Illinois Nursing Home Litigation 2000By Stephen C. BuserJune 2000Column, Page 302For years lawyers ignored clients who wanted to file suit against a nursing home.
An Overview of Illinois Nursing Home LitigationBy Stephen C. Buser and Harriet H. HamiltonJune 2000Article, Page 316A practice-oriented review of Illinois and federal statutes and cases governing nursing home lawsuits.
Notice Our New Look for the JournalBy Stephen C. BuserMarch 2000Column, Page 119If the Journal looks different somehow this month, don't adjust your set;
Editor's NoteBy Stephen C. BuserDecember 1999Column, Page 627Managed-care reform statute takes effect on 1/1/00.
Editor's NoteBy Stephen C. BuserNovember 1999Column, Page 567Employment law in the spotlight
Doyle v Holy Cross Hospital, one of the most important employment-law cases this year, is the centerpiece of this month's Journal. Two sets of authors consider the case and its implications from different perspectives and offer pointers to help you serve your employer-clients.
Editor's NoteBy Stephen C. BuserOctober 1999Column, Page 511Lincoln Award Contest; the Journal is the Winner
Editor's NoteBy Stephen C. BuserSeptember 1999Column, Page 450Grandparents have rights, too.
Admissibility of prior injuries vetted in this month's IBJBy Stephen C. BuserAugust 1999Column, Page 398This month's Journal features an article by Chicago trial judge Barbara McDonald on a much-discussed topic of late among tort practitioners ; the fifth district's Brown v Baker decision and its impact on the same-part-of-the-body rule.
QILDRO, eavesdropping, damages, and moreBy Stephen C. BuserJuly 1999Column, Page 346If matrimonial law is part of your practice, you won't want to miss Ronda Glenn's and Michelle Mosby-Scott's timely article on Illinois' QILDRO law, which took effect just days before this issue of the Journal arrived in your mailbox.
Supreme court review — online, with link to the full-text opinionsBy Stephen C. BuserMay 1999Column, Page 235Once again we've called upon members of the Appellate Lawyers Association to look back on the preceding supreme court year, and once again they've delivered a thoughtful and thorough review.
Dynasty trusts, employee-discharge pointers, and moreBy Stephen C. BuserMarch 1999Column, Page 123For you estate planners, we offer an article by Messrs. Margolin and Weinstein on the interplay between dynasty trusts and that law-student's nightmare, the rule against perpetuities.
A Science Lesson for LawyersBy Stephen C. BuserJanuary 1999Column, Page 6Though we've examined the law of DNA evidence in the Journal, we haven't reviewed the science of DNA testing; until this issue, beginning on page 18.
IBJ full text now onlineBy Stephen C. BuserDecember 1998Column, Page 654TV lawyer dramas aside, closing arguments really are a critical moment in every trial. In this issue, Jeffrey Kroll outlines the dos and don't of closings for Illinois lawyers.
Perspectives on Lawyer MalpracticeBy Stephen C. BuserNovember 1998Column, Page 586This month's IBJ features a pair of articles that deal in some way with lawyer civil liability.
