Legal Opinion
Dowd and Dowd, Ltd. v. Gleason
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 13, 2004No. 1-01-1002PublishedCited by 195 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Malley
Plaintiff, Dowd & Dowd, Ltd. (Dowd), filed suit against Nancy J. Gleason and Douglas G. Shreffler (defendants), after they resigned as shareholders (partners) of Dowd and opened a new law firm, Gleason, McGuire and Shreffler (GMS). While working at Dowd, Nancy Gleason managed the Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate) account. When the new firm was formed, Allstate moved its business to the new law firm. Dowd filed suit against defendants, alleging breach of fiduciary duty, breach of employment contract, tortious interference with prospective economic advantage and civil conspiracy.
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2Cases cited47 opinions
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- Kalata v. Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1991
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