February 2008 Illinois Bar Journal | Illinois State Bar Association

February 2008 • Volume 96 • Number 2 • Pages 47-108

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Practice News

Lawpulse | By Helen W. Gunnarsson

Illinois Law Update

Time between voluntary dismissal and refiling - its impact on due diligence; Missing Persons Identification Act; food prep rules require disclosure of compliance with Islamic laws; and more.

See cases, legislation, and administrative agencies.

Articles

Real Estate Law | By

Helen W. Gunnarsson

Helping Clients Who Face Foreclosure

Notice of foreclosure creates a personal crisis for your home-borrower clients. Here's how to counsel them.

Lincoln Award Winner Civil Practice | By

Nathan T. Kipp

Pleading in the Seventh Circuit after Bell Atlantic : "Fact," "Notice," or Otherwise?

In Bell Atlantic, the U.S. Supreme Court announced a new federal pleading standard. But its impact on federal pleading practice in Illinois is unclear.

Workers' Compensation | By

Christopher E. Kentra

The "Kotecki" Gap: No Insurance Coverage for Assumed Liability

Lawyers who represent manufacturers, insurers and others need to understand the Kotecki gap and the supreme court's ruling that most insurance policies don't cover it.

DUI / Criminal | By

Eric R. Waltmire

How to Admit or Exclude PBT Results

Police sometimes administer preliminary breath tests to drivers stopped on suspicion of DUI. When and how are the results admissible in a hearing? Here's a look at the cases.

UCC | By

Peter C. John

A New Approach to Limitations of Remedies and Damages Under the UCC

Razor v Hyundai Motor America changed Illinois law by limiting the failure of a remedy to the remedy itself and not implicating the limitation on damages.