Case summariesBy Megan Kawa & Samia ZayedAlternative Dispute Resolution, February 2006The Universal Service Fund filed a complaint at the district level alleging that defendants Sprint and AT&T collaborated with Worldcom in violation of the FCA and the Sherman Act.
A casenote: First Midwest Bank v. Stewart Title Guaranty CompanyBy Shekar AdigaReal Estate Law, February 2006The court in First Midwest Bank, N.A. v. Stewart Title Guaranty Company, held that the issuance of a title commitment is not the sale of information concerning the state of title and therefore did not fall within the negligent misrepresentation exception to the Moorman Doctrine.
CasesInsurance Law, May 2006Holding: Insurer had no duty to defend or indemnify non-permissive, unauthorized driver in personal injury automobile accident.
CasesInsurance Law, February 2006Standard Mutual Insurance Company v. Mudron, 358 Ill.App.3d 535, 295 Ill.Dec. 118 (Ill.App. 3 Dist., 2005)
CasesInsurance Law, January 2006Summaries of recent cases.
Celebrating the past, fighting for the futureBy Patrice Ball-ReedWomen and the Law, March 2006The Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI), Black Women Lawyers Association of Greater Chicago (BWLA), Cook County Bar Association (CCBA), National Council of Negro Women-Chicago Midwest Section (NCNW-CMS) and 19 other organizations co-hosted a Midwest Voting Rights Act (VRA) Leadership Summit on January 20, 2006.
Chairman’s CornerBy Thomas VasiljevichFederal Taxation, September 2006As the incoming Chair of the Federal Taxation Section Council for 2006-2007, I want to welcome you to what should be another exciting and productive year for the Section Council.
Chair’s ColumnBy Stephen B. CohenAlternative Dispute Resolution, November 2006A message from Section Chair Stephen B. Cohen.
Chair’s ColumnBy Hon. Barbara CrowderBench and Bar, October 2006When a lawyer is chosen to become a judge, whether the choice was made by the voters after an election or by appointment from other judges, the new judge swears to uphold the laws of the State of Illinois and the Constitution.
Chair’s ColumnBy Stephen B. CohenAlternative Dispute Resolution, September 2006This is my first message to the members of the ADR Section Council and those interested in Alternative Dispute Resolution upon my vice becoming Chair of the ADR Section Council. During the years that I have been on the Section Council, we have had a very devoted and hard working Section Council.
Chair’s ColumnBy Judge Barbara CrowderBench and Bar, September 2006“Please empty your pockets and let me look in your purse or briefcase.”
Chair’s ColumnBy Hon. Barbara CrowderBench and Bar, July 2006What an honor it is to be the Chair of the Bench and Bar Section Council during this year of changes in the court system in the State of Illinois.
Chair’s columnBy Shannon M. ShepherdInternational and Immigration Law, July 2006A message from Section Chair Shannon Shepherd.
Chair’s columnBy David N. SchafferFamily Law, April 2006Please again be reminded to send in your suggestions for our “songs for the divorce practitioner” issue.
Chair’s columnBy David N. SchafferFamily Law, February 2006I am writing this column a little less than a week before I will see the Stones (as in The Rolling Stones for all you post-baby boomers) at the United Center. Either Mick and Keith were way ahead of their time or some things just never change.
Chair’s Column: A busy yearBy James W. ChipmanAdministrative Law, July 2006I write as your new Chair of the Administrative Law Section Council. Using our excellent newsletter as a platform, I want to share my agenda with you for the upcoming year.
Chair’s Column: Neither fish nor fowlBy Matt MaloneyGeneral Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, October 2006If you have served as a prosecutor or defense attorney for any appreciable period of time you develop and inherent “sense” of what the law is in a particular topic area.
Chair’s column: Welcome from the ChairBy Matt MaloneyGeneral Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, July 2006Welcome to the 2006-2007 ISBA General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section Council newsletter.
Change in Small Claims limits affects arbitrationBy Hon. Michael S. JordanBench and Bar, April 2006As most of you are aware, the Illinois Supreme Court recently raised the dollar amount of Small Claims from $5,000 to $10,000 effective the beginning of 2006.
Chapter 9 Bankruptcy in Illinois: The obvious now has precedentBy Michael G. CortinaCommercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, March 2006Since the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994, there has been little question as to the lack of eligibility of municipalities in Illinois for relief under Chapter 9 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.
The Chicago Council on Foreign Relations changes its nameBy Violeta I. BalanInternational and Immigration Law, September 2006On September 1, 2006, The Chicago Council on Foreign Relations was renamed The Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
The Chicago Foundation for WomenWomen and the Law, June 2006The lead article in the March 2006 Catalyst, “Supreme Court Justice Talks About the ‘F’ Word,” summarized the remarks of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg when she was the recipient of an award from the Chicago Foundation for Women.
