Legal Opinion
Premier Networks, Inc. v. Stadheim & Grear, Ltd.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 10, 2009No. 1-08-1133PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE CUNNINGHAM
delivered the opinion of the court:
Premier Networks, Inc. (Premier), sued the law firm of Stadheim & Grear, Ltd., and two of its attorneys, Joseph A. Grear and George C. Summerfield (collectively referred to herein as Stadheim), for legal malpractice and a declaratory judgment seeking to void Premier’s contingent fee agreement with Stadheim. The circuit court of Cook County dismissed count I of the complaint, which alleged legal malpractice by Stadheim, finding that exclusive jurisdiction rested in the federal court because substantive matters of patent law would…
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