SARNO v. AKKERON

No. 1-96-2410.

684 N.E.2d 964 (1997)

292 Ill. App.3d 80

225 Ill.Dec. 973

Angela SARNO and Better Care, Ltd., Plaintiffs, v. Dr. Alfred A. AKKERON, Broadway Real Estate Corporation, Broadway Orthopedic, Ltd., Albert L. Grasso, Paul Thermen, Larry Beller and Evans, Marshall, & Pease, P.C., Defendants (Evans, Marshall, & Pease, P.C., Counterplaintiff-Appellant, v. Albert L. Grasso, Counterdefendant-Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

August 29, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rudnick & Wolf, Chicago (Fredric A. Cohen and Heather L. Smedstad, of counsel), for Counterplaintiff-Appellant.

Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago (George Spellmire, Stephen Swofford & Christine Olson, of counsel), for Counterplaintiff-Appellee.


Justice HOFFMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiffs, Angela Sarno and Better Care, Ltd., filed suit against Dr. Alfred A. Akkeron and Evans, Marshall & Pease ("EMP"), among others, alleging they conspired in the bad-faith filing of an involuntary bankruptcy petition against Better Care. EMP counterclaimed against its attorney, Albert Grasso, alleging that Grasso engaged in legal malpractice by advising EMP to participate in the involuntary bankruptcy...

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