Valdovinos v. Tomita

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• finding that defendants forfeited arguments regarding the sufficiency of the complaint where they did not raise them in their motion to dismiss
• finding that defendants forfeited arguments regarding the sufficiency of the complaint where they did not raise them in their motion to dismiss
• finding that the appellate court “does not give deference to the circuit court’s judgment on a motion to dismiss pursuant to section 2-619 but, rather, reviews the matter de novo”
• to invoke the defense of laches, the defendant must prove a lack of diligence by the plaintiff in bringing the suit
• “[L]aches is now routinely applied in lawsuits simultaneously seeking both legal and equitable remedies.”
• “[L]aches is now routinely applied in lawsuits simultaneously seeking both legal and equitable remedies.”

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