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SUPREME COURT REINSTATES DEFAMATION CLAIM AGAINST HARPERCOLLINS AND AUTHORS OF "TRUE CRIME" BOOK
DLE is pleased to announce that on December 21, 2006, the Illinois Supreme Court reinstated the libel claim of Chicago attorney, Patrick Tuite. Mr. Tuite sued the authors of “Double Deal” and publisher HarperCollins for false statements contained in the mafia tell-all book. DLE attorneys Paul M. Levy, Phillip J. Zisook and Brian D. Saucier represent Mr. Tuite.
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PROTECTING SUBCONTRACTORS’ MECHANICS LIEN RIGHTS
With the recent slowdown in the real estate market, developers are slower to pay their contractors and general contractors are slower to pay their subcontractors. Even worse than slow pay is the possibility of a large construction project ending up in bankruptcy or receivership, with no assurance of payment at all.…read more
PRIEST SUES ACCUSERS FOR DEFAMATION
In November, 2006, DLE attorneys Phillip J. Zisook, Brian D. Saucier and Paul M. Levy filed a lawsuit on behalf of Chicago-area Roman Catholic priest, Reverend Robert Stepek. The complaint asserts counts for defamation against two men who recently accused Reverend Stepek of sexually molesting them more than twenty years ago, when they were youths. …read more
POLISH TELEVISION CONTENT PROVIDER SUES FOR INTERNET-BASED COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT
In May, 2006 DLE attorneys Phillip J. Zisook, Jeffrey E. Schiller and Leon E. Farbman filed a lawsuit on behalf of Telewizja Polsat, S.A., a provider of Polish-language television, for copyright and trademark infringement.…read more
EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION BY EMPLOYERS
For as long as federal law has prohibited discrimination in the workplace, it also has separately prohibited punishing, or “retaliating against,” an employee who opposes the prohibited discrimination. …read more
ROTH IRA CONVERSIONST
Federal estate tax law provides a method by which families can reduce the tax consequences of transferring the family home to the younger generation. The device for accomplishing this is called a qualified personal residence trust (QPRT).…read more
COMMERCIAL LANDLORD SUED FOR UNSAFE CONDITIONS
A silkscreen printing company with one employee rented a building from a commercial landlord. The employee suffered permanent injuries after falling from the stairs leading to the basement of the building. …read more
COMPUTER FRAUD AND ABUSE ACT
Since 1994, the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) has provided civil remedies to complement the original criminal sanctions for the theft and destruction of computer data, fraudulent use of passwords, and various means of committing fraud by unauthorized access to computers. …read more
EMPLOYEE OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR?
The legal distinction between an employee and an independent contractor may seem like a subject suitable only for a law school exam, but it has real life significance for both employers and employees. …read more
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