{"id":4865,"date":"2015-03-04T10:00:32","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T16:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=4865"},"modified":"2015-03-02T09:32:34","modified_gmt":"2015-03-02T15:32:34","slug":"dismissal-prejudice-case-without-choice-law-clause-contested-agreement-leaves-open-issue-illinois-appellate-court-reverses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/dismissal-prejudice-case-without-choice-law-clause-contested-agreement-leaves-open-issue-illinois-appellate-court-reverses\/","title":{"rendered":"Dismissal with Prejudice of Case Without Choice of Law Clause in Contested Agreement Leaves Open Issue; Illinois Appellate Court Reverses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Larry Fabian was hired in 2001 by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cantor.com\/\">Cantor Fitzgerald<\/a> to be a broker at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmegroup.com\/\">Chicago Mercantile Exchange<\/a>. In 2007, he was transferred to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bgcpartners.com\/\">BGC,<\/a> which was a spinoff company of Cantor Fitzgerald.<\/p>\n<p>In 2008, Fabian was named as a partner of \u201cFounding Partner No. 69.\u201d According to Fabian, he earned 100,393 \u201cfounding partner units\u201d which could later be converted into common stock of the company.<\/p>\n<p>On March 27, 2009, Fabian quit working for BGC to work for another securities firm. Shortly after leaving BGC, Fabian initiated arbitration before the Chicago Mercantile Exchange where he received $121,758 in commissions that he was owed from Cantor Fitzgerald. This did not include any reimbursement for his \u201cfounding partner units.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/dismissal-prejudice-case-without-choice-law-clause-contested-agreement-leaves-open-issue-illinois-appellate-court-reverses\/#more-4865\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Larry Fabian was hired in 2001 by Cantor Fitzgerald to be a broker at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. In 2007, he was transferred to BGC, which was a spinoff company of Cantor Fitzgerald. 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