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Amendments to pregnancy termination reporting
May 2013
Illinois Law Update, Page 228
The Illinois Department of Public Health (the "Department") recently adopted amendments to regulations governing reporting requirements for pregnancy terminations. 77 Ill. Adm. Code 505.
Amendments to radiation installations requirements
February 2013
Illinois Law Update, Page 72
The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (the "Agency") recently adopted amendments to registration and operator requirements for radiation installations. 32 Ill. Adm. Code 320.
Amendments to sewer discharge criteria
April 2013
Illinois Law Update, Page 176
The Illinois Pollution Control Board (the "Board") recently adopted amendments to regulations governing wastewater pretreatment regulations. 35 Ill. Adm. Code 307.
AVVO launches controversial lawyer bidding service
By Adam W. Lasker
February 2013
Lawpulse, Page 66
AVVO.com's new online service allowing lawyers to quote fees for prospective traffic-ticket clients sends the public the wrong message, ISBA-member critics complain.
Ban on zinc button batteries. PA 097-1107
April 2013
Illinois Law Update, Page 176
Illinois lawmakers have amended the Mercury-added Product Prohibition Act to restrict the sale and distribution of zinc batteries. 410 ILCS 46/10 and 46/27.
Correspondence from Our Readers
May 2013
Column, Page 218
Law school debt report underscores what "attorneys experience every day"; Small-estate affidavits and the SOS.
Court applies traveling employee exception to workers' compensation claim
February 2013
Illinois Law Update, Page 72
On December 6, 2012, the Illinois Appellate Court, Fourth District, held that a contractor could reasonably foresee that an employee would stay at a motel close to a job site when their home was 200 miles away, and thus the employee's injury while traveling from the motel to the worksite arose in the course of his employment for workers' comp purposes.
Court clarifies pleading requirements under Consumer Fraud Act
February 2013
Illinois Law Update, Page 72
On November 20, 2012, the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, determined that a defendant's intent to induce reliance by a consumer is a necessary element to proving a section 2 claim under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act ("Consumer Fraud Act"), regardless of whether the defendant's action was a misrepresentation or omission of material fact.
Court clarifies standards for confirmation of levy sales
April 2013
Illinois Law Update, Page 176
On January 22, 2013, the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, held that a levy sale of an undivided half-interest in a single-family home for $120,000 less than its appraised value was not unconscionable or unjust.