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PRACTICE
NEWS
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| 438 |
LAWPULSE
| By Helen W. Gunnarsson |
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Defendants
on the hook for undiscounted medical bills; a bouquet of business-friendly
bills; budgeting required for Capital Litigators; and more. |
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| 446 |
ILLINOIS
LAW UPDATE
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Motion
for summary judgment must be based on pleadings; maintenance provisions
of IMDMA revised; reporting requirements defined for appointees with
interests in state contracts; and more. |
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| ARTICLES |
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| 450 |
.ILLINOIS
SUPREME COURT
| By Helen W. Gunnarsson
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A
Chat with the Chief
New Illinois Supreme
Court Chief Justice Thomas shares his views on civility, mandatory
CLE, and more.
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| 454 |
BANKRUPTCY
| By
James J. Haller and William A. Mueller |
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The
New Bankruptcy Law: A Consumer Lawyer's Guide
The new act
takes effect next month: here are the most important changes to
Chapters 7 and 13.
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| 462 |
CONTRACTS
| By Joseph Siprut
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Third-Party
Beneficiary Basics: When Can
Noncontracting Parties Sue for Breach?
Can, say, the child
of divorced parents force Dad to pay for college as he promised
Mom he would? Find out how and when to use this theory on behalf
of your clients.
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466
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JUVENILE
LAW/APPELLATE
PRACTICE
| By
Charles P. Golbert and Kass A. Plain
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Appellate
Jurisdiction Over Child
Protection Orders
When can lawyers for
parents, children, and other parties seek appellate review in child
protection cases? This article discusses the details.
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474
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CRIMINAL
LAW | By
Larry R. Wells
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Retroactivity
and Judicial Construction
of Criminal Statutes
When a court interprets
a statute in favor of a criminal defendant, must that interpretation
be applied to events that happened before that case
was decided? Yes, this author opines.
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