By Katerina Tsoukalas-Heitkemper Illinois condominiums and homeowners’ associations (HOAs) rely heavily on assessment payments to fund essential services and operations. When owners fail to pay, associations may face...
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Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Narrow Interpretation of Recording and Distribution Exclusion
May 2, 2025
By Rosa M.Tumialán and Alyssa N. Suareo On March 26, 2025, the Illinois Supreme Court issued a one-line denial of the Petition for Leave to Appeal filed by Wexford Home Corporation (“Wexford”) against Ohio Security...
By Adriana Bosco Most people are familiar with defamation per se, where a statement is so obviously and materially harmful to a plaintiff that injury to an individual’s reputation is presumed. Restatement (Second) of Torts
7th Circuit Affirms Business Owner’s Summary Judgment for Unforeseeable Third-Party Criminal Act
May 1, 2025
By Carter R. Frambes The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals recently had occasion to consider whether a third-party criminal act was reasonably foreseeable to a private business owner such that its failure to provide security...
Indemnity Provisions and Contractual Liability Coverage: The Back Door to Coverage
Election Petitions Adorned with American Flags
Apr 29, 2025
By Erik R. Peck Can a petition for nomination to public office contain marks or pictures on the petition itself, such as an American flag or other sign or picture? In the Village of Tinley Park, Objectors sought to invalidate