WHAT IS BOILERPLATE AND WHY DO WE HAVE IT?
Why do we have boilerplate in agreements if no one reads it? Less than 1/10th of 1% (.001) of...
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APPEALS – THERE IS MORE THAN ONE TYPE
Tom Stilp JD, MBA/MM, LLM, MSC The topic of appeals has been in the news recently and...
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Common Sense Is So Far Gone That It Will Never Come Back
Tom Stilp JD, MBA/MM, LLM, MSC Robert De Niro’s company, Canal Productions, recently lost a case...
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One Way to Short-Circuit Litigation Using a Simple Document
Tom Stilp JD, MBA/MM, LLM, MSC Litigation is costly and time-consuming. But if the facts of a...
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Badly Drafted Employment Agreements
Tom Stilp JD, MBA/MM, LLM, MSC We offer three similar cases in which the employer lost each...
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BIG RISK AND BIG REWARD IN COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
Tom Stilp JD, MBA/MM, LLM, MSC Will Rogers said, “Buy land! They ain’t making any more of it.” ...
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CHICAGO CASINO: DO IT FOR THE CHILDREN
Tom Stilp JD, MBA/MM, LLM, MSC Illinois is broke. Billions in pension obligations are crushing...
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Caution: Employee Handbooks
Tom Stilp JD, MBA/MM, LLM, MSC If it has been a while since you last reviewed your employee...
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Corporation May Not Protect You From Liability
Tom Stilp JD, MBA/MM, LLM, MSC The Illinois Appellate Court in Buckley vs. Abuzir, 2014 IL App...
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How Cases Get Resolved – It Is Not Always What You Think
Tom Stilp JD, MBA/MM, LLM, MSC Generally, people think there are two ways cases get resolved...
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Can one business sue another for making statements about the law in a contract?
_____________________________ Tom Stilp JD, MBA/MM, LLM, MSC Ordinarily, the answer has been...
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Commercial Leases and Damages
Tom Stilp JD, MBA/MM, LLM, MSC Landlords must take reasonable steps to reduce losses, even when...
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