Illinois Construction Law Blog

Recent Posts from Illinois Construction Law Blog

• Illinois Supreme Court Asked to Decide Home Repair and Remodeling Debate

  We’ve been reporting repeatedly on the recent decisions regarding the different Appellate Divisions’ interpretations of the Home Repair Remodeling Act and its use as both a sword and a shield. Today’s Chicago Daily Law Bulletin…

• Google Now Allows Access to Legal Opinions

  It’s still in its infancy, but Google Scholar’s beta version allows you to search scholarly articles, patents or legal opinions and journals. Here’s a sample search for “weather tite Illinois”

• ExxonMobil Oil Corp. v. Amex Construction Co. - A Daubert Challenge Upheld

  On November 11, 2009 Judge Virginia Kendall of the Northern District entered memorandum opinion and orders in the matter styled, ExxonMobil Oil Corp. v. Amex Construction Co., Case No.07 C 4278 applying a Daubert challenge…

• JOIN US FOR A USEFUL PRESENTATION ON DECEMBER 10, 2009

    You can download a copy of the flier for printing here.    

• Does The Manner/Method of Storing Materials At A Shop or On-Site Make A Difference?

  According to the 7th Circuit it does when someone seeks payment for those materials by submitting a claim to an insurance company.  One method of recovering for materials on a site or at a shop…

• How Limited Is a Claim For Negligent Misrepresentation Against A Design Professional?

    We’ve been lax lately in getting our readers interesting district court opinions on topics that are facing the industry. Today we’re pleased to rectify a small portion of that delinquency with this written opinion from…

• What Does It Mean For My Negligent Misrepresentation to Cause Property Damage?

    Post hoc ergo propter hoc may be a logical fallacy, but the alternative, the maxim that an event could not be caused by an occurrence happening afterward, sort of an ante hoc ergo non…

• The Construction Law Attorney Blog Chimes In On The Home Repair And Remodeling Act Debate

  We’ve been writing with updates regarding the recent decisions by the differing appellate district’s in the state on whether causes of action can exist for payment when a contractor has failed to follow the requirements…

• The Fourth District Updates Its Targeted Tender Rule

    Ezra Klein had an interesting piece back in June discussing Wendell Potter’s frank testimony about the insurance industry in front of the Commerce Committee. The testimony and the piece relate to healthcare, but the notions…

• Vo-Land v. Bartlett - The Circumvention of a Restrictive Covenant

  Restrictive covenants can make or break the real estate purchase/financing underlying the project. They run the gamut of justifications from restrictions for safety and public welfare all the way to terms for convenience of access and…