Articles on Illinois Supreme Court Rules

Illinois Supreme Court amends Rule 307 to allow early appeal in class action lawsuits By Michele M. Jochner General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, December 2002 The Illinois Supreme Court has amended Rule 307, effective January 1, 2003, to permit a party to seek a discretionary, interlocutory appeal of whether a lawsuit was properly certified as a class action prior to the resolution of the suit at the trial court level.
Illinois Supreme Court Rule 212(a)(5)—Can you use a discovery deposition as evidence at trial? By Karen McNulty Enright Tort Law, December 2002 Subsection (a)(5), which was recently added to Illinois Supreme Court rule 212 in 2001, may forever change the way in which we take discovery depositions.
The debate continues: Holes in the professional liability proposal By Patrick F. Cleary General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, November 2002 The Supreme Court Rules Committee is reviewing and taking public comment on the proposed Attorney Financial Responsibility Rule.
New Supreme Court rule amendments and court orders By Michele M. Jochner General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, November 2002 The Illinois Supreme Court has recently amended several rules, and has also issued orders which will affect the practice of law in Illinois.
Jury instructions and voir dire: Recent developments By Susan M. Witt Civil Practice and Procedure, October 2002 Amended Supreme Court Rule 239 (effective January 2000) allows for any or all jury instructions to be read before opening statements.
New Supreme Court rule on discovery By Hon. William Maddux & Keith A. Hebeisen Bench and Bar, September 2002 Effective July 1, 2002, the Supreme Court revised Rule 213.
Amended Illinois Supreme Court Rule 213—effective July 1, 2002 By Gretchen N. Smith & Miller and Judith L. Schuch Young Lawyers Division, August 2002 Beginning July 1, 2002, Illinois Supreme Court Rule 213 will be revised (the Amended Rule). The Amended Rule contains three significant changes.
Requests to admit facts and for genuineness of documents By Jessica A. Bank Family Law, November 2001 Requests for Admissions of Fact and Genuineness of Documents are effective litigation tools for expediting and simplifying discovery, for compelling admission of incontrovertible facts, and for narrowing issues to be addressed at trial.
Amended Illinois Supreme Court Rules expand the protection of individual rights By Mark E. Wojcik Human and Civil Rights, June 2001 Lawyers and judges in Illinois may no longer discriminate on the basis of "disability," "age," "sexual orientation," or "socioeconomic status," pursuant to new Illinois Supreme Court rules announced earlier this year.
Supreme Court Rule 216: admission of facts By Angela Imbierowicz Civil Practice and Procedure, August 2000 Supreme Court Rule 216 is a powerful discovery tool.
A Summary of Rule 213 opinion witness cases By Daniel P. Wurl Civil Practice and Procedure, October 1999 Editors' Note: In the last issue of Trial Briefs, we published a summary of recent decisions dealing with the operation of Rule 213, together with an appendix that provided a more detailed account of the decisions.
A Summary of Rule 213 opinion witness cases By Daniel P. Wurl Civil Practice and Procedure, September 1999 On June 1, 1995, the Illinois Supreme Court entered an order making major revisions to some of its discovery rules
Use of Requests to Admit in summary suspension hearings By J. Brick Van Der Snick Traffic Laws and Courts, June 1999 This article will outline the impact and benefits of using the Request to Admit Facts in a summary suspension proceeding and will highlight the case law on this point.
Supreme Court Rule 219(e)—Plaintiff beware; defendant, too By Babette L. Brennan General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, March 1999 A party shall not be permitted to avoid compliance with discovery deadlines, orders or applicable rules by voluntarily dismissing a lawsuit.

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