Illinois Bar Journal; July 2004

IL Bar Journal

JULY, 2004 VOLUME 92 NUMBER 7


Ole Bly Pace III
127th President

COLUMNS

371	LEGAL COMMUNICATION Of Pandas and Punctuation By Maureen B. Collins

373	FINDING ILLINOIS LAW Finding Legal Briefs Online By Thomas Keefe


DEPARTMENTS

330	Advertisers in this Issue
332	President's Page
348	Referral Directory
378	PracticeMart


PRACTICE NEWS
334	LAW PULSE; By Helen Gunnarsson Is laches a defense to child-support claims?; (un)real estate deals; title work is lawyers' work; sealing court records in Illinois.

340	ILLINOIS LAW UPDATE Standing an affirmative defense in will contests; Illinois zero-tolerance law does not deny equal protection; death-penalty sentencing revisions; and more.

ARTICLES
	LITIGATION
344	It's Time to Move Beyond Separate Discovery and Evidence Depositions in Illinois The author argues that the Illinois approach is a disincentive to well-prepared, thorough depositions. By Mark E. McNabola

	TORT
352	The Open and Obvious Doctrine and Landowner Liability: The Rule and the Exceptions A discussion of the doctrine, its exception, and its applicability to children. By Jennifer E. Simms

	HEALTH CARE/FAMILY
356	Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect: Good Faith Immunity for Health Care Providers A look at how recent cases have construed the nature and scope of the immunity. By Theodore R. LeBlang

PRACTICE TIPS
	LITIGATION/EXPERT WITNESSES
363	*Applying the Frye* Standard to Expert Testimony; A Guide for Lawyers and Judges** Here's an appellate court justice's framework for analyzing Frye issues. By Hon. Robert J. Steigmann

	CRIMINAL/CIVIL RIGHTS
365	Challenging Property Seizures Under Illinois Civil Asset Forfeiture Law/Raising an Excessive Fines Clause Challenge Illinois law gives the state broad power to seize drug and crime assets; here's how to mount a challenge. By Hon. William James Haddad/James C. Murray, Jr.