Different Reasons for Denying Equitable Tolling: A Comparative Analysis of Arellano v. McDonough and City of Rockford v. Gilles

January 23, 2023

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The divergent reasons for denying equitable tolling in recent court cases, Arellano v. McDonough and City of Rockford v. Gilles. The U.S. Supreme Court denied a veteran’s disability benefit application in Arellano v. McDonough due to missing the one-year statutory…

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City’s Foreclosure Action Stands Where Petition for Relief Filed too Late

By Julie Tappendorf

January 13, 2023

In Rockford v. Gilles, an Illinois Appellate Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by a property owner that challenged a City’s foreclosure of the owner’s property finding that he did not file his petition to vacate that foreclosure judgment within…