The ASTM 1527 standard for the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) has been revised yet again. With the creation of the Bona Fide Prospective Purchase Defense, a Phase I ESA takes on an even greater importance. Don’t miss this panel presentation in which our legal and environmental experts discuss the most significant changes to the new standard, the status of EPA regulations and the Agency’s acceptance of the latest standard, and the role of emerging contaminants, like Preliminary Endangerment Assessment in Phase I ESAs.

Pleading and proving claims for a duty of additional care by a common carrier because of a passenger’s alcohol intoxication is challenging and difficult. Therefore, writes Gerald T. Donoghue in his August Illinois Bar Journal article, “Intoxicated Passengers and Common Carriers,” it is important for plaintiff attorneys to carefully screen intoxicated-passenger cases before seeking to litigate.

Far too often, writes Monique Patton Woody in her August Illinois Bar Journal article, “Discharged With Care,” my colleagues and I field calls and inquiries from hospitals regarding patients with mental illness and in need of discharge placement for various reasons, including homelessness, inability to live independently, or a need for transitional programming before returning to independent living. However, in these matters, placement is but one piece of the puzzle, Patton Woody notes.

The YLD invites all members to participate in their Book Club event on November 9, 2022, at 6:00 p.m., via Zoom, featuring Stephen McGuire’s novel, "Fractured Power," a dark and haunting psychological thriller.