for affidavits supporting and opposing motions for summary judgment increasingly are being interpreted strictly. That’s the message being…

Real Estate Roundup SharpThinking No. 180 Perspectives on Developments in the Law from Sharp-Hundley, P.C. April 2020 Court Issues Primer On Lis Pendens By John T. Hundley, 618-242-0200, john@sharp-hundley.com The Appellate Court’s Third District has issued a valuable primer on the theory and use of the doctrine of…

Litigation Law Roundup SharpThinking No. 179 Perspectives on Developments in the Law from Sharp-Hundley, P.C. April 2020 Two E-Mails Sufficient To Invoke Specific Jurisdiction Two emails sent into Illinois from outside the state were sufficient contacts to force the sender to defend a defamation lawsuit in Illinois, a panel of the Appellate Court’s Third District…

Corporate Law Roundup SharpThinking No. 181 Perspectives on Developments in the Law from Sharp-Hundley, P.C. April 2020 Separate Series Status Must Be Asserted Promptly By John T. Hundley, 618-242-0200, john@sharp-hundley.com A series limited liability company (“LLC”) may not rely on a conclusory assertion of its separate existence and may be estopped from asserting…

Real Estate Roundup SharpThinking No. 178 Perspectives on Developments in the Law from Sharp-Hundley, P.C. March 2020 Realty “Flippers” May Be Liable Under Consumer Fraud Act While an individual who sells his or her own residence to another individual generally is not subject to Illinois Consumer Fraud & Deceptive Business Practices Act, 815 ILCS 505,…