Abuse of process is described as the improper use of a civil or criminal legal procedure for an unintended, malicious, or perverse reason. “It is the malicious and deliberate misuse of regularly issued civil or criminal court process that is not...
Defendants sue plaintiff’s attorney one day before trial The most recent proceeding in a long-standing legal battle between a plaintiff and two defendants has stalled as the defendants in the case are suing the plaintiff’s attorney—serving a draft notice one day prior...
An Illinois court will decide if text messaging can be used in a labor case filed against the owners of the Quincy Welcome Inn. The lawsuit has been ongoing for over a year with both sides now arguing whether the plaintiffs can receive certain notifications by text...
The plaintiffs in the case against Welcome Inn have asked the court to allow texting as a means of communication. John C. Ireland, who represents plaintiffs April R. Brasher and Richard M. Orencia, individually and on behalf of all persons similarly situated as...
Defendants in the Welcome Inn case have filed a response to the tolling motion filed Feb. 12 by the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Welcome Inn accuse the defendants of delaying a ruling on a pending Motion for FLSA Collective Notice to other...
