Recent changes to the omitted assessment tax lawBy William SeitzState and Local Taxation, April 2011A look at the amendments to Public Act 96-1553, which attempt to give taxpayers more meaningful appeal opportunities, and an opportunity to put the Cook County Assessor on notice of omitted assessments.
Recent decisions limit bankruptcy claims of PRP groupsBy Michele GaleEnvironmental and Natural Resources Law, September 2011The successful application of the Chemtura and Lyondell decisions to PRP claims in the Motors Liquidation Company bankruptcy could result in increasing the remediation obligations of other PRPs.
Recent developments in Swiss business lawBy Florian S. JörgInternational and Immigration Law, November 2011A list of changes to note when doing business in Switzerland.
Recent developments in Swiss business lawBy Florian S. JörgInternational and Immigration Law, May 2011Developments of particular interest to international business law practitioners.
Recent environmental casesBy William J. Anaya, Gene Schmittgens, & Alison K. HaydenEnvironmental and Natural Resources Law, September 2011Recent cases of interest to environmental lawyers.
Recent oil and gas rule changesBy Craig R. HedinMineral Law, September 2011A summary of some of the rule changes enacted by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Office of Mines and Minerals, that went into effect earlier this summer.
Recent tax-related legislationBy William SeitzState and Local Taxation, September 2011A synopsis of tax-related bills recently signed into law.
Red Flags Rule enforcement beginsBy J. Joseph McCoyCommercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, June 2011An overview of the basic principles of the Red Flags Rule and how clients may be affected by it.
Reflections on Law DayBy William A. Price & Patti Gregory-ChangAdministrative Law, May 2011Two Section Council members recall what Law Day means to them.
Refusal to disclose assetsBy Steven C. PerlisElder Law, June 2011Under current Department of Human Services policy, the community spouse may elect not to disclose assets that have been held separately by the community spouse longer than the applicable look-back period.
Registration of commercial agency and distributor agreements in the Arab Middle EastBy Howard L. StovallInternational and Immigration Law, December 2011Your company has just entered into a commercial agency or distributorship agreement with a local party in the Arab Middle East. The local party is now claiming that the agreement must be registered with local government authorities. Is this true? If so, what are the implications of such registration?
Regulation D and other exempt securities offeringsBy Elizabeth A. Bleakley & James L. KopeckyBusiness Advice and Financial Planning, April 2011A look at the various types of exempt securities transactions and the “Issuer’s Exemption” from registration as a broker-dealer.
Regulation D securities offeringsBy Elizabeth A. Bleakley & James L. KopeckyBusiness and Securities Law, May 2011A discussion of Regulation D and exemptions available under Rule 504, Rule 505, and Rule 506.
Removal and remand: A primerBy Albert E. DurkinTort Law, March 2011A defendant can petition to remove a state court claim to a court of federal jurisdiction if the case could have originally been brought in a federal court or in certain circumstances upon the federal court’s discretion.
Report on ABA YLD Annual MeetingBy Tarek A. Fadel & Kenya A. Jenkins-WrightYoung Lawyers Division, October 2011This year’s annual meeting was extremely exciting for ISBA and the Chicago-land area. Michael Bergmann, a member of the ISBA YLD council, was elected chair of the ABA YLD.
Report on ABA YLD Midyear MeetingBy Tarek A. Fadel & Kenya A. Jenkins-WrightYoung Lawyers Division, April 2011The Assembly of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division met on February 12, 2011.
Res ipsa and wandering cowsBy William D. BrejchaEnergy, Utilities, Telecommunications, and Transportation, September 2011Under the res ipsa theory, the facts at issue must be so egregious that the only way the crash in issue could have occurred would be if someone had been negligent.
Restorative justice now!By Hon. Sheila M. MurphyHuman and Civil Rights, April 2011A call for restorative justice in Illinois.
Restoring parental rights and adoption by former parent: First case under new Illinois statute completedBy Linda S. CoonChild Law, August 2011The process established by the law applies to situations in which children have been adopted through DCFS by a relative, and that relative has died or has become disabled and is unable to provide care for the children and consents to the adoption by the former biological parent.
Returning to the course of employmentBy Noah A. FrankWorkers’ Compensation Law, November 2011Employers who have policies regarding personal deviations should enforce those policies. A pattern and practice of discipline demonstrates that policy violation is not tolerated, and that the employee has removed himself from the sphere of employment.
