Illinois Bar Journal; May 2004

IL Bar Journal

MAY, 2004 VOLUME 92 NUMBER 5

COLUMNS

269	LEGAL COMMUNICATION What Weblogs Can Do for You By T. Evan Schaeffer

271	FINDING ILLINOIS LAW At Last, a New Guidebook for Illinois Legal Researchers By Phill Johnson


DEPARTMENTS
230	Advertisers in this Issue
234	President's Page
274	PracticeMart


PRACTICE NEWS
236	LAW PULSE; By Helen Gunnarsson New rule mandates expedited custody appeals; eavesdropping in cyberspace; responding to HIPAA-violation complaints; and more.

242	ILLINOIS LAW UPDATE "Reasonable" contact provision that restrains trade not void; background checks required for euthanasia techs; Department of Insurance simplifies regs; and more.

ARTICLES
	TORT/CIVIL PRACTICE
246	Dawdy and the Future of Intrastate Forum Non Conveniens in Illinois In Dawdy, the court ruled that a "forum shopping" paintiff deserves little deference. Will the decision lead to a rise in forum non conveniens litigation? By Jill E. Adams

	LABOR & EMPLOYMENT
256	Undocumented Workers' Remedies for Employment-Law Violations in Illinois Despite a Supreme Court decision restricting their remedies under the NLRA, undocumented workers can still get relief under other employment laws, this author opines. By Michael K. Fridkin

	STATUTORY INTERPRETATION
260	The Illinois Supreme Court's Latest Last Word on Statutory Retroactivity For the third time in 10 years, the Illinois Supreme Court has changed the rule governing when statutes apply to events and litigation that predate their enactment. By Robert C. Feldmeier

PRACTICE TIPS
	CREDITORS' RIGHTS
263	Representing a Creditor in an Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors Here's how to look out for creditors' interests in a common law "ABC." By Bruce C. Scalambrino
	REAL ESTATE/TORT
267	Mechanics Liens and Slander of Title: The Case for Absolute Privilege The author argues that mechanics-lien filers are protected from slander of title claims by the privilege for statements made during litigation. By Michael G. Cortina