· 11/4/2013
Randy Cohen v. American Security Insurance, C
Citations
- 735 F.3d 601
- 2013 WL 5890642
- 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 22394
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- affirming the dismissal of a fraud claim because the complaint “allege[d] no facts or circumstances to support a finding of a duty to disclose” given that “[t]he parties operated at arm’s length”
- affirming the dismissal of an unjust enrichment claim based on breach of contract
- explaining “the traditional understanding of a kickback” is when “an agent, charged with acting for the benefit of a principal, accepts something of value from a third party in return for steering the principal’s business to the third party”
- “[a] claim for intentional interference with contract requires that the defendant intentionally and unjustly induced another to breach a contract with the plaintiff”
- “In Illinois recovery for unjust enrichment is unavailable where the conduct at issue is the subject of an express contract between the plaintiff and defendant.”
- “Of course, a party may plead claims in the alternative, i.e., she may plead a claim for breach of contract as well as unjust enrichment.”
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Judges: Manion, Sykes, Hamilton
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