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Articles From Edna Turkington-Viktora

The relevancy of evidence concerning the failure to possess a driver’s license and driving experience in a negligence action By Edna Turkington-Viktora Tort Law, June 2001 This article discusses the relevancy of evidence in an automobile negligence action concerning a party's failure to have a valid operator's license.
Editor’s corner By Edna Turkington-Viktora General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, March 2000 In response to the American Judicature Society's call for state participation, Honorable Charles Freeman, then Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, designated a team of four judges to represent Illinois in a national conference on pro se litigants held recently in Scottsdale, Arizona.
C.T.A. passengers, look before you leap! An overview of liability in tort concerning bus riders. By Edna Turkington-Viktora General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, October 1999 The Illinois Constitution of 1970 abolished sovereign immunity in Illinois, permitting a local governmental unit's liability in tort "except as the General Assembly may provide by law."
Revisiting the causation requirement with respect to the admissibility of a prior physical condition; otherwise known as, the “Same Part of the Body Rule” By Edna Turkington-Viktora General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, March 1999 In Illinois, the general rule with respect to cross-examining a plaintiff about a previous physical condition or injury is known as the "Same Part of the Body Rule."

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