Career Concepts, Inc. v. Synergy, Inc.

Defendant Synergy, Inc., appeals from the judgment of the trial court in favor of plaintiff Career Concepts, Inc. (CCI), on its breach of contract action. On appeal, defendant contends that: (1) the trial court erred in allowing the case to proceed to a trial on the merits; (2) the court’s liability finding was against the manifest weight of the evidence; and (3) the court abused its discretion by awarding plaintiff attorney fees.

Briefly stated, plaintiff, an employee placement agency, filed the underlying action in order to recover a placement fee allegedly owed by defendant, a professional…