Breach of Contract, Litigation, Commercial Litigation

Breach of Contract, Civil Litigation, & Commercial Litigation

A breach of contract case is when two parties enter into a contract and one party does not fulfill their obligation under the contract. Often times, the non-breaching party considers suing or filing a civil suit against the breaching party. When filing a breach of contract action, the breaching party often hires an attorney to draft a lawsuit or a complaint. The attorney files a copy of the complaint with the Circuit Court such as Cook County Circuit Court, Will County Circuit Court, or DuPage County Circuit Court and pays a filing fee. Then, the attorney either has the Sheriff's Office or a Private Process Server personally deliver a copy of the lawsuit or complaint with the Defendant or alleged breaching party. The Defendant or alleged breaching party has 30 days to file an Answer. An answer is a Defendant's response to the allegations set forth in the lawsuit or complaint. Typically, a Defendant will deny the allegations set forth in the Plaintiff's complaint.

Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Court Room, Civil Procedure, & Trial

Civil litigation is when two individuals sue one another as described above. Commercial litigation is when a business is either sued or being sued. For example, a real estate developer sues a private homeowner for failing to pay for landscaping services. Often times, a plaintiff is surprised when the Defendant counter sues the Plaintiff. A counter suit is when the Defendant sues or files a complaint against the Plaintiff. For example, in the above example, a home owner is sued by a landscape contractor for failure to pay for landscaping services. Many times a family or person fails to pay a contractor because they were not satisifed with the services of the contractor. In the above example, the home owner sues the contractor for negligence. Negligence is a claim against the contractor for failure to construct a patio or porch according to the industry standard. Thus, the homeowner paid another contractor to finish the job of the 1st contractor. A court room is where this litigation occurs. Often times, there is what is called a "status date", which means that it is the Judge's intent to hear the status of the case and thrive to move the case to completion. Civil procedure is the court has certain rules and procedures that must be followed. Rules and procedures are very important and attorneys typically are aware of these rules or know how to research the appropriate rules or manipulate these rules. A trial is the final stage in litigation where two parties present their evidence, witnesses, and facts and explain how the law is applicable to their situation.

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Chicago Office-Southside, South Loop, Downtown, & Northside of Chicago
Sean L. Robertson, Esq.
Robertson Law Group or formerly Law Office of Sean L. Robertson, P.C.
122 East 35th Street, Suite 50
Chicago, Illinois 60616
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Sean L. Robertson, Esq.
Robertson Law Group, P.C., or formerly Law Office of Sean L. Robertson, P.C.
9923 South Ridgeland Avenue, Suite 99
Chicago Ridge, Illinois 60415
w) 312 498 6080 f) 312 377 2480
e) RobertsonLawGroup@gmail.com
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