Supreme Court to review administrative procedure caseBy Andrew CreightonAdministrative Law, September 2005The Illinois Supreme Court has granted a petition for leave to appeal in a recent administrative law case, Rodriguez v. Sheriff’s Merit Commission of Kane County, 355 Ill. App.3d 676, 823 N.E.2d 243 (2nd Dist. 2005).
Supreme Court upholds AgproBy Raymond T. ReottEnvironmental and Natural Resources Law, March 2005In the last edition of the newsletter, we featured the decision in People v. Agpro, Inc. 34 5 Ill.App. 3d 1011(First Dist. 2004) and the later legislative change to the related enforcement provisions of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act. 41 Ill.CS 5/1.
The Supreme Court’s most recent use of foreign and international lawBy Cindy G. BuysInternational and Immigration Law, June 2005In recent years, the Rehnquist Court has been engaged in a heated debate regarding the proper role of international law in the interpretation of the U.S. Constitution.
Survival of remedies after dissolution of an LLCBy Jennifer RojasCommercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, February 2005It is well known that the core concept of a Limited Liability Company ("LLC") is that it is a legal entity distinct and separate from its members.
The Swiss Inn Syndrome for lawyersBy Donald E. WeihlLaw Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, June 2005With the advent of computers and spreadsheet programs, the "Swiss Inn Syndrome" receives little or no attention in economics and accounting classes.
Tame unruly e-mail with rulesBy Peter MierzwaLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, April 2005An overview of some solutions that users of Microsoft Outlook have available to them. Learn to filter junk e-mail and set up Rules to control how you want to deal with the onslaught of e-mail you receive each day.
Tax-exempt financing and agricultureBy Scott D. WegnerAgricultural Law, April 2005EDITORS NOTE - Charles Farrar Browne once said “Let us all be happy and live within our means, even if we have to borrow the money to do it with.”
Tax-free Health Savings Accounts now availableYoung Lawyers Division, June 2005Illinois State Bar Association members can now take advantage of tax-free Health Savings Accounts offered through Marsh Affinity Group Services.
Teenagers reportedly executed for homosexual conduct in IranBy Elizabeth Al-DajaniHuman and Civil Rights, August 2005Two teenaged boys were reportedly hanged on July 19, 2005 in Edalat (Justice) Square in the Iranian city of Mashhad, in northern Iran.
Ten tips on taking a depositionBy James F. HoldermanFederal Civil Practice, May 2005Although depositions typically come to a judge's attention only when rulings are needed or the deposition transcript is presented at trial, here are some practical thoughts I have developed from my years of practicing law and presiding on the bench that I believe all lawyers should consider in taking depositions.
There should be a law that…Bench and Bar, November 2005How many times have you thought or said this phrase in your duties as a judge or your work as a lawyer? Now is the time to make your suggestions.
Three post-surgical auto accidents failed to break causal connection chainBy Arnold G. RubinWorkers’ Compensation Law, March 2005In Vogel v. Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission, 2005 WL 42748, (Ill.App. 2nd Dist. 2005), the Illinois Appellate Court, in a decision issued by Justice Callum, addressed the issue of medical causal relationship in light of three automobile accidents subsequent to surgery.
Timing may not be everything, but it is important in retaliation casesBy Kathryn WoodwardLabor and Employment Law, October 2005Plaintiffs often try to establish causation based on the fact that they suffered an adverse employment action shortly after they engaged in a protected activity.
Tips on keeping your network administrator happyBy Trent L. BushLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, March 2005If you work in an office with more than one computer, chances are they are networked.
To admit or not to admit: The vexing issue of the admissibility of medical billsBy Cameron B. ClarkWorkers’ Compensation Law, August 2005In Land and Lakes Company v. Industrial Commission, 2005 WL 1252304(Ill.App. 2d Dist., 2005), the Illinois Appellate Court, in a decision delivered by Justice Callum, addressed a number of issues. The issues included 1) evidentiary ruling regarding the admission of medical bills into evidence; 2) medical causal connection; 3) prospective medical care; and 4) claimant's entitlement to temporary total disability benefits.
Traditional ceremonies prove effective in tribal courtBy Gil HalstedAlternative Dispute Resolution, December 2005Wisconsin Indian tribes are reaching centuries back into their history to find a new way of settling disputes.
A translation industry primerBy Grace LeonardIntellectual Property, January 2005In many respects, the world has become the global village Marshall McLuhan wrote about in 1967.
True to form, the Tax Court overrides formula price in family business buy-sell agreementsBy Michael CyrsTrusts and Estates, March 2005In the October 2004 newsletter, members of this Section Council highlighted two recent cases (Estate of Blount and Estate of Smith) wherein the Internal Revenue Service ("Service") successfully applied Internal Revenue Code Section 2703 principles to disregard the restrictions provided under a buy-sell agreement between shareholders and to disregard restrictive provisions of a family limited partnership, both resulting in significantly higher valuations of the underlying property for estate and gift tax purposes.
Twice Over Clean- A respondent’s perspectiveBy James M. ByrnesWorkers’ Compensation Law, June 2005In 2003, the Supreme Court issued a decision in the case of Sisbro, Inc. v. Industrial Commission, 207 Ill.2d 193 (2003) (Sisbro II), in which it rejected the argument that the "normal daily activity" exception bars recovery when the claimant's physical condition has so deteriorated that the condition of ill-being could have been produced by normal daily activity, despite a causal connection between the work and the condition.
Unaccompanied immigrant children: The problemBy Alen TakhshInternational and Immigration Law, November 2005Cesare Pavese, the renowned Italian novelist and poet, once exclaimed that, “One stops being a child when one realizes that telling one’s trouble does not make it any better.”
Unaccompanied immigrant children: The solutionBy Alen TakhshInternational and Immigration Law, December 2005This is the second of two articles. The first appeared in the prior issue of The Globe (November 2005, Vol. 43, No. 3) and contained the background factual situation.
