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PRACTICE
NEWS
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| 162 |
LAWPULSE
| By Helen W. Gunnarsson |
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Taking
the Fifth in divorce cases; a jumbo legal malpractice case; to LLC
or not to LLC; goodbye to mandatory sentencing guidelines; IPI on
the Web.
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| 170 |
ILLINOIS
LAW UPDATE
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Personal
goodwill excluded from marital assets; Illinois criminalizes recording
of movies in theatres; language assistance mandated for hospitals;
and more |
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| 174 |
CIVIL
PRACTICE |
By Nancy J. Arnold and Tim Eaton
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Illinois
Supreme Court 2004: Taking on the Tough Issues
Last year
the court confronted contentious issues that matter not just to
lawyers but to the public at large.
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| 182 |
CRIMINAL
LAW
| By Evelyn
G. Baniewicz
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Illinois
Supreme Court Criminal 2004: Consensus and Clarification
Four-fifths
of the court's criminal law decisions were without dissent, and
only four were death-penalty appeals.
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| 188 |
LAW
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT/
CIVIL RIGHTS | By Helen W. Gunnarsson |
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Is
Your Law Practice ADA Compliant?
Every private
practice is a "public accommodation" under the ADA. Are you meeting
your obligations to clients and others with disabilities?
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| 198 |
EMPLOYMENT
LAW/ELDER
LAW
By Lori D. Ecker and Joseph M. Gagliardo |
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Allowing
Disparate Impact Claims Under the ADEA
Will the U.S.
Supreme Court allow older employees to prove age discrimination
based on employers' facially neutral practices?
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| 202 |
TORT
LAW
By Michael B. Hyman,
Carol V. Gilden,
Melinda J. Morales, and Adam J. Levitt;
By Michael A. Pope and Steven F. Pflaum
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Proposed
Rule 225: Does Illinois Need a New Class-Action Rule?
Proponents
say Rule 225 would stop class-action abuse;
Opponents say it isn't needed.
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