Below is a summary of activities of this section from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. While past activity is no guarantee of future activity, it may give a idea of what to expect this year.
Section Stats
Newsletters
Issues: 5
CLE
Live Programs: 2
Discussions
Posts: 18
Legislation
Bills Reviewed: 67
Continuing Legal Education
Section members receive discounts on section-sponsored CLE programs. During the 2023–24 bar year, the Section sponsored the following programs:
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Practical Tips for Trial and Beyond (12/01/2023)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Obtaining Victory: Pretrial Tips for Injury Cases (06/18/2024)
ISBA Central Discussions
ISBA Central communities allows section members to pose questions, answer questions, and share information with fellow section members. Members of the section get free access to the section’s community. Joining any section also grants you access to the Transactional and Litigation communities. Below are the total number of discussion posts during the 2023–24 bar year.
Tort Law
- Community members: 1,290
- Total discussion posts: 18
Transactional
- Community members: 29,383
- Total discussion posts: 551
Litigation
- Community members: 29,384
- Total discussion posts: 1,463
Legislation
The Section Council reviewed 67 bills that may affect their members’ practice area. Highlights of the most recent legislative session include:
- Senate Bill 2979, which amends the Biometric Information Privacy Act, provides that a private entity that more than once collects or discloses a person's biometric identifier or biometric information from the same person in violation of the Act has committed a single violation for which the aggrieved person is entitled to, at most, one recovery.
- House Bill 4351 provides that process may be served by a person who is licensed or registered as a private detective or by a registered employee of a private detective agency statewide.
- House Bill 4916 provides that the provisions for prompt settlement of claims apply to a personal injury, property damage, wrongful death, tort, or other private action.