Breach of Fiduciary Duty

By: Derek Hawkins//October 17, 2017//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Sherwin A. Brook v. J. Lawrence McCormley, et al.

Case No.: 16-4255

Officials: BAUER, ROVNER, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Breach of Fiduciary Duty

Plaintiff-appellant, Sherwin Brook (“Brook”), appeals the district court’s finding that the Northern District of Illinois lacks personal jurisdiction over the defendants-appellees, J. Lawrence McCormley and Tiffany & Bosco, P.A.(collectively, “Defendants”), for a legal malpractice, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty lawsuit. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

Affirmed

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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