by Dan Sugrue | Jul 13, 2012 | Bankruptcy Law, General Legal
In re: Leroy Williams concerned the ability of a creditor to collect on collateral which is also redeemable by the debtor. It involved the case of a debtor who filed a Chapter 13 action and whose corporation once owned buses which were held as collateral for the...
by Dan Sugrue | May 23, 2012 | General Legal
The Illinois Supreme Court allows a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Cook County’s assault weapons ban to proceed. in Wilson v. County of Cook, 2012 IL 112026, Cook County’s longstanding ban on so-called, “assault weapons” was...
by Dan Sugrue | Apr 17, 2012 | General Legal
In Sandholm v.Keckler, 943 N.E.2d 1109, 239 Ill.2d 589 the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the Citizen Participation Act (735 ILCS 110/1 et seq.) does not bar lawsuits against those petitioning government bodies when there are meritorious claims alleged in the suit...
by Dan Sugrue | Apr 12, 2012 | General Legal
In A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois, Inc. v. Quinn, 2011 IL 110611, the Illinois Supreme Court let stand an appellate court decision in which the Illinois General Assembly was allowed to take funds out of the Cycle Rider Safety Training Fund and transfer them into the General...
by Dan Sugrue | Apr 3, 2012 | Bankruptcy Law, General Legal
In re: The Shorebank Corp., et al, 12 B 581, a chapter 11 case, the Court ruled that allegations of a conflict of interest are not enough to compel the U.S. Trustee to reconstitute the membership of a creditors’ committee. The movant must show a breach of...
