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Unforeseeable Business Circumstances Exception as a Defense to a Claim Brought Under the WARN Act By Hon. Alon Stein Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, April 2026 The WARN Act requires that business enterprises which employ 100 or more employees give employees 60-days notice in advance of any mass layoffs or plant closings, unless certain exceptions apply. The Unforeseeable Business Circumstances Exception is very fact sensitive. Attorneys need to be aware of this argument when defending WARN Act claims.
You Have a Right for Discovery and a Hearing: When Defending 2-619 Motions To Dismiss You Can Seek Discovery and Have an Evidentiary Hearing By Hon. Alon Stein Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, April 2026 When served with a 2-619 Motion to Dismiss early in litigation, the respondent needs to know that there are tools at its disposal to prevent a potential rush to judgment, such as discovery and an evidentiary hearing. Carefully review the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure, Illinois Rules of Evidence, and Illinois Supreme Court Rules for the tools that can be used to combat a 2-619 Motion to Dismiss. 
Challenging a De Facto Administrative Review: Objecting to Any Sua Sponte Review of an Administrative Agency by a Circuit Court When No Administrative Review Complaint Has Been Filed By Hon. Alon Stein Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, February 2026 If you are faced with a situation where a circuit court is seeking to review administrative actions that would undo favorable rulings issued by an administrative agency, you should consider objecting on the grounds that the circuit court lacks jurisdiction to examine whether an administrative agency has followed its procedures, especially if an administrative review complaint has not been filed.
Settling Cases by Consent Judgment By Hon. Alon Stein Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, February 2026 Yes, you do have settlement authority and you are negotiating in good faith if the only thing your client can offer at a pretrial settlement conference is a consent judgment!
You Can Run but Can’t Hide: Service via Social Media, Email, and Text Messages By Hon. Alon Stein & Hon. Yolanda Sayre Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, February 2026 Have you ever had that elusive defendant that was dodging service? How amazing would it be if you could text the summons and complaint to that defendant or serve him or her via Facebook through an account where he or she had continuously posted pictures of their lavish vacation? The good news is: you can!
The top 10 causes of action in Illinois securities litigation: What a non-securities lawyer needs to know about securities law By Alon Stein, Leslie A. Blau, & Daniel J. Harty Administrative Law, April 2004 A 62-year-old widow tells her broker that she is interested in investing the $250,000 that she obtained from her husband's life insurance policy.

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