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Illinois Bar Journal

The Magazine of Illinois Lawyers

October 2001 • Volume 89 • Number 10 • Pages 501-552

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Practice News

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Lawpulse | By Helen W. Gunnarsson
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Illinois Law Update

Rule 213 requires parties to disclose witnesses upon written interrogatory; new statute strengthens penalty for selling club drugs; and more.

See cases, legislation, and administrative agencies.

Articles

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Criminal Law and Procedure | By
David Stevens
Apprendi and Extended-Term Sentencing: When Must the Jury Decide?
A review of the latest Illinois cases, with a focus on consecutive sentences and retroactive application.
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Real Estate Law | By
John H. Mathias Jr.
and
Timothy W. Burns
General Contractors and Subcontractors' Insurers: The Additional-Insured Provision
When can a general contractor rely on its subcontractor's insurance instead of its own? This article examines recent case law.
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Criminal Law and Procedure | By
Stacey McDermott Shonkwiler
Cellular-Phone Searches: New Technology Meets the Fourth Amendment
The author reviews a recent Illinois Appellate Court case upholding a search of numbers stored in the defendant's cell phone.
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Juries | By
Scott D. Lane
Voir Dire: Do Parties Have an Absolute Right to Directly Question Prospective Jurors?
In first district civil cases, the answer is yes -- as long as the questioning is "reasonable."
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Attorney-Client Privilege/Corporations | By
Frederick R. Ball
The Attorney-Client Privilege in Director and Shareholder Litigation
A look at when courts are willing to pierce the attorney-client privilege in director and shareholder litigation.

Columns

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Letters to the Editor
Correspondence from Our Readers
Moorman memories.  
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President's Page | By
Tim Eaton
A (Former) Young Lawyer Remembers
Recently I attended the Decatur Bar Association corn roast at Rex Brown's home in Decatur. 
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Law Office Management & Technology | By
Todd Flaming
Managing the E-mail Monster
Driven into a corner by e-mail overload? Here's how to fight back.
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Legal Communication | By
Maureen B. Collins
A Place for Policy
If you can persuade the judge that ruling in your client's favor means doing good, you'll probably do well.
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Malpractice Prevention Update | By
Karen J. Dilibert
The Letterhead Name Game
What's in that name on your firm's letterhead? Trouble, if you don't mind your ps and qs.