When ruling in cases of alleged defamation, courts have a number of considerations to keep in mind. Whether or not the alleged defamation has any basis in truth is only the first consideration. Courts must also weigh factors such as whether the plaintiff is considered a public figure or a…
An arbitration clause is a part of a contract which requires that any dispute between the parties be handled in arbitration, rather than trial courts. An increasing number of companies are implementing these clauses and requiring everyone from their employees to their customers to sign them. The goal is…
The Seventh Circuit has affirmed most of a district court ruling involving an Illinois partnership dispute involving claims for fraud, excessive partnership distributions and fraud in a trademark application for a corporate logo. The cases highlights that partnership disputes can result in very time consumer and expensive litigation when there…
ESPN reports: While current NCAA players fight for their right to make money, a large group of former college football players scored a major victory Thursday. Shortly after Electronic Arts announced it would stop producing a college football game beginning next year, the video game company — together with…
Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com Super Lawyers named Illinois business trial attorney Peter Lubin a Super Lawyer in the Categories of Class Action, Business Litigation, and Consumer Rights Litigation. Lubin Austermuehle’s Illinois business trial lawyers have over a quarter of a century of experience in litigating complex class action,…
Our business attorneys and consumer lawyers have successfully protected businesses from false reviews online and represented consumers wrongly sued to stop them from posting negative reviews about businesses that commit fraud or mistreat their customers. Our Chicago libel attorneys concentrate in this area of the law. We have defended or…
Lubin Austermuehle has a team of attorneys who focus on business litigation lawsuits and who have successfully handled many “bet the business” disputes. We also handle covenant not to compete and trade secret case. Our Naperville business lawyers are intimately familiar with the complex issues that arise during business litigation, and we know…
The Chicago trial attorneys at our firm have experience in complex business and fraud litigation. We work with some of the top whistle blower and qui tam lawyers in the country. The business fraud law firm of Lubin Austermuehle represents whistleblowers who are pursing qui tam lawsuits at any level…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xYkQnCUl5E To learn more about our qui tam, blower, fraud, partnership and business dispute practice click here. Lubin Austermuehle’s Chicago business trial lawyers have more than two and half decades of experience helping business clients on unraveling complex business fraud and breach of fiduciary duty cases. We work with skilled…
A Michigan court recently pumped the breaks on a class action toxic pollution suit against Dow Chemical, finding that while property owners may be able to prove that the chemical giant contaminated local rivers and surrounding property with toxins, the plaintiffs did not meet the standards for bringing the suit…