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Articles From Hon. William D. Maddux

Aftershocks: Thornton v. Garcini By Hon. William D. Maddux Bench and Bar, May 2010 Approximately six months since the Illinois Supreme Court's decision in Thornton v. Garcini, its effects are being felt primarily in response to the opinion regarding a defendant’s post-trial motion for setoff.
Ready, the trial court’s perspective By Hon. William D. Maddux Bench and Bar, February 2009 Recently, in Ready v. United /Goedecke Services, Inc., 2008 Ill. LEXIS 1439 (Ill. Nov. 25, 2008), the Illinois Supreme Court held that settling defendants should not be among the parties listed on jury verdict forms when those juries are asked to apportion fault.
The Circuit Court of Cook County Law Division’s Court-Annexed Mediation: A program with bite… By William D. Maddux Bench and Bar, September 2005 The Court-Annexed Mediation Program just celebrated its one-year anniversary, having been implemented in the Law Division in April 2004.
The Black Line Trial Call system in the Circuit Court of Cook County’s Law Division: A change born of necessity By William D. Maddux Bench and Bar, June 2004 To begin, the Black Line Trial Call is not a new concept by any means--it was the dominant paradigm in Cook County some 40 years ago.
An update on the Law Division in Cook County By Hon. William D. Maddux Bench and Bar, May 2002 There are approximately 25,933 cases pending in the Law Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County.2 A case filed in the Law Division today will take approximately 3 1/3 years or 39.30 months,

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