Fraudulent Concealment and the Agency Relationship
By Mark Benfield & Kathryn Johnson-Monfort
Tort Law,
October 2024
Fraudulent concealment in Illinois does not itself create a cause of action, rather, it operates as an exception to the time limitations imposed on a separate, underlying cause of action.
Illinois Supreme Court Rule 219 and Exclusion of Witnesses
By Mark Benfield & Kathryn Johnson-Monfort
Tort Law,
June 2024
An overview of Illinois Supreme Court Rule 219(c), which allows the court to impose sanctions for failure to comply with court rules — including barring a witness from testifying.
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