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Articles From 1999

Safe IP: derivative infringement By Daniel Kegan Intellectual Property, November 1999 Obtaining a patent, copyright, or trademark is no guarantee that you do not infringe. Your patented invention may be an improvement on an earlier patented invention, and read on the earlier patent's claims
Safe IP: Signing applications By Daniel Kegan Intellectual Property, June 1999 Priority is often paramount in deciding trademark rights and disputes.
Sample initial COBRA notice Employee Benefits, April 1999 This letter is to inform you of your rights under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended ("COBRA"), to continue your employer-provided group health insurance coverage if you, your spouse, or a dependent child lose coverage because of a qualifying event.
Sample Year 2000 readiness disclosure statement Business Advice and Financial Planning, March 1999 Our Company is providing this update to our Year 2000 preparedness status to keep you informed of our progress.
A sampling of reasons to distinguish the Illinois Human Rights Commission from federal court By John M. Wood Labor and Employment Law, July 1999 The potential pratfalls that face any attorney who practices only periodically in a given area of the law are pronounced in employment discrimination law.
Sausage maker scores $11 million verdict in trade secret case By Steven L. Baron Intellectual Property, February 1999 Meatpacking giant, IBP, Inc., learned the literal truth of von Bismarck's famous quip the hard way.
Saving time and adding value: Assorted computer tidbits By Christopher J. Cummings Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, March 1999 Open any law practice publication these days and you will find exhortations to lawyers to become computer literate.
SBA 504: The expansion program By Karen Lennon & Lewis F. Matuszewich Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, April 1999 In the Chicago area, the SBA 504 loan program is the fastest growing financing option for expanding businesses.
School discipline under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) By KKathe Klare Human and Civil Rights, May 1999 School discipline is an important issue for educators, parents and students. It is of special significance for students with disabilities and their parents since historically the schools had failed to adequately protect the rights of children by inconsistent and subjective decision-making particularly when dealing with discipline.
Scope statement Child Law, April 1999 Child Law Section Council: To inform all lawyers practicing in the areas of Juvenile Justice and Child Protection Law of the current and significant developments in those areas; to review, monitor and propose legislation which impacts Juvenile Justice and Child Protection Law.
Second District holds Tort Immunity Act taxes unavailable for prospective equitable remedies By Michael F. O’Brien Human and Civil Rights, October 1999 Editor's note: Previous editions of this newsletter contained articles entitled "The Tort Immunity Act and judicial taxation" (Oct. 1997, Vol. 24, No. 2) and "Circuit Court rules Tort Immunity Act taxes cannot fund school desegregation programs" (Jan. 1998, Vol. 24, No. 3) describing Rockford's court-ordered school desegregation taxes.
Secretary of state suspensions for possession, display or fraudulent use of license and identification card By Edward M. Maloney Traffic Laws and Courts, April 1999 For several years now the secretary of state has been routinely suspending driving privileges of Illinois residents under the age of 21 who are found to be in possession of an identification card or license not issued to them.
Section council activities By Donald R. Parkinson Criminal Justice, November 1999 Chairperson, Robert Loeb, called the Criminal Justice Section Council meeting to order on Saturday, September 18, 1999, and outlined his plans for this year.
Section council activities By Donald R. Parkinson Criminal Justice, May 1999 On a snowy Saturday (3/6/99), your council met in Chicago and discussed 120 new legislative criminal bills.
Section council Breakfast Series International and Immigration Law, March 1999 The following are the remarks of Robert Vandemeulebroucke, Consule General of Belgium to Chicago given before the International and Immigration Law Section Breakfast Series in November 1998.
Selected U.S. domain name case decisions By David Loundy Intellectual Property, May 1999 The first Internet domain name case decision was released in 1994, the second domain name case decision was a year later.
Senior citizens may be denied privilege to appeal adverse rulings on homestead exemptions By Carl H. Stowe Elder Law, April 1999 Senior citizens who receive adverse rulings on applications for exemption upon the real property used as a home, such as the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption (35 ILCS 200/15-170) or the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption Assessment Freeze (35 ILCS 200/15-172) may find that they are unable to obtain review of such denial through the court.
Senior citizens’ real estate tax exemptions for married persons By Carl H. Stowe Elder Law, November 1999 Counsel helping senior citizens with application for any one of three exemptions which may apply to real property used as a home should be mindful of the fact that married persons who maintain separate residences qualifying as homestead property may not be entitled to the same relief as single persons who are over 65.
Serving process through the Secretary of State: An overview By Phillip J. Piscopo Young Lawyers Division, October 1999 In order to obtain jurisdiction over the person of a defendant, proper service of summons is required. Allied American Ins. Co. v. Mickiewicz, 124 Ill. App. 3d 705, 80 Ill. Dec. 282, 464 N.E.2d 1112 (1984).
Seven steps toward “nanny tax” compliance By Richard M. Colombik & Cary R. Rosenthal General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, February 1999 In June 1993, most observers pegged Stephen Breyer as the odds on favorite for appointment to the Supreme Court seat vacated by Justice Byron White.
Seventh Circuit holds that an employee can be liable for a corporation’s discovery abuse By Michael Todd Scott Corporate Law Departments, December 1999 In Johnson v. Kakvand, No. 97-3893 (7th Cir. Sept. 17, 1999), the Plaintiffs sued Liberty Mortgage Corp. (Liberty) and it's president and sole shareholder, Mike Kakvand, alleging violations of the Fair Housing Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Practices Act. 
The Seventh Circuit issues a “warning to lawyers” concerning service time limits in Troxell v. Fedders of North America, Inc. By Michele M. Jochner General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, February 1999 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(d) provides that, "[t]o avoid costs, the plaintiff may notify ... a defendant of the commencement of [an] action and request that the defendant waive service of a summons."
Sexual harassment in Illinois employment By Nicole Vercruysse Young Lawyers Division, August 1999 The Illinois Human Rights Act1 and Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act2 are the two bodies of law used to address sexual harassment in employment throughout Illinois.3
Shades of gray matter: The decisional capacity dilemma in advance directives By Daniel M. Moore Elder Law, June 1999 This article deals with a serious matter confronted at different times by lawyers and health care providers.
Should the state’s attorney have the power to divert children from diversion? By Shane Temple Child Law, April 1999 This is an article in an ongoing cooperation between the ISBA Child Law Section, Northern Illinois University College of Law, and the students of Professor Lawrence Schlam's Child Law Seminar in publishing at least one article in each issue of the section newsletter on practical and informative current topics of interest to Child Law practitioners in Illinois.
Should your client consider an employee stock option plan? By James M. Lestikow Business Advice and Financial Planning, January 1999 Employee Stock Option Plans (ESOPs) may be the solution to one or more concerns of a business, such as succession planning, asset acquisition or an incentive to retain employees.
Single member limited liability companies – the new year brings new guidance from the IRS By Edward J. Hannon Federal Taxation, April 1999 In recent years, the concept of having an entity that is disregarded for federal income tax purposes has become a hot topic.
Some reflections on the emergence of a new victim class By Arthur J. Inman Human and Civil Rights, May 1999 The insightful and probing television drama, The Practice, a realistic look inside a small law firm practice in a Big City, recently presented a program on a too often overlooked victim class.
Some valuable Web sites for lawyers By Chuck Bingaman Legal Technology, Standing Committee on, November 1999 Each issue of this year's C.O.L.T. newsletter will highlight a handful of Web sites of particular interest to lawyers (and their employees.)
Southeastern Illinois Oil Brine Task Force formed Mineral Law, November 1999 The Southeastern Illinois Oil Brine Task Force has received a grant from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to address remediation of soil damaged by oilfield brine.