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Morris B. Chapman & Associates, Ltd. v. Kitzman

Citations

  • 739 N.E.2d 1263
  • 193 Ill. 2d 560
  • 251 Ill. Dec. 141
  • 2000 Ill. LEXIS 1703
  • 2000 WL 1709931

How courts have described this case

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  • disagreeing with Seventh Circuit prediction that Illinois common fund doctrine applies only in class actions and insurance subrogation cases
  • using Restatement (Second) Conflict of Laws §§ 6 and 221 to determine which forum’s laws apply to claim sounding in unjust enrichment
  • absent statutory authority or a contractual agreement, each party must bear its own attorney fees and costs
  • The defendants argued (1) the common fund doctrine only applies to class action and subrogation cases; (2) there had to exist a segregated fund under court control, and (3
  • using Restatement (Second) Conflict of Laws §§ 6 and 221

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Judges: Bilandic, Harrison, Rathje

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