Divorce proceedings can be contentious but some can be more contentious than others. In the case of disbarred McHenry County lawyer, Mark McCombs, a contentious divorce led to his filing of a defamation and malicious prosecution lawsuit. The First District Appellate Court affirmed the trial court’s dismissal of the complaint…
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LUBIN AUSTERMUEHLE JOINS NEXTLAW REFERRAL NETWORK CREATED BY DENTONS THE LARGEST LAW FIRM IN THE WORLD
(July 28, Chicago) – Lubin Austermuehle PC announced it has joined Nextlaw Referral Network, enabling it to connect its clients to high-quality lawyers around the world. Nextlaw Referral Network is the largest legal referral network in the world, with more than 650 member firms, 30,000 lawyers covering 200+ countries. Peter…
If You Received Money as Part of a Lawsuit Settlement, That Money Is Subject to Taxation
If you recently received money as part of a settlement or award for a lawsuit, have you thought about how that settlement or award will affect your taxes? Depending on the nature of your claim, you’ll probably have to pay taxes on that money, just like you would on any…
Court Denies Jurisdiction in Suit Over Breach of Contract and Failure to pay Royalties Because Plaintiffs’ Contrived Jurisdiction Through Single Purchase
When two founders of a company sued the company that had come into possession of the founders’ patents and intellectual property rights, the district court dismissed their suit for lack of personal jurisdiction. The appellate court affirmed on appeal, finding that the plaintiffs’ lawyer contrived to create personal jurisdiction by…
Business Unable to Recover From Insurer When it Urged Insurer not to Settle Lawsuit, and Ultimately was Found Liable for Damages Significantly More Than its Policy Limit
After a surgery went horribly awry at a private surgical center, and the center was sued by the patient, it could not recover the full amount of judgment against it from its insurer an appellate court found. The court found that the surgery center had urged its insurer, who was…
Lawsuit Accuses Getty Images of Deceiving Customers into Buying Licenses for Public Domain Images
A class action lawsuit recently filed in a federal court in Washington accuses Getty Images, Inc. (“Getty”) of allegedly duping customers into paying for fictitious copyright licenses for images in the public domain that can be used freely. The plaintiff in the case, Texas digital marketing company CixxFive Concepts LLC,…
Getty Allegedly Required Payment for Public Domain Photos — Best Chicago Class Action Defense Counsel and Attorneys
Any time you need photos for any kind of marketing material, but don’t want to spend a fortune on a professional photographer, you probably go online and search for photos that are either in the public domain (and can, therefore, be used for free) or photos with licenses that can…
Chicago’s New Milk Bar Might Not Be the Milk Bar You Think It Is — Chicago Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition Lawyers Near Naperville and Wheaton
A fan emailed MomoMilk LLC last fall, excited because she had heard they were opening a store in her home town of Chicago. But she was soon disappointed when she realized it was not the nationally recognized bakery that was coming to Chicago, but another company altogether taking advantage of…
Lubin Austermuehle Fight to End Media Smear of the Their Clients — Top Chicago Defamation Attorneys — Top Oak Brook Libel Lawyers
Our settlement for our client in a Chicago Libel, Defamation and Slander Suit was featured in the Cook County Record. Our clients give us five star reviews for our work in Oak Brook and Chicago Libel Defamation and Slander cases: Gerald Modory ***** 7 weeks ago I really appreciate this opportunity…
Lubin Austermuehle Gets Results for our Clients in Auto-Fraud Cases Against Used Car Dealers — Chicago Auto-Fraud Lawyers
Our clients give us 5-star reviews for winning judgments or obtaining favorable settlements for them in used car fraud cases where they could have lost 10s of thousands of dollars: Mark Zeglen ****** 6 weeks ago Super Lawyers named Chicago business dispute lawyers Peter Lubin a Super Lawyer and Patrick Austermuehle…