Remove the redundant business word
Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions
A case name drops “Inc.”, “Ltd.” or “L.L.C.” where another word in the same name already shows the party is a business firm.1
- 1Style Manual for the Supreme and Appellate Courts of Illinois pt. III(A)(6)(a); R. 10.2.1(h) Business firm designations.
- 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.
More in 10.2 Case Names
- Abbreviate the case name
- Abbreviate the procedural phrase
- Abbreviate the state in the party name
- Add a procedural phrase to the case name
- Lowercase the article before the name
- Lowercase the word after the abbreviation
- Remove “of America” from the party
- Remove “The” from the case name
- Remove the redundant business word