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Illinois Bar Journal | September 2009 Table of Contents
September 2009 • Volume 97 • Number 9
Practice News
438
Articles
454
The Illinois Supreme Court's Sangamon County Sheriff's Department decision subjects employers to strict liability for sexual harassment by their supervisors. So, who is a supervisor?
462
Now ex-spouses must change the beneficiary designation after divorce or risk inadvertently enriching their former partners.
466
A newly enacted reorganization of the Unified Code of Corrections helps bring sentencing up to date in Illinois.
470
The "means test," which was expected to render Chapter 7 bankruptcies largely unavailable, only affects a handful of debtors.
Columns
436
The Gala is a great time and a crucial source of funding for the Illinois Bar Foundation.
472
The new rules have extensive official commentary, something missing from the current RPC.
474
LLC members who exercise the power of a manager now owe a fiduciary duty to the company.
476
A recent Illinois Supreme Court opinion analyzes exceptions to the mootness doctrine.