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PRACTICE
NEWS
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| 174 |
LAWPULSE
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By Helen W. Gunnarsson |
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The lawyer of love; Hudson, voluntary
dismissal, and res judicata; Felzak, Ligon, and judicial
overactivism; retooling the relation-back doctrine; cashing in on
home sweet home.
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180
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ILLINOIS
LAW UPDATE
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No suppression of evidence obtained in violation
of eavesdropping statute; seller must refund deposit for not providing
real estate disclosure statement; and more.
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| ARTICLES |
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COURTS | By
Helen W. Gunnarsson
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Problem-Solving
Courts
Supporters of drug, mental-health,
and other specialty courts say they reduce recidivism and help offenders
get control of their lives.
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| 190 |
JURIES | By Sara Parikh and Terrence
Lavin
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Lessons
from Jury Research
Experience with mock juries challenges conventional
wisdom about how jurors react to expert testimony and attorney performance.
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| 198 |
EMPLOYMENT
LAW | By William J. Borah
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Trends
in Seventh Circuit Sexual Harassment Decisions
Title VII is not a code of behavior,
according to the seventh circuit. But the court has also expanded
remedies for victims of "hellish" sexual harassment. |
| 204 |
ATTORNEY/CLIENT
PRIVILEGE | |
By
James A. Hansen and Melinda S.
Madison |
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The
Attorney-Client Privilege and the Common-Interest Doctrine
Under the common-interest doctrine,
an attorney's advice to an insurance-company client might not be privileged
in a later dispute with the insured. |
| 206 |
EMPLOYMENT LAW
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By
Marc R. Poulos, Melissa Binetti and Robert G. Reiter, Jr. |
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Employees
or Independent Contractors? A New Test for the Construction Industry
A new law makes it easier to challenge
classifying construction workers as independent contractors, not
employees.
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