One of the country’s largest accounting firms has become entangled in the long-running legal battle between investors in a popular restaurant in Chicago, court documents show. Estranged stakeholders in Maple & Ash — a Gold Coast steakhouse that’s the highest-grossing restaurant in the city — are … [Read more...]
Accountants pulled into dispute between investors in popular Chicago steakhouse
Tom Scott’s CA Ventures strikes back against QuadReal fraud claim
CA Ventures CEO Tom Scott isn’t backing down from a $100 million fight with a former partner, Canadian investment giant QuadReal, over a River North office lease that went south. Click here to read the full article. … [Read more...]
Maple & Ash to pay $75,000 for investors’ attorneys fees
In the latest turn of the Maple & Ash steakhouse legal saga, the steakhouse will pay investor attorneys' fees for a motion that dates back to last summer. Cook County Circuit Court Judge Alison Conlon ordered Maple & Ash to pay approximately $75,000 in court fees, a $5,000 reduction from the … [Read more...]
Chicago Restaurant Biz Sanctioned For Missing Discovery
Cook County judge on Wednesday sanctioned the former management group behind celebrated Chicago eatery Maple & Ash and two associated entities for discovery violations, ordering them to pay attorney fees and costs spent seeking their compliance to information requests and warning that escalating … [Read more...]
Hubbard Inn sues woman after viral TikTok alleges assault
River North restaurant Hubbard Inn has filed a defamation lawsuit against Julia Reel, a TikTok user who posted a viral video accusing restaurant staff of injuring her. The lawsuit, filed by the law firm Forde & O’Meara on March 18, charges a count of defamation with a loss of over $30,000 in … [Read more...]