Articles From William A. Allison

Informed consent for lawyers By William A. Allison Tort Law, September 2006 When a settlement or judgment in a personal injury action is paid in whole or in part by periodic payments, that is called a structured settlement.
Supreme court gives lesson on Frye By William A. Allison Tort Law, June 2005 The Illinois Supreme Court was recently presented with a question regarding the admissibility of actuarial risk assessment to predict whether a convicted sex offender would commit sexually violent crimes in the future.
Lost chance—Appellate court development By William A. Allison Tort Law, May 1999 Until Holton v. Memorial Hospital, 176 Ill.2d 95, 223 Ill.Dec. 429, 679 N.E.2d 1202 (1997), the status of the lost chance doctrine in Illinois was unclear. Holton laid the ground work for acceptance of the doctrine by eliminating the need for statistical evidence to prove proximate cause.

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