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Luxury Used Car Dealership Investigated For Fraud by State Police
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Seventh Circuit Gives a Wide Berth to Business Judgment Rule Following the Deference Required by the Indiana Legistlature in a Shareholder Oppression Case
No withstanding allegations of majority shareholder oppression, the Seventh Circuit rejected those arguments paying deference to the business judgment rule because of the Indiana Legislature’s directive to give officers and directors a wide berth for their business decisions. The Court observed: “Indiana has statutorily implemented a strongly pro-management version of…
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Oral Argument in 7th Circuit Case Finding Alleged Libel Against American Bar Association Was Non-Actionable Opinion
The Board of Forensic Document Examiners defamation sued for libel claiming it suffered harm to its reputation due to an article that appeared in a journal published by the American Bar Association. The trial court granted the defendants motions to dismiss the action, finding that article didn’t sufficiently identify the…
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DiTommaso Lubin’s Chicago Libel Defamation and Slander Attorneys Named 2019 Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers named Chicago and Oak Brook defamation libel and slander attorney Peter Lubin a Super Lawyer in the Categories of Class Action, Business Litigation, and Consumer Rights Litigation. Patrick Austermuehle of the Firm was named a Rising Star again and has a great deal of experience as a…
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When It’s More Than Just Cake
The glass ceiling continues to prove itself to be more shatterproof than many women suspected. Most of the time, just when a woman thinks she’s broken through – or is about to breakthrough – all she finds are more roadblocks. This allegedly turned out to be the case for Nancy…
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7th Circuit Argument in Libel Case Reversing Verdict for Plaintiff For Failure to Prove Actual Malice in Case of Public Interest
You can view the decision here. Our Naperville, IL libel and slander lawyers concentrate in this area of the law. We have defended or prosecuted a number of defamation and libel cases, including cases representing a consumer sued by a large luxury used car dealer in federal court for hundreds…
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DiTommaso Lubin’s Chicago Shareholder Oppression Attorneys and Chicago Defamation Attorneys Honored by Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers named Chicago and Oak Brook shareholder oppression attorney Peter Lubin a Super Lawyer in the Categories of Class Action, Business Litigation, and Consumer Rights Litigation. Patrick Austermuehle of the Firm was named a Rising Star again and has a great deal of experience as a Chicago Defamation…
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Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Defamation Suit Filed by Non-Profit Organization against American Bar Association — Naperville Defamation Attorneys Near Chicago and Schaumburg
The Board of Forensic Document Examiners (“Board”), a non-profit organization that administers a certification program for forensic document examiners, filed a defamation lawsuit against the American Bar Association (“ABA”) alleging that it suffered reputational harm from an article published in an ABA law journal. A federal district court dismissed the…
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In Lawsuits Alleging Fraud and Abuse, Is the Victim the Patient or the Consumer? — Best Chicago Fraud Lawyers — Chicago Consumer Fraud Defense Attorneys Near Elmhurst and Naperville
What if you paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for new, original paintings by a famous artist, only to be told that the artist hasn’t painted in years and the paintings were created by someone you’ve never heard of? According to a series of lawsuits, Adam Max, son of the…