Summary: After a founder dies, survivors often pivot from “we have a buy‑sell” to “we can force a redemption under the articles.” Courts care about doing it right—and about protecting the estate’s reasonable expectations. Start with the contract you actually signed.A written buy‑sell controls if it exists and is enforceable.…
Summary: Law firms and professional companies are businesses too. When lawyer‑owners divert funds, freeze out a co‑owner, or weaponize firm control, a derivative suit or oppression claim can be the right tool—if you respect both corporate law and the professional‑ethics overlay. Typical patterns we see: Unilateral transfers disguised as “distributions”…
Summary: Derivative suits let owners enforce the company’s rights when insiders won’t. Done right, they’re powerful. Done wrong, they’re dismissed. Here’s a field guide for LLCs and closely held corporations. Who can sue and when? LLCs: Members may sue derivatively under 805 ILCS 180/40‑1 when managers/members harm the company. Relief…
Summary: When a co‑member changes the banking logins, blocks your access to the general ledger, or tells employees not to speak with you, it’s not just bad behavior—it’s a legal emergency. Here’s what to do right now. 1) Treat it like a TRO/Preliminary‑Injunction case.Illinois courts can order interim relief that…
The scenario we see: An employee resigns, lands a new role, and—right on cue—the former employer calls the new company or key clients, waving a non‑solicit or a boilerplate non‑compete that’s far broader than Illinois law allows. If that pressure campaign derails a known offer or triggers a firing, our…
Some employers weaponize non‑competes—sending threat letters to your new employer or recruiter until your offer evaporates. When that happens, our firm doesn’t just play defense. We file a declaratory‑judgment action to invalidate the restraint and bring tortious‑interference claims for money, stress and punitive damages against the former employer for intentionally…
After We Cross-Examined ChatGPT on its obvious shortcomings, this was what it wrote to warn the country about itself. Now it could be said that the prompts not ChatGPT caused these answers which apparenty might or might not be accurate but the reasons for stating it caused these responses is…
Selling a used car knowing it has a defective engine is illegal in Illinois. According to the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (Consumer Fraud Act), it is unlawful to use deception, fraud, false pretense, false promise, misrepresentation or the concealment, suppression or omission of any material fact…
Retaining DiTommaso Lubin to sue a used car dealer for used car fraud might be a strategic decision based on several key factors: Extensive Experience Knowledge: DiTommaso Lubin is a law firm with significant experience in consumer fraud and commercial litigation, including cases involving used car fraud. Track Record: They…
Based on our research and experience, the best defenses to a class action generally revolve around the requirements of typicality and adequacy of the class representative (Danis v. USN Communications, Inc., 189 F.R.D. 391 (1999)). The presence of even an arguable defense peculiar to the named plaintiff or a small…