2001 DUI Penalty GuideBy Chris E. FreeseTraffic Laws and Courts, January 2001This is a Class A Misdemeanor. The penalty imposed by the Court may be any of the following:
7th Circuit affirms Carmack judgment against railroadBy William D. BrejchaEnergy, Utilities, Telecommunications, and Transportation, August 2001The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a Carmack Amendment judgment in Allied Tube & Conduit Corp. v. Southern Pacific Transp. Co., 2000 Fed. Car. Cas. ¶84,142 (4/28/00).
ABA Commission on Women honors Laurel G. BellowsBy Celia G. GamrathWomen and the Law, October 2001The ABA Commission on Women in the Profession presented one of its most prestigious honors--the Margaret Brent Award--to Chicago lawyer Laurel G. Bellows last month.
Aba tech show highlightsBy Paul BernsteinLaw Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, August 2001The ABA Tech Show in Chicago in March, 2001, for me, confirmed existing trends in law office automation and technology and provided visions of the near-future.
The ADA and state employeesBy Mary Lee LeahyHuman and Civil Rights, May 2001On February 21, 2001, the United States Supreme Court dealt state employees another blow.
Administrative review law and necessary parties: who must be namedBy J.A. SebastianAdministrative Law, August 2001After the state denied Darryl Veazey benefits under the Illinois Unemployment Insurance Act, the Cook County circuit court denied administrative review of the state agency's decision because the complaint failed to name the agency's Board of Review.
ADR happeningsAlternative Dispute Resolution, February 2001The United States District Court of the Northern District of Illinois recently created a new local rule governing the confidentiality of alternative dispute resolution proceedings
The aftermath of September 11th: recognizing women’s rights as an international issueBy Amanda DeVincentisWomen and the Law, December 2001What role shall we play in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attack? How do we struggle to not only find meaning after those events, but also work for the advancement of women's rights and an awareness of the plight of women internationally?
Agriculture education in Illinois— a call to action for membersBy Michael MassieAgricultural Law, May 2001Illinois has more than 75,000 farms, covering 28.1 million acres of land, and is the number one production state in the nation in soybeans, producing 400 million bushels... enough to fill 113,700 railroad box cars, forming a train that would stretch from Peoria to Boston.
AIDA attempts to show HBO who’s “boss”By Gabriella MorettiHuman and Civil Rights, June 2001AIDA (American Italian Defense Association) isn't singing the praises of the critically acclaimed HBO mob drama The Sopranos, which has become a pop-culture phenomenon.
All the latest developments in health care lawBy W. Eugene Basanta & Jonathan OliverHealth Care Law, December 2001A recent decision from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals considers whether a "silent" or "nondirected PPO" violated §43 of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §1125(a) as a "false or misleading description of fact" appearing "in commercial advertising or promotion."
All the latest developments in health care lawBy W. Eugene BasantaHealth Care Law, June 2001An ongoing question in health care law involves the status of nurses with respect to union organization under the National Labors Relation Act. 29 U.S.C
All the latest developments in health care lawBy W. Eugene Basanta & Jonathan OliverHealth Care Law, April 2001In an opinion authored by Justice Stevens, the United States Supreme Court has ruled that a drug testing protocol followed by a state hospital constituted an unreasonable search in violation of the Fourth Amendment.
Alphabetical listing of casesInsurance Law, June 2001Alliance Syndicate, Inc. v. Parsec, Inc., 318 Ill.App.3d 590, 714 N.E.2d 1039, ___ Ill. Dec. ___ (1st dist. 2nd div. 2000) ASSISTANCE AND COOPERATION (1244)
Alphabetical listing of casesInsurance Law, June 2001American Family Mutual Insurance Company v. Savickas, 193 Ill.2d 378, 739 N.E.2d 445, 250 Ill. Dec. 682 (2000) Collateral estoppel (1273)
Alternative dispute resolution in bankruptcyBy Erwin I. KatzCommercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, July 2001The use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), once unknown in the bankruptcy context, has increased exponentially over the past 10 years.
Alternative dispute resolution in bankruptcyBy Erwin I. KatzAlternative Dispute Resolution, February 2001The use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), once unknown in the bankruptcy context, has increased exponentially over the past ten years.
Alternative dispute resolution in Illinois AgricultureBy Alicia Hill RuizAlternative Dispute Resolution, April 2001Illinois farmers can be counted among those choosing mediation when it is offered as an alternative method of resolving disputes
Amended Illinois Supreme Court Rules expand the protection of individual rightsBy Mark E. WojcikHuman and Civil Rights, June 2001Lawyers 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.
Amendments to federal rules of civil procedureBy Dawn R. HallstenGeneral Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, February 2001This update on the amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is for general practitioners who do not deal extensively with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure but do want to be informed about the amendments.
Amendments to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements ActBy Rebecca A.D. NelsonJuly 2001On February 1 of this year, the U.S. premerger reporting process was substantially revised, as amendments to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 ("HSR Act") took effect.
And the money keeps rolling out in fraud directionsBy Timothy P. AtchisonReal Estate Law, June 2001Incidents of fraud, forgery and identity theft continue to plague the real estate industry and, if anything, are increasing.
An annual survey of administrative law 2000By William A. Price & Kelley BeehnerAdministrative Law, January 2001"Administrative law" concerns the policy making, ratemaking, decision making, rulemaking, licensing and other requirements and procedures of administrative bodies.
