Legal Question in Business Law in Illinois

My in-laws had a business which went bankrupt and is now dissolved. There was recently a law suit against them for canceling the employees health insurance. They did not show up in court and now the plaintiff's attorney has visited them and told them they will go to jail if they do not pay $104,000, and he will have to liquidate all their personal assets to pay for it. They cancelled the insurance over 5 years ago, and they gave the employees fair warning. It was cancelled because it was too expensive for them and the employees (less than 20) to maintain. The employees who issued the suit both quit right after that because they had health issues and needed the insurance. Is this a correct ruling? What can they do about it?


Asked on 7/15/10, 8:55 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jonathan Shimberg Shimberg and Crohn, P.C.

If they did not defend it, it is a default judgment. There is no issue of whether it is correct. That is no longer relevant. It appears that there is now a judgment against them individually. They should see an atty immediately or pay the judgment

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Answered on 7/16/10, 2:13 pm


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