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While it's understood that parties are bound to a contract, there are special cases that would excuse a party from the terms of a contract.  the ways to potentially get out of a contract. When a contract is initially made it may seem that you may be bound to it.

In this article, our Peoria County commercial litigation lawyers explain the potential ways to cancel, negate, otherwise get our of a contract.

These include material breach by the other party, anticipatory repudiation, duress, unconscionability, impracticability, undue influence, fraud, and mistakes and are often other considerations that are discussed in the article that can make a contract illegal or unenforceable.

Read the full article by our Peoria County commercial dispute attorneys explaining defenses to breach of contract in Peoria County.

In this article, our Peoria County commercial dispute attorneys explain motions to dismiss and discuss two kinds of motions to dismiss: 2-615 and 2-619. The 2-615 motion is used to dismiss the a complaint based on improper statements of the cause of action. The 2-619 motion however, attempts to dismiss the claim because of an affirmative matter that can potentially easily defeat the claim.

Read the full article by our Peoria County commercial litigation attorneys explaining motions to dismiss in Peoria County.

In this article, our Peoria County commercial litigation attorneys explain the Business Judgment Rule for corporate officer and director liability in Peoria County.

During shareholder derivative lawsuits for breach of fiduciary duty, the Business Judgment Rule is an important defense to Peoria County corporate officers, that provides a legal basis to dismiss such suits during the pleading stage and corporate officers and directors should familiarize themselves with this rule, its exceptions, and its application.

Read the full article by our Peoria County business litigation lawyers on the business judgement rule for Peoria County corporate officers.