Editor’s noteCivil Practice and Procedure, September 2001The editors apologize for having failed to identify the authors of the following articles in the June 2001 edition of Trial Briefs:
Editor’s noteLaw Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, August 2001Please note the following: as regular readers of this newsletter know, it has been a while since we have devoted as much of an issue to technology and products as this one.
Editor’s noteCriminal Justice, August 2001The editor of this publication and the section council thank David Bergschneider, Legal Director, Office of the State Appellate Defender, for his comprehensive case law update included in this edition.
Editor’s noteJuly 2001For this edition of the newsletter we have a summary of the recent court of appeals decision in the Microsoft case, a discussion by Scott M. Mendel.
Editor’s noteLabor and Employment Law, June 2001One issue which has not been settled totally is when a union contract may require union members to arbitrate statutory claims.
Editor’s noteBy Richard W. ZuckermanFamily Law, June 2001On behalf of my fellow co-editor, Don C. Hammer, I would like to thank all of the contributors to the 2000-2001 Family Law Section Council Newsletter.
Editor’s noteBy Richard W. ZuckermanFamily Law, May 2001You don't have to handle custody case for very long before it becomes clear that cases usually fall into one of three patterns.
Editor’s noteEducation Law, May 2001In order to better meet your needs, we have reformatted the Education Law Section Council's newsletter.
Editor’s noteAlternative Dispute Resolution, April 2001We welcome and are grateful for contributions to this newsletter from members of the section.
Editor’s noteReal Estate Law, March 2001Recognizing the sometimes considerable harm realized by consumers when those without law degrees provide legal advice, ISBA President Herb Franks is emphasizing protecting the public from the unauthorized practice of law in his tenure as president.
Editor’s noteMarch 2001While the new head of the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division has not yet been named as of this writing (the rumored front runner is Charles James, who served in George I's administration), it is doubtful that the Bush Administration's antitrust policy could be that much different from that under the Clinton Administration, except maybe as it may affect a Redmond Washington based computer software company.
Editor’s noteBy Don C. HammerFamily Law, February 2001The year 2000 was a significant year for adoption practitioners in Illinois. This issue, and the following issue, of the Family Law newsletter will focus on adoption.
Editor’s noteCriminal Justice, February 2001The caselaw digests contained in this newsletter were graciously submitted by Don Hays, Senior Staff Counsel, Office of the States' Attorney Appellate Prosecutor.
Editor’s notesState and Local Taxation, November 2001Is your client a "responsible person" or merely an investor? Ask whether he knew of the corporation's financial troubles, signed checks and whether he became involved in the day-to-day operations of the corporation.
Editor’s notesBy Christopher L. WeberMineral Law, November 2001On February 7, 2001, the Circuit Court of Madison County entered a judgment in favor of plaintiffs, Kenneth Voigt, Dorothy Voigt, and Melba Voigt, and against defendants, Karchmer Pile & Supply, Inc., Watomwa Production Company, Confed Oil Corp. and KIEC, Inc., in the amount of $2,838,475.78, including punitive damages, and in favor of plaintiffs, Joanne Carraway, Jack McCarty, Suzanne Pringle, Marion Bonnell, Brian Millsap and David Millsap and against defendants, Karchmer Pipe & Supply, Inc., Watomwa Production Co., Confed Oil Corp. and KIEC, Inc., in the amount of $905,262.71.
Editor’s notesReal Estate Law, October 2001This issue features articles addressing representing third-party bidders at foreclosure sales, complying with the Residential Real Property Disclosure Act, and the impact of Revised Article 9 on real estate transactions.
Editor’s notesReal Estate Law, June 2001This issue of the Real Property newsletter includes Tim Atchison's detailed discussion of various types of fraud, particularly flips.
Editor’s notesReal Estate Law, April 2001This issue could not be more timely. The first article by John C. Murray discusses the doctrines of equitable and conventional subrogation.
Editor’s notesBy Barbara B. BresslerReal Estate Law, January 2001We are fortunate to have articles in this newsletter from experienced real estate practitioners who are known authorities on the topics about which they have written.
Electronic business transactionsBy Ethel SpyratosBusiness and Securities Law, January 2001As commerce evolves, businesses are confronting electronic transactions.
Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce ActLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, January 2001On June 30, 2000, President Clinton signed into law the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. The Act applies to most industries, including the insurance industry generally, and title insurance in particular.
The elements of a non-disclosure agreementBy Deborah Gordon & Joseph CollinsCorporate Law Departments, July 2001The Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) is an important safety measure for a party that is disclosing confidential or proprietary information to another in the course of discussing and negotiating a possible business relationship.
Employee Benefits Section Council review of recent cases and IRS mattersBy Kevin J. RichterEmployee Benefits, December 2001In Gilliam v. United Parcel Service, Inc., 7th Cir. No. 99-3942 (11/29/00) the Seventh Circuit found that the Defendant, United Parcel Service, did not violate the Family and Medical Leave Act by firing a worker.
Employee termination for drug possession No ADA violationBy William D. BrejchaEnergy, Utilities, Telecommunications, and Transportation, April 2001The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) suit under 42 U.S.C. §2101 et seq. by an employee terminated from his job due to cocaine possession in Pernice v. City of Chicago, 237 F.3d 793 (7th Cir., 1/11/01).
Employer bears burden of proving supervisory status in NLRB proceedingBy Michael R. LiedLabor and Employment Law, November 2001A labor law issue which comes up with some frequency is whether certain individuals are employees--and therefore entitled to the protections of the National Labor Relations Act, or supervisors, who are usually excluded from such protection.
