On February 5, 2010, a lawsuit was filed in Chicago, Illinois (Cook County Case No. 2010-L-001675) against Toyota and Hertz alleging strict liability and negligence due to the gas pedal sticking.
In today's economic climate, competition for customers is fierce. However, if you have an existing contract or relationship with a customer or business and someone or some business interferes with either, that person or business may be sued.
Late in 2008, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") launched "Nursing Home Compare" which provides quality ratings for each of the nation’s 16,000 Medicare and/or Medicaid-certified nursing homes. A long time coming.
In Illinois, a law known as the Illinois Sales Representative Act may force a "principal" (as defined in the Act) to pay unpaid commissions due plus punitive damages and attorneys' fees and costs. A very strong law to help unpaid sales reps.