Signal Financial Holdings LLC et al v. Looking Glass Financial LLC et al
Plaintiff: Signal Financial Holdings LLC and Signal Funding, LLC
Defendant: Looking Glass Financial LLC and Farva Jafri
Case Number: 1:2017cv08816
Filed: December 7, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Office: Chicago Office
County: Cook
Presiding Judge: Joan H. Lefkow
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 18 U.S.C. ยง 1836
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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November 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 723 OPINION and ORDER: For the reasons stated here within, plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment 675 on the defamation counterclaim is granted. Signed by the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow on 11/30/2022. Mailed notice (ags)
September 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 715 OPINION and ORDER: Signal Funding's motion to file documents under seal in support of its motion for partial summary judgment (dkt. 639 ) is granted. Signal Funding's motion for summary judgment on its breach of fiduciary duty claim (dkt. 657 ) is denied. Jafri's motion for summary judgment (dkt. 685 ) is granted in part as to the breach of fiduciary claim but reserved as to the other claims on which she moves for summary judgment. Signed by the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow on 9/15/2022. Mailed notice (ags)
February 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 653 OPINION and ORDER: For the reasons stated here within, the court rules as follows. Signal's motion to bar or limit the expert testimony of Adrian Vuckovich (dkt. 601 ) is denied; Signal's motion to bar the expert testimony of Gary Chodes (dkt. 603 ) is granted; and SFGH's motion (dkt. 605 ) and Jafri's motion (dkt. 606 ) to bar expert testimony of David Hough and Juan Arciniegas are granted in part and denied in part. In light of these rulings, Signal's motion for l eave to file a motion for partial summary judgment (dkt. 641 ) is granted; the response is due 3/23/2022 and reply due 4/6/2022. Signal's motion to seal document (dkt. 639 ) is reserved and is taken with the motion for partial summary judgment.The status hearing scheduled for 3/1/2022 at 11:15 a.m. stands. Signed by the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow on 2/23/2022. Mailed notice (ags)
April 13, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 398 ORDER: Defendant Michael Olsen counterclaimed against plaintiffs Signal Financial Holdings LLC and Signal Funding LLC for violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. § 6101. Signal moves to dismiss because Olsen did not fil e a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission before suing. Signal also moves to stay Olsen's pending arbitration over unpaid wages, arguing that Olsen has waived his right to arbitration. The motion to dismiss (dkt. 350 ) is granted. The motion to stay arbitration (dkt. 352 ) is denied. See statement. Signed by the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow on 4/13/2020. Mailed notice (ags)
December 2, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 295 OPINION and ORDER: The motion of Sugar Felsenthal Grais & Helsinger LLP, Jonathan P. Friedland, Vanessa J. Schoenthaler, Etahn M. Cohen, and Elizabeth B. Vandesteeg to dismiss (dkt. 249 ) is granted in part and denied in part. The motion to dismiss Counts 8 and 9 is denied. Count 10 is dismissed with prejudice. The motion to dismiss Count 11 is granted as to fraudulent concealment and denied as to fraudulent misrepresentation, as to which the request for punitive damages is stricken. The motion of Pinnacle Structures LLC, Looking Glass Legal LLC, Pinnacle Disability LLC, and Looking Glass Partners LLC (dkt. 253 ) is denied. Michael Olsen's motion to dismiss (dkt. 254 ) is denied. Signed by the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow on 12/2/2019. Mailed notice (ags, )
January 31, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 79 OPINION AND ORDER Signed by the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow on 1/31/2018: The preliminary injunction, as modified, stands.Mailed notice(mad, )
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Plaintiff: Signal Financial Holdings LLC
Represented By: Constantine John Gekas
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Plaintiff: Signal Funding, LLC
Represented By: Constantine John Gekas
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Defendant: Looking Glass Financial LLC
Represented By: Adam M. Hecht
Represented By: Mark A. Stang
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Defendant: Farva Jafri
Represented By: Adam M. Hecht
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