Courts weigh legal malpractice claims in pair of decisions- While we wait for the Illinois Supreme Court to decide Midwest Sanitary Service, Inc. v. Sandberg, Phoenix & Von Gontard, P.C., No. 127327, and resolve the question of whether defense lawyers can be saddled with punitive damages assessed against their.
EDWARDSVILLE An Illinois attorney, who was previously sanctioned for his conduct during litigation, and his client are accused of illegally acquiring a private database to benefit their case.
Eagle Trust Fund, a voluntary unincorporated association, by trustee John Schlafly, and the Phyllis Schlafly Revocable Trust, by its trustee John Schlafly, filed a complaint Dec. 2 in the Third Judicial Circuit for Madison County against Elizabeth Miller, Anne Schlafly Cori, Erick Solverud and Spencer Fane Britt & Browne, alleging violation of the Illinois Trade Secrets Act, civil conspiracy and other claims.
According to the complaint, Eagle Trust Fund maintained the Schlafly Database, which contains the private information of constituents and donors as well as the Schlafly Network, which is used for the Schlafly Network s fundraising. The plaintiffs claim the database is only accessed through a locked office on one protected computer at its Alton office.