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Articles on Civil Law

Trial and error By Peter R. Coladarci Tort Law, May 1999 The following is a trial memorandum filed in a case I tried last month in Lake County.
Civil Practice Update By Patrick J. Hitpas General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, March 1999 Supreme Court Rule 239 has been amended effective January 1, 1999, to add the following language:
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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