In Burress-Taylor v. American Security Insurance Company, 2012 IL App (1st) 110554 (Cook Co. 5th Div.) (October 26, 2012), an Illinois appellate court recently reversed the dismissal of an insured’s complaint against her insurance company for alleged violations of the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (“Consumer Fraud Act”) (815 ILCS 505/1 et seq.).
The plaintiff alleged that in August of 2006 her home was damaged by a fire. The plaintiff had two insurance policies, both of which covered fire losses, and submitted claims to both. The first ...
When does a gift or entertainment risk being treated as a violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)? When do payments associated with obtaining international business become bribes? What do you do when facilitation payments are requested? How can you deal with these thorny issues and maintain your competitive edge? The answers are fact and setting specific but the Feds have provided some important new guidance. And the best part is that it is free!
On November 14, 2012 the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission released a 120 page “Resource ...
If you are involved in the auto parts industry there is good reason to be concerned. Why? Read on.
On October 31, 2012 The Department of Justice-Antitrust Division announced the ninth guilty plea for price-fixing and bid-rigging in a continuing investigation of industry practices. The DOJ investigation reveals a long-standing conspiracy from approximately 2003 to 2010, when the first prosecutions were announced. Thus far, nine companies and eleven executives have pled guilty in prosecutions brought in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, in Detroit. A ...
