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PRACTICE NEWS
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| 454 |
LAWPULSE
| By Helen W. Gunnarsson |
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SLAPP suits take a hit; court upholds support-arrearage payments
at 60 percent of income; legal aid groups would benefit from cy
pres statute; and more.
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460
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ILLINOIS
LAW UPDATE
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Lack of notice of disposition of collateral does not always bar
deficiency action; statewide smoking ban passed; Business Corporation
Act amendments; and more.
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| ARTICLES |
| 464 |
TRIAL PRACTICE/
EXPERT WITNESSES
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| By Daniel P. Wurl
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An
Update on Rule 213 Trial Witness Disclosure
A look at the evolution of the Rule 213 opinion-witness rule
and the supreme and appellate court decisions interpreting it.
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| 474 |
TRIAL PRACTICE/JURIES
| By Frank P. Andreano
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Voir
Dire: New Research Challenges Old Assumptions
Research shows that juror attitudes toward hot-button issues like
tort reform are better predictors of bias than demographic factors.
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FAMILY LAW |
By Gregory C. Maksimuk
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Defining
a Child-Support Payor's "Net Income"
What constitutes "net income"
for purposes of calculating a payor's child-support obligation? A
look at the cases. |
| 482 |
CRIMINAL LAW | By
Marion Buckley and J. Michael True
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"Sex
Offenders" but No Sex Crime?
Under the original law, some people
who didn't commit sex crimes had to register as "sex offenders."
The legislature addressed the issue last year with a new law that
creates its own problems. |
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LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT | By
Eugene K. Hollander
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Sexual
Harassment: No More "Welcomeness" Defense Against Minors
A recent case eliminates the defense that an underage sexual-harassment
plaintiff welcomed the sexual contact. |
