I am currently in a lawsuit against a former business partner who breached our partnership agreement and who owes me a great deal of money. I just received a notice that he has filed for bankruptcy. I am absolutely stunned. What impact, if any, will that filing have on my lawsuit? What are my options at this point?.

I own a small contracting business. We specialize in interior repairs to existing homes. I am fully licensed. I completed a job, about three weeks ago, involving rather significant work on a homeowner’s living room and kitchen and am owed more than $10,000.

My former employer stopped paying me several months ago. I have two questions: a.) Can I sue; and b.) Must I sue in Illinois?