Severance agreements do not create new debt and are valid under the Park District Code
By Hon. Russell W. Hartigan & Griffen Thorne
Civil Practice and Procedure,
May 2014
The bottom line in Wheeling Park District v. Arnold is that although park district board members can be given broad authority—like the running of day-to-day operations or the ability to hire and fire—that authority cannot extend to binding a park district in any agreement that “creates any debt, obligation, claim or liability.”
The Illinois Supreme Court expands the reach of the Code of Civil Procedure’s six-year statute of repose
By Hon. Russell W. Hartigan & Griffen Thorne
Bench and Bar,
April 2014
On February 21, 2014, the Illinois Supreme Court decided Evanston Insurance Company v. Riseborough, holding that the six-year statute of repose from section 13-214/3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, which applies to “the performance of professional services,” includes services where the parties have no fiduciary duty, and claims that are not limited to legal malpractice.
The Illinois Supreme Court expands the reach of the Code of Civil Procedure’s six-year statute of repose
By Hon. Russell W. Hartigan & Griffen Thorne
Civil Practice and Procedure,
March 2014
On February 21, 2014, the Illinois Supreme Court decided Evanston Insurance Company v. Riseborough, holding that the six-year statute of repose from section 13-214/3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, which applies to “the performance of professional services,” includes services where the parties have no fiduciary duty, and claims that are not limited to legal malpractice.
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