Attorneys Jeff Taylor and Michael Stiff successfully defended (not guilty in a lengthy bench trial) a claim on a personal guarantee valued in excess of $2,000,000.00 and alleged breach of fiduciary duty in a complex case which involved defenses of estoppel, accord and satisfaction, breach of contract, constructive trust, unclean hands, equitable apportionment and interpretation of a Marital Settlement Agreement. The attorneys were able to ... Read More
School Boards: When May a School Board Refuse to Arbitrate a Grievance?
As the Illinois Supreme Court held in Board of Education of the City of Chicago v. Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board, 215 IL 118043: “A school district may refuse to arbitrate a grievance where: (1) there is no contractual agreement to arbitrate the substance of the dispute or (2) the dispute is not arbitrable under section 10(b) of the Act because the subject matter of the dispute conflicts with Illinois law.” As the Court further held, ... Read More
Spesia & Taylor Attorneys Achieve Exceptional Result in Complex Litigation Dispute
Attorneys Jeff Taylor and Michael Stiff were able to settle a federal declaratory judgment case by securing enough money from the plaintiff insurer and another non-party to enable the defendant in a significant personal injury action to settle rather than continuing without insurance coverage and significant personal financial exposure for defense costs and possible indemnity. ... Read More
Utility and Condemnation Groups at Spesia & Taylor Work on Major Water Transmission Project
Relying on Spesia & Taylor’ expertise in Utilities and Condemnation law, a major Illinois Public Utility has engaged the Firm to assist in the acquisition of property rights from landowners, and permits from local governments, for the construction of a 20 mile water transmission main from Manteno to University Park, in Kankakee and Will Counties. Recently, condemnation suits were filed in Will and Kankakee Counties against a very small ... Read More
Will County Jury Returns Verdict In Excess of $600,000
A Will County jury returned a verdict in excess of $600,000 in a personal injury case tried by Spesia & Taylor partner John Spesia. The client, a 40-year old computer analyst, was injured when a limousine driver failed to yield when making a left-hand turn causing a significant automobile accident. As a result of the crash, Spesia & Taylor’ client sustained a fractured ulna and radius which were repaired by a surgical operation during ... Read More
