Todd W. Musburger, Ltd. v. Meier

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• finding that work done by a law firm’s non-attorney in-house consultant was recoverable
• no abuse of discretion in denying leave to file affirmative defense where leave was sought the day before trial
• court properly barred expert testimony that purported to offer legal conclusions and interpret the parties’ agreement
• “As the trial court recognized, plaintiff law firm could only pursue an action for quantum meruit (and could not pursue a cause of action for breach of contract) because it was representing defendant on a contingent basis and was discharged in the midst of that representation.”
• involving leave to file amended affirmative defenses
• involving leave to file amended affirmative defenses

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

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  Illinois Supreme Court· 2012-08-09· cited 18×
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  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2010-07-22· cited 17×
• Dallas v. Ameren CIPS
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2010-06-21· cited 13×
• Carlton at the Lake, Inc. v. Barber
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2010-05-20· cited 12×
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  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2013-03-04· cited 11×
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  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2021-03-05· cited 11×
• People v. Jones
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2015-08-07· cited 10×
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  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2018-02-16· cited 10×
• Pennymac Corp. v. Jenkins
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2018-08-24· cited 10×
• Caracci v. Patel
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2015-06-09· cited 4×
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  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2018-02-16· cited 3×
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  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2016-08-01· cited 2×
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  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2018-04-30· cited 2×
• Henry v. Waller
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2012-06-29· cited 1×
• Harrell v. City of Chicago
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2025-08-19· cited 1×
• Dallas v. Cips
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2010-06-21

Cites

51 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Maple v. Gustafson
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1992-09-24· cited 703×
• Snelson v. Kamm
  Illinois Supreme Court· 2003-03-20· cited 343×
• Kaiser v. MEPC American Properties, Inc.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1987-12-18· cited 218×
• Adams v. Tanner
  Supreme Court· 1917-06-11· cited 173×
• Mizowek v. De Franco
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1976-10-01· cited 168×
• In Re Estate of Callahan
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1991-08-14· cited 147×
• Hulke v. International Manufacturing Co.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1957-06-05· cited 135×
• Rhoades v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1979-10-19· cited 127×
• Resolution Trust Corp. v. Holtzman
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1993-06-02· cited 111×
• Villa v. Crown Cork & Seal Co.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1990-09-05· cited 108×
• Reidelberger v. Highland Body Shop, Inc.
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1981-01-20· cited 105×
• Wiegman v. Hitch-Inn Post of Libertyville, Inc.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1999-10-13· cited 79×
• FIRST NAT. BANK OF SPRINFIELD v. Malpractice Research, Inc.
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1997-12-18· cited 61×
• Sohaey v. Van Cura
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1992-12-30· cited 58×
• Harris Trust & Sav. Bank v. AM. NAT. BANK AND TRUST CO. OF CHICAGO
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1992-06-03· cited 58×
• Buckholtz v. MacNeal Hospital
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2003-01-31· cited 52×
• Kitsch v. Goode
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1977-04-26· cited 44×
• Duffek v. Vanderhei
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1980-02-19· cited 43×
• Wilson v. Bell Fuels, Inc.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1991-05-28· cited 41×
• Merchandise Nat'l Bk. of Chicago v. Scanlon
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1980-07-08· cited 37×