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Illinois Bar Journal | September 2010 Table of Contents
September 2010 • Volume 98 • Number 9
Practice News
446
Articles
462
ISBA-inspired changes specify that a homeowner's remedy for an HRRA violation is to sue under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.
466
What happens when a maintenance-paying spouse dies shortly after the judge signs the dissolution judgment? Is the maintenance recipient out of luck? That may depend on where the case arose.
472
A look at the provisions contractors and their lawyers need to be aware of as they consider taking on ARRA-funded projects.
476
The Federal Arbitration Act places sharp limits on a party's ability to obtain information from a nonparty, but it can be done. Here's a guide.
Columns
442
Exception for commercial fraud not warranted; Two exceptions to the doctrine of election
444
Great advice from experienced ISBA colleagues.
482
The ethical obligations of attorneys practicing as third-party neutrals.
484
Make sure your business clients aren't opening themselves to disgruntled claimants.
486
A court rules that an Illinois eBay buyer could not hale a California seller into court in Illinois.
488
Fastcase's free application offers cases to iPhone and iPad owners.