The Design-Build Procurement Act was adopted on December 13, 2005, and the guidelines presented in the Act shall be abided by if doing so would be cost-effective and suitable for the particular project at issue.
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the state can't seek reimbursement for long-term care from a surviving spouse's estate, making the revocable living trust an even more attractive estate-planning tool.
Effective upon becoming law, section 8h, "Transfers to General Revenue Fund," of the State Finance Act, 30 ILCS 105/8h, is amended. Subsection (c) of section 8h now provides that section 8h does not apply to funds reserved in the "Illinois State Podiatric Disciplinary Fund."
On July 25, 2006, the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, affirmed the decision of the Circuit Court of Cook County, dismissing the plaintiff's complaint for failure to comply with the statutory notice requirements of section 41 of the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act (Transit Act). 70 ILCS 3605/41.
In deciding whether to give a party extra time to respond to a request to admit, can a court consider the other party's failure to comply with another rule? The first district says "yes."
By Anna-Katrina S. Christakis & Jeffrey D. Pilgrim
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When a plaintiff's action is dismissed for want of prosecution while the defendant's bankruptcy is pending and the automatic stay is in place, the plaintiff can seek to have the dismissal vacated.
Some say the registry protects adoptive parents and children from belated, unwelcome interest by a biological dad. Others say it unfairly cuts a birth father out of his child's life.
In Marshall v Burger King, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that public businesses abutting the street have a duty to protect invitees from dangerous drivers.
Effective June 1, 2006, the Criminal Code of 1961, 720 ILCS 5/16-22 et seq, is amended by adding section 16-22, which makes "tampering with a security, fire, or life safety system" a Class 4 felony.
On February 1, 2006, the Illinois Appellate Court, Fifth District, affirmed the decision of the Circuit Court of St. Clair County, dividing the marital estate of Mark and Peggy Hubbs and awarding child support.
Effective January 1, 2006, sections 1400 and 1402 of the Unemployment Insurance Act (820 ILCS 405/100 et seq) were revised, and section 1400.2 was added to the Act.
Experienced practitioners offer pointers about protecting unmarried clients' rights to custody and property in the face of a breakup or legal challenge.
