40 West Hubbard, LLC v. RCSH Operations, Inc.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION 40 West Hubbard, LLC, ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 20 C 4909 v. ) ) Judge Ronald A. Guzmán RCSH Operations, Inc., d/b/a Ruth’s Chris ) Steak House, and Ruth’s Hospitality ) Group, Inc., ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER For the reasons stated below, Defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings [28] is denied. STATEMENT Defendant Ruth’s Chris Steak House (“Ruth’s Chris”), a restaurant, stopped paying rent in April 2020, asserting that its space was untenantable due to COVID-19, thus relieving it…