Preserving medical evidence and testimony for trial
By Belle Lind Gordon
Family Law,
October 2006
The rules of evidence in the State of Illinois apply equally to medical malpractice cases, personal injury cases, workman’s compensation cases, and domestic relations cases.
The effect of HIPAA on discovery in divorce cases
By Belle Lind Gordon
Family Law,
July 2005
The federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) was enacted in 1996. The purpose of the Act was, in part, to protect individuals against the improper disclosure of their health care information by physicians, hospitals, ambulance services, fire department protection districts, and others.
Substitution of judges as a matter of right under 735 ILCS 5/2-1001 (a)(2)
By Belle Lind Gordon
Family Law,
May 2001
If timely filed, a motion for substitution of judge is absolute. The principle underlying the absolute right to a substitution of judge is that a party should not be compelled to plead his cause before a court who is prejudiced, whether actually or only by suspicion.
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