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Editor’s note By John L. Nisivaco Tort Law, March 2004 The first article in this edition is written by Christopher Norem of Parente & Norem. Mr. Norem explores Voykin v. Estate of DeBoer and its effect on the admissibility of evidence of prior injuries regarding the "same part of the body" rule.
Editor’s note By Gary R. Gehlbach Real Estate Law, March 2004 After a lengthy hiatus for which we apologize, the Real Property newsletter is back. We do need articles, however, as they are still the lifeblood of this publication.
Editor’s notes March 2004 This issue kicks off with a reprint of a fascinating address by R. Hewitt Pate, Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, explaining how a common law approach to antitrust law in the U.S. has allowed courts and enforcers to incorporate sophisticated techniques into their analysis, as such concepts become available. Mr. Pate shows how the European Union is beginning to employ the same incremental approach to competition law.
From the editor By James K. Weston, Sr. Mineral Law, March 2004 This edition includes several legislative initiatives that will either affect mineral law or have general application.
From the editors By Susan M. Witt Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, March 2004 Vickie A. Gillio and I are pleased to serve as co-Editors for this year's newsletter of the ISBA Standing Committee on Minority and Women Participation.
Inside Administrative Law, March 2004 This issue contains two important articles, both by members of the Administrative Law Section Council. First, Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board attorney Terry Shafer summarizes a very fair decision of the First District Appellate Court that an administrative review proceeding was timely despite a technical violation of the seemingly mandatory Supreme Court rule regarding service of summons.
Letter from the co-editors Corporate Law Departments, March 2004 In this issue of The Corporate Lawyer we have two articles we hope you find interesting.
A note from the editor By Mary Ann Connelly State and Local Taxation, March 2004 This edition of Tax Trends features a recent circuit court decision, Hollinger International, Inc. v. Bower, 02 L 051514 (Cir.Ct. Cook, 1/6/04).
Editor’s note By Jeffrey A. Mollet Agricultural Law, February 2004 This newsletter contains a proposed Mission Statement for our Section. As you will see therein, your Section Council is recommending that the newsletter be published six times per year.
Editor’s notes Labor and Employment Law, February 2004 The next two issues will be long ones. Bill Borah and I recently spoke at an IICLE program.
Editor’s notes Business Advice and Financial Planning, February 2004 In our last newsletter, the Editor’s column spoke about the possibility of a “guest column” or “guest editorial” for insertion in the upcoming newsletter editions.
From the editors Trusts and Estates, February 2004 This issue has two important articles. The first is authored by Susan Kubar, of Quarles & Brady, from Naples, Florida, submitted by Section Council Member Tom Polachek.
Inside Administrative Law, February 2004 This issue of the newsletter contains several treats. Section Council member Jim Chipman summarizes the new ethics legislation recently passed by the General Assembly and signed by the Governor.
Letter from the co-editors Corporate Law Departments, February 2004 In this issue of The Corporate Lawyer we have three articles we hope you find interesting.
A note from the editor By Mary Ann Connelly State and Local Taxation, February 2004 This edition of Tax Trends features an article on how to access and follow pending legislation. The article is entitled "An Introduction to the Illinois General Assembly Web Site."
A note from the editor Employee Benefits, February 2004 I am pleased to present in this issue the second of a two-part series on Rev. Proc. 2003-44, written by our Chair, Katie Kennedy.
Editor’s comments By Lewis F. Matuszewich International and Immigration Law, January 2004 This is our third issue of The Globe this year. We start the issue with the "Chair's Column" by Jessica DePinto, Chair of the International & Immigration Law Section Council.
Editor’s notes January 2004 Filled with practical advice and timely commentary, the December issue of the Antitrust & Unfair Competition Law newsletter is bound to make the perfect gift for that hard-to-shop-for antitrust lawyer on your holiday gift list!
Letter from the co-editors Corporate Law Departments, January 2004 In this issue of The Corporate Lawyer we have three articles we hope you find interesting. The first is an article on the mutual fund scandal and its impact on your retirement plans. T
A note from the editor By Mary Ann Connelly State and Local Taxation, January 2004 Happy New Year! We hope you have a very healthy and prosperous year. This edition of Tax Trends features two recent court decisions.
Editors’ column Family Law, December 2003 We hope you enjoy this issue of the Family Law newsletter and encourage our readers to contact us with any ideas or issues you may want to address or have addressed in future issues.
Editor’s column By Michelle A. Vescogni Criminal Justice, December 2003 Happy Holidays! I hope that you enjoy this edition of the Criminal Justice newsletter.
Editor’s note Insurance Law, December 2003 This is a special edition of The Policy, addressing the myriad of issues that arise in the context of construction litigation. It was written by Marlene Kurilla, who serves as one of our co-editors.
Editor’s note By John L. Nisivaco Tort Law, December 2003 The first article in this edition is written by Al Durkin of The Nolan Law Group. Mr. Durkin proposes effective uses of Illinois Supreme Court Rule 216 requests to admit.
Editor’s note Education Law, December 2003 In this issue we provide part one of our legislative update for 2003. Due to the large number of school-related bills reaching the Governor’s desk this year, we find it necessary to present the report in stages.
From the editor By James K. Weston, Sr. Mineral Law, December 2003 This edition we are going to focus on several new developments and also on something we may take for granted.
From the editors Government Lawyers, December 2003 In an attempt to maintain the highest levels of timeliness, we break from our usual format to issue this special edition of our newsletter devoted entirely to legislation.
From the editors Trusts and Estates, December 2003 Included in this issue is a report from a Trusts and Estates Section Council committee headed by Jay Goldenberg on the new Illinois Estate Tax revisions.
Letter from the co-editors By Michael Todd Scott Corporate Law Departments, December 2003 In this issue of The Corporate Lawyer we have two very interesting articles from the firm of Faegre & Benson.
A note from the editor By Mary Ann Connelly State and Local Taxation, December 2003 Happy Holidays! This edition of Tax Trends features an article by Mary Nicolau, Associate Editor, entitled, "An Overview of the Recent "TIF" Ruling in Board of Education v. Burr Ridge.

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