Film Funder Fights 'Severe' Sanction Bid in Malpractice Suit

By Lauraann Wood (March 6, 2024, 9:43 PM EST) -- A media investor accusing a now-defunct Chicago law firm of negligently helping him secure intellectual property rights to develop a television show has argued that an Illinois state court should reject the firm's request for sanctions and dismissal over alleged discovery violations, arguing that the firm is ignoring its own discovery failures in the case....

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