ARDC surcharge for judicial elections Governor Quinn's reform commission has recommended that the 2010 judicial elections be publicly financed. The funding is to come from assessing each Illinois lawyer a $50 surcharge on his or her ARDC registration fees and a $1 fee on litigants who file civil actions. This is supposed to be heard tomorrow morning in Senate Executive Committee, although no bill has been filed yet to do this. Want to comment on this bill? Civil - Insurance Health Care Industry Liability Ins. Program v. Momence Meadows Nursing Center, Inc., No. 08-1997 (5/20/09). Appeal, C.D. Ill. Affirmed. Court Mulls Responsibility of Police in Death of Drunk Woman The Illinois Supreme Court is weighing whether the Herrin Police Department can be blamed for the death of an intoxicated woman who walked out of city's police station and was hit by a car. From the Bloomington Pantagraph. Peterson Attorney No Stranger to Controversy Naperville attorney John Paul Carroll, the newest member of the Drew Peterson defense team, is no stranger to controversy. From the Daily Herald. Federal Judges Grouse About Lawyers' Courtroom Attire When U.S. District Court Judge Joan Lefkow mentioned during a judges' panel discussion at the Seventh Circuit Bar Association meeting this week that she thought some women attorneys should pay more attention to dressing appropriately for court, she probably didn't know the floodgates she would open. From the National Law Journal. More Legal News   ISBA is an accredited CLE provider in Illinois. Find complete list at Law Ed CLE Calendar. May 2009 Thursday, 5/21/09 – Chicago The Basics You Need to Represent Local Governments Thursday, 5/21/09 – Online Course Legal Technology for Non-Techies Friday, 5/22/09 – Chicago Emerging Issues in Labor and Employment Law Friday, 5/22/09 – Bloomington Civil Procedure Update Friday, 5/29/09 – Chicago Trial Primer: Beyond the Nuts and Bolts Friday, 5/29/09 – Bloomington Ethical Considerations in Estate Planning, Transition Periods, and Estate and Trust Administration June 2009 Thursday, 6/4/09 – Online Course Conducting Legal Research on Fastcase Thursday, 6/4/09 – Chicago Hot Topics in Animal Law Thursday and Friday, 6/4/09 - 6/5/09 – Peoria The 2009 Annual Illinois Traffic Court Conference For Registration information please call 309-677-3056 Friday, 6/5/09 – Carbondale Lessons in Professional Responsibility Learned from the Illinois Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln A Master Series Video Friday, 6/5/09 – Bloomington Enforcement of Firearm Laws Friday, 6/5/09 – Bloomington Inside Divorce Mediation Tuesday, 6/9/09 – Chicago Intellectual Property Essentials and IP on the Internet Wednesday - Thursday, 6/10/09 – 6/11/09 – Chicago Attorney Education in Child Custody and Visitation Matters Thursday, 6/11/09 - Bloomington Intellectual Property Essentials and IP on the Internet Friday, 6/12/09 – Chicago Legal Writing:  Improving what you do Everyday Friday, 6/12/09 – Grafton Hot Topics in Animal Law Thursday – Saturday, 6/18/09 – 6/20/09, Chicago CLE Fest Classic Friday, 6/26/09 - Lake Geneva, WI ISBA Annual Meeting: Lessons in Professional Responsibility 7th Circuit Cases Civil - Insurance Health Care Industry Liability Ins. Program v. Momence Meadows Nursing Center, Inc., No. 08-1997 (5/20/09). Appeal, C.D. Ill. Affirmed. Dist. Ct. did not err in finding that plaintiff-insurance company had no duty to defend defendant-insured in underlying qui tam lawsuit alleging violations of False Claims Act and Illinois Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act arising out of submission of allegedly false charges generated by defendant's nursing center. While defendant argued that plaintiff had duty to defend under terms of commercial general liability policy providing coverage for bodily injury since underlying lawsuit contained allegations linking false Medicare and Medicaid charges to substandard nursing care, essence of underlying lawsuit concerned damages arising out of false filings, rather than bodily injury to residents of nursing home. Moreover, plaintiffs in underlying lawsuit lacked standing to assert bodily injury claims of nursing center residents, and exclusion in policy precluded coverage concerning allegations of retaliatory discharge against defendant.

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