“Unjust enrichment is a common claim in civil litigation, but there is a surprising degree of disagreement among Illinois courts over whether the claim can ‘stand alone’ or whether it must be ‘tethered’ to another cause of action. This article analyzes the extent of, and possible explanations for, this split, and concludes that allowing unjust enrichment as an independent claim better comports with both the Illinois Supreme Court’s unjust enrichment precedent and the fundamental purpose of unjust enrichment …”
Mason W Kienzle and Samuel M Zuidema, Unjust Enrichment in Illinois – Uncommon Confusion Over a Common Claim 2020 University of Illinois Law Review Online 53 (13 March).
First posted 2020-03-14 09:31:33
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