Section Newsletters

Articles From 1999

Blue Ribbon Committee on improving the effectiveness of Corporate Audit Committee releases its report and recommendations By James J. Moylan Business and Securities Law, June 1999 Any reader of the financial press knows that financial reporting is one of the brightest blips on the Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") radar screen.
Book review By Dean M. Frieders Alternative Dispute Resolution, November 1999 Mediation and Arbitration of Employment Disputes is a relatively new book in the Jossey-Bass Publishers series on conflict resolution.
Book review: China Law Deskbook By Frank M. Grenard Corporate Law Departments, December 1999 If your company transacts, plans to transact, or is thinking about transacting business in or with the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), James M. Zimmerman's newly published treatise China Law Deskbook - A Legal Guide for Foreign-Invested Enterprises is a "must have, must read."
Breathalyzer logbooks—What they don’t and won’t tell you By Donald J. Ramsell Traffic Laws and Courts, April 1999 Each breath instrument in the state of Illinois which is employed in DUI arrests has a "logbook." The logbook is defined as "a written record by the law enforcement agency for tests performed according to standards and procedures on each instrument."
A brief introduction to the legal practice in Switzerland By Barbara Rutz International and Immigration Law, December 1999 Europe is known for building on its own traditions, a general truth, which also applies to its legal system.
Brief summaries of some recent legislation signed by the Governor By Lee Beneze Elder Law, November 1999 PA 91-244 (HB 524) (signed July 22, 1999)--Provides that each license application (or renewal form) to a person required by law to report child abuse or elder abuse shall include the telephone numbers where such reports should be made.
Brogan v. Mitchell International, Inc. By Roger W. Eichmeier Civil Practice and Procedure, June 1999 The supreme court in the case of Brogan v. Mitchell International, Inc., 181 Ill.2d 178, 692 N.E.2d 276, held that no cause of action exists for emotional harm from negligent misrepresentation by an employer to an employee in the hiring process.
Can your computer count past 1999? By James Bumgarner Legal Technology, Standing Committee on, November 1999 If your computer and software are programmed to assume that all year dates begin with "19," you should see what you can do to fix them before the year 2000; or, before that, if your projected calendars, amortizations, or due dates extend more than three years from today.
Can your computer count past 1999? By James Bumgarner Legal Technology, Standing Committee on, April 1999 If your computer and software are programmed to assume that all year dates begin with "19," you should see what you can do to fix them before the year 2000; or before that, if your projected calendars, amortizations, or due dates extend more than two years from today.
Cancellation: notice of Insurance Law, March 1999 Insurer must maintain proof mailing as set forth in Insurance Code in order for cancellation to be effective.
Case law developments By William A. Price Administrative Law, January 1999 The parties disputed what standard of review was applicable in the appeal. The board argued that the case involved a question of fact.
Case law update By Barry H. Greenburg Family Law, May 1999 In Re Estate of Donald Charles Forest v. Catherine Dagenais, Circuit Court for 12th Judicial Circuit, Will County, Third District, Docket No. 3-98-0454. Catherine filed this appeal appealing the application of section 4-7(b) of the Probate Act, which provided for revocation by divorce of provisions in a testamentary disposition to a divorced spouse.
Case summaries Real Estate Law, January 1999 Plaintiffs claimed entitlement to a six percent finder's fee from defendants for procuring a buyer for defendants' landfill business pursuant to an alleged oral contract between the parties. Plaintiffs' four count complaint sought recovery under theories of breach of contract, promissory estoppel, quantum meruit and unjust enrichment.
Caselaw update By Dean M. Frieders Alternative Dispute Resolution, November 1999 The Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals affirmed a ruling holding that Garcia violated a mediation settlement agreement when he moved to set aside the agreement which itself was entered into to settle a trust dispute
Causation and reasonably foreseeable business circumstances under the Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act By Alan L. Hellman Labor and Employment Law, March 1999 The federal Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, or WARN Act, was passed by Congress in 1988 to provide workers and local communities with 60 days' advance notice of plant closings and mass layoffs.
Central and Southern District bankruptcy courts hold federal income tax “earned income credits” are exempt assets By Jeffrey D. Richardson Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, January 1999 Income refunds have always been a source of recovery for trustees in administering bankruptcy cases.
Certificate of insurance Insurance Law, January 1999 Insured may not rely on representations in certificate.
Chairman’s column By Michael S. Cohen Family Law, October 1999 I would like to take this opportunity to thank Richard Zuckerman, not only for his exemplary job as chairman, but for the many years he has labored as a member of the section council.
Chairman’s column By James J. Moylan Business and Securities Law, June 1999 In the March 1999 issue of the Corporation, Securities and Business Law Forum, the section council announced our pro bono initiative.
Chairman’s column By Richard W. Zuckerman Family Law, June 1999 Ah--the practice of family law. That initial burst of energy as you run to the courthouse for Orders of Protection, Temporary Restraining Orders, Temporary Custody and Support Orders and, of course, Interim Fees.
Chairman’s column Family Law, May 1999 Parentage cases. There is a reason they were called bastardy cases under the pre-1984 Act. In 25 years of family law practice I have seen lots of bitterness, recrimination, spiteful acts and vengeful, mean-spirited behavior.
Chairman’s column By James J. Moylan Business and Securities Law, May 1999 One of the primary responsibilities of the section council is to provide for the professional educational needs of our members.
Chairman’s column By James J. Moylan Business and Securities Law, March 1999 The section council decided to move forward with our pro bono initiative.
Chairman’s column By Richard W. Zuckerman Family Law, February 1999 Rehabilitate ­ to put back in good condition; restore to a state of physical, mental or moral health through treatment and training.
The chairman’s corner By Robert Weber Federal Taxation, June 1999 This will be my last letter as chairman of the council. By the time this is printed, my term will have expired.
The chairman’s corner By Robert Weber Federal Taxation, April 1999 The IRS has now been operating under Commissioner Rossotti since November of 1997.
The chairman’s corner By Robert Weber Federal Taxation, February 1999 As I promised in our first newsletter, I wanted to have interesting speakers at our meetings. So far we have been very successful.
Chairmanship for dummies By Jerry Gorman Legal Technology, Standing Committee on, November 1999 For the first time in its existence, the Committee on Legal Technology (CoLT) has a technological neophyte (aka dummy) as its chairman.
Chairperson’s corner General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, October 1999 Well, the summer is over and it's "back to work."
Chairperson’s corner By Gilda Hudson-Winfield General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, August 1999 I am both humbled and proud to serve as chair of the General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section Council of the Illinois State Bar during its 123rd year