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Recently, one of our clients who owns a number of apartment buildings was sued by a tenant for personal injury. Our client had purchased insurance for the building, and had paid the premium, so he tendered the claim to his insurance company. He was confident the insurance company would take care of the claim. After… Read more »
DiMonte & Lizak, LLC’s litigation team of Riccardo DiMonte, David Arena, Margherita Albarello and Ryan Van Osdol recently obtained a favorable settlement for their client and against the Village of Mount Prospect. In the lawsuit, various Village employees and the Village of Mount Prospect were alleged to have violated the civil RICO statute and plaintiff’s… Read more »
Jonathan D. Morton was appointed to the Illinois State Bar Association Federal Tax Section Council. The Council’s purpose is to inform and advise members of the bar on current developments in federal taxation, to review and comment on pending tax laws, regulations, and court decisions, and to make proposals on additions or changes to existing… Read more »
I love trial work. It’s why I became a lawyer. However, 90-95% of cases are settled before trial. It makes sense because trials are expensive and the outcome is uncertain. I typically try to settle my cases before trial. But not every case settles. I recently tried a case that I will remember for a… Read more »
The Job Opportunities for Qualified Applicants Act is effective January 1, 2015, and applies to Illinois private employers and employment agencies with 15 or more employees. It restricts the timing of pre-employment inquiries by employers about an applicant’s criminal past. Employers still can conduct background checks or inquire about criminal convictions; the law only affects… Read more »
You are being watched. Every time you access the internet and peruse the halls of the world’s information database you leave a trail. This trail is bits of data, identifying where you have been and what you have looked at. This information is also being collected and used to predict where you will go and… Read more »
At DiMonte & Lizak, our clients who are starting a business often ask us to advise them as to whether they should operate their business as a traditional corporation or as the newer type of entity, the limited liability company. Our recently deceased partner, Linscott R. Hanson was one of the authors of the Illinois… Read more »
In the June 2012 edition of this newsletter my article was “An Unsigned Contract-Is It Binding?” I advised that it depends and what it depends on are the facts. In September of last year I tried a case for a long time client who had given a proposal to manufacture and erect flexicore slabs for… Read more »
The wonderment of the law is its vastness; vast in the texts that make it up, and the individuals that practice it. There are innumerable ways to practice law, and succeed in the practice. However, there are some aspects of the law that are necessary for every attorney’s success. This article is about one of… Read more »
Employers hate unemployment claims. Benefit awards increase unemployment insurance tax rates. Protests can be time-consuming and results can be frustrating. Employers complain that even though they fired the employee for violating company policy, the employee was awarded benefits. Or, that the employee voluntarily quits, argues that she was fired, and is awarded benefits. Often, the… Read more »