Public sector discipline: September 2009 Term of the Supreme CourtBy Rosalyn B. KaplanGovernment Lawyers, December 2009In re Gable, Commission No. 08 CH 67, S. Ct. No. M.R. 23234 (September 22, 2009). Jarrett Ward Gable was an Assistant Public Defender in Cook County during the misconduct in question. On May 28, 2006, he was arrested at a music festival in Peoria and was charged with two counts of possession of psilocybin, a controlled substance that acts as a hallucinogen.
A question of right? Jury trials in garnishment proceedingsBy Crystal CorreaBench and Bar, September 2009Garnishment orders are normally served on banks, insurance companies and other third parties that might hold assets for a judgment debtor. On occasion, third party garnishees, when filing an answer to interrogatories, also file a jury demand. But are parties entitled to a jury trial during garnishment proceedings?
Ready, the Plaintiff’s perspectiveBy Katharine ByrneBench and Bar, February 2009The Illinois Supreme Court’s opinion in Ready v. United/Goedecke Services, Inc. makes it possible for Illinois plaintiffs to enter into good-faith settlements with defendants without jeopardizing their case against a defendant that remains at trial or verdict.
Ready, the trial court’s perspectiveBy Hon. William D. MadduxBench and Bar, February 2009Recently, in Ready v. United /Goedecke Services, Inc., 2008 Ill. LEXIS 1439 (Ill. Nov. 25, 2008), the Illinois Supreme Court held that settling defendants should not be among the parties listed on jury verdict forms when those juries are asked to apportion fault.
Ready v. United/Goedecke Services, Inc.: A defense perspectiveBy Eugene A. Schoon & James R.M. HemmingsBench and Bar, February 2009In Ready v. United/Goedecke Services, Inc., the Illinois Supreme Court determined that a jury may not allocate fault to defendants who have settled prior to trial under the comparative fault provisions of 735 ILCS 5/2-1117.
Recent appointments and retirementsBench and Bar, December 2009The Illinois Supreme Court, pursuant to its constitutional authority, has appointed the following to be Circuit Judge:
Reference release overcomes tortious interference claimBy Michael R. LiedLabor and Employment Law, December 2009Under Illinois law, if a written release is clear and unambiguous, the court determines the parties’ intent from the plain language of the document.
Reflections on World AIDS DayBy Yolaine DauphinRacial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, November 2009According to The Skeptics Guide to the Global AIDS Crisis, a book authored by Dale Hanson Bourke, approximately 8,500 people die of AIDS every day.
Reflections on World AIDS DayBy Yolaine DauphinDiversity Leadership Council, June 2009According to The Skeptic’s Guide to the Global AIDS Crisis, a book authored by Dale Hanson Bourke, approximately 8,500 people die of AIDS every day.
Regulatory agendas, lists, and other compliance aidsBy William A. PriceAdministrative Law, September 2009The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act allows counsel some insight into what rules are coming down the pike by requiring all agencies to publish regulatory agendas in the January 1 and July 1 editions of the Illinois Register.
Reinvigorating Habeas Corpus: Ruling on “actual innocence”By Sheila M. MurphyHuman and Civil Rights, October 2009In Re Troy Anthony Davis was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, No.08-1443 (Aug. 17, 2009), over the dissent of Justice Scalia and Justice Thomas.
Relation-back doctrine: Stevanovic v. City of ChicagoBy Hon. Daniel T. GillespieCivil Practice and Procedure, April 2009The relation-back doctrine is one interesting legal principle that most attorneys do not come across very often.
Relocating a Law Practice (Or How to Survive the Move Without Losing Your Mind)By Mary A. CorriganLaw Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, December 2009Lawyers, like most people, are creatures of habit and avoid change at all costs. How then can an attorney or a law firm deal with a major change like a physical practice relocation and still retain their sanity?
