June 2009 Illinois Bar Journal | Illinois State Bar Association

June 2009 • Volume 97 • Number 6 • Pages 269-319

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Practice News

278

Lawpulse | By Helen W. Gunnarsson

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Illinois Law Update

Amendments to DUI statute should be harmonized; Illinois Redeploy Program amended; rules implementing Illinois Community Care Program revised; and more.

See cases, legislation, and administrative agencies.

Articles

288

Law and Technology | By

Helen W. Gunnarsson

Twitter and Linkedin and Facebook. Oh My!

Are you Linkedin? Facebooking? Tweeting? Or still figuring out what it's all about and why you should care? Here's a lawyer's guide to social networking.

294

Tort Law | By

David E. Mueller

and

Jennier L. Wolf

The Ready answer: Settling Defendants' Fault Can't Be Used to Determine Joint Liability

The Illinois Supreme Court held in Ready that settling defendants are excluded from the joint-and-several-liability equation, leaving nonsettling defendants at risk of higher payout.

302

Tort Law | By

James W. Davidson

Does the "51-Percent Rule" Apply to Legal Malpractice Actions?

Is recovery for legal malpractice barred if the plantiff-client is more than 50 percent to blame? Here's the case for and against.

304

Employment Law | By

Kevin Bennardo

Claimants Beware: Strict Deadlines Limit Federal Employment Discrimination Suits

This article reviews the applicable laws - including the Ledbetter Act - and Illinois-based cases.

308

Contracts | By

Joseph Siprut

Jordan v Knafel: A Troubling Take on Mutual Mistake?

The first district found for Micheal Jordan against his former mistress in a case that, while interesting, includes a troubling analysis of the mutual-mistake doctrine you should know about.

Columns

274

Letters

Five Wishes: "zero cases of litigation"

We're flattered that authors Koenig and Hyde ("Be Careful What You Wish For: Analyzing the Five Wishes Advance Directive," IBJ May 2009) pored over our document, and as would a law student studying a model contract, found areas that might-could-maybe-potentially become a problem.

276

President's Page | By

Jack C. Carey

Reflections

A look back at the presidential year.

312

Business Law | By

Stephen Proctor

Two Corporate Communications Your Client May Be Getting

One should be ignored. The other must be reviewed and answered carefully.

314

Civil Practice | By