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On August, 26, 2016, Margherita Albarello and Julia Smolka spoke to the Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce regarding legal considerations for small businesses. Their presentation included topics on debt management and employment law.
Margherita Albarello and Jim Riebandt were successful in obtaining a favorable summary judgment ruling in the U.S. District Court for a food distributor in an ERISA successor withdrawal liability lawsuit brought by a union pension fund.
Winter 2021 Newsletter.
Anyone who purchases a newly built or improved home should be aware of a recent Illinois Appellate Court decision on a dispute over more than $1 million in alleged damages between a condominium association in downtown Chicago with 260 units against the general contractor and the plumbing subcontractor who performed the work. In 1400 Museum… Read more »
An owner who embarks on a construction project should always request additional insured status on the general contractor’s and subcontractors’ commercial general liability (CGL) policies. It is not enough for the owner to verify that the contractor is licensed and has insurance. As an additional insured (or AI), the owner would be listed in the… Read more »
A tax-exempt Illinois not-for-profit corporation (or Exempt NFP) can rent or own commercial real estate or hold interests in another corporation that does so. The current real estate market has created many opportunities for Exempt NFPs. However, unlike their for-profit relatives, an Exempt NFP faces a unique set of challenges at each step. Long-Term Planning:… Read more »
By Anthony B. Ferraro Navigating the Long-Term Care Journey–#3 in a Series In most people’s experience the creation of an asset inventory may seem to consist of nothing more than creating a list of assets. However, in many cases, nothing could be further from the truth. Some Issues that can Complicate Your Asset Inventory: The… Read more »
RD Quarterly-2021 Issue 3 When an Employee Wants to Move to a Different State Real Estate Taxes in Illinois are Lawfully Paid When They are Already Delinquent. Why? Making Your Business Website ADA Compliant Nature of Property Damage is Key to Trigger Insurance Coverage for Construction Defect Claims
To determine whether commercial general liability insurance policies cover defective construction work, courts look at allegations in a lawsuit to determine whether the alleged damage constitutes “property damage” caused by an “occurrence” or an “accident.” If the complaint against the contractor alleges construction defects that require repair or replacement of the contractor’s work, then there… Read more »
At the beginning of the pandemic, attorneys like myself who work in bankruptcy and collection courts were worried that they would be flooded with too many cases. Businesses were shutting down, and people were out of work. Those events typically lead to debt collection lawsuits, bankruptcy, evictions, and foreclosures. But through the pandemic, that has… Read more »