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PRACTICE NEWS
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LAWPULSE
| By Helen W. Gunnarsson |
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The
Illinois Supreme Court OKs advance payment retainers; you can't
collect fees for collecting your own fees; property tax nonpayment
sales and the mentally ill; and more.
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292
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ILLINOIS
LAW UPDATE
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Court
defers to commission in workers' comp case; public policy to disclose
patient names to newspaper does not outweigh privacy interest; procedure
for eminent domain by sanitary districts amended; and more.
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ETHICS|
By Helen W. Gunnarsson
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What's
Your Duty Under Himmel?
What kind of misconduct by your fellow
lawyers should be reported to ARDC? What if you make the wrong call?
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CIVIL
PRACTICE | By Rob Shumaker
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Intrastate
Forum Non Conveniens in Illinois: Post-Langenhorst
Confusion
The
Illinois Supreme Court's most recent intrastate forum non conveniens
ruling only adds to the confusion, this author opines.
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ESTATE
PLANNING | By Carleen L. Schreder
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Even
More Uncertainty about Estate-Tax Apportionment
Two recent decisions interpreting apportionment waiver clauses
in wills and revocable trusts make new law. Here's an analysis.
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CORPORATIONS
| By Markus May
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Helping
Business Owners Avoid Personal Liability
A recent case describes how business owners should run
their companies as separate entities to avoid being held personally
liable.
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JUVENILE
LAW
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| By
Karl Menninger and Thomas R. McMahon |
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Fitness
to Stand Trial in Juvenile Court: The Worst of Both Worlds?
Juveniles unfit to stand trial because of mental illness
arguably enjoy neither procedural protection nor better care. |
