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Articles From 2003

Fourth Circuit: Well-designed anti-discrimination policies will protect you from punitive damages By Adrianne C. Mazura & Richard Hafets Corporate Law Departments, September 2003 A recent decision by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, Bryant v. Aiken Regional Medical Centers, Inc., clarifies the circumstances under which employers can avoid punitive damages for the discriminatory actions of their supervisory employees
Fourth District Appellate Court limits authority of guardian to commit nonconsenting ward for mental health treatment By Lee Beneze Elder Law, April 2003 In the Muellner case, the Fourth District Appellate Court addressed the issue of whether the circuit court had the authority to authorize the Office of State Guardian (guardian), serving as the guardian of the person, to place the ward in a mental health facility
Freedom Oil codification Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, January 2003 Portions of proposal 93-17 were first brought to the attention of the ISBA in 2000 by the Local Government Section Council, seeking to codify the holding in Freedom Oil Co. v. Ill. Pollution Board on behalf of municipalities, units of local government and school districts.
Frequently asked questions about the mechanics of filing under RA-9 in Illinois By James W. Evans Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, November 2003 Q. Since RA-9 eliminated the requirement of the Debtor's signature on a UCC-1, how do I establish that my filing was legally authorized?
Frequently asked questions about the mechanics of filing under RA-9 in Illinois By James W. Evans Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, September 2003 Q. Since RA-9 eliminated the requirement of the Debtor's signature on a UCC-1, how do I establish that my filing was legally authorized?
From the Bench Federal Civil Practice, September 2003 The "From the Bench" column which starts with this issue, will be a regular feature in the Federal Civil Practice newsletter, and will include comments and practical tips from various federal judges across Illinois
From the bench: Federal jurisdiction By Morton Denlow Federal Civil Practice, November 2003 You must make sure there is federal jurisdiction before filing a lawsuit in federal court. Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction. They must have both subject-matter jurisdiction and personal jurisdiction.
From the Chair By Richard L. Hutchison Human and Civil Rights, December 2003 A message from Section Chair Dick Hutchison.
From the Chair By Bruce L. Bonds Workers’ Compensation Law, December 2003 A message from Section Chair Bruce Bonds.
From the chair By Marc Christopher Loro Government Lawyers, November 2003 I am pleased to report on the activity of the Committee on Government Lawyers since our last newsletter. First and foremost, our ethics seminar, “Ethical Considerations in Public Sector Law,” was presented in Springfield on 12 September 2003.
From the chair By James K. Weston, Sr. Mineral Law, September 2003 First, Chris Weber, Section Chair and previous Editor of this newsletter for several years, is to be commended for the terrific accomplishments during his watch.
From the Chair By Barb Delanois Child Law, September 2003 Welcome to the new year of the Child Law Section Council. Serving the needs of the practitioners in Illinois Juvenile Courts in this capacity as chair of Juvenile Justice is a cherished honor.
From the chair By Richard L. Hutchison Human and Civil Rights, September 2003 James Stern did a nice job during the past year as the chair of the Human Rights Committee.
From the chair By Marc Christopher Loro Government Lawyers, August 2003 Welcome to the first installment of the fifth volume of the newsletter of the Standing Committee on Government Lawyers (CGL) edited again this year by Kate Kelly and Lynn Patton.
From the chair By Richard L. Turner Legal Technology, Standing Committee on, August 2003 The subcommittee considering issues pertaining to updating courtroom technology is arranging a visit to the Federal District Court for the Northern Dist., Eastern Division, through the assistance and contacts provided committee member David Clark.
From the chair By Chuck Gunnarson Government Lawyers, May 2003 For my last column, I would like to provide you with advance notice of an upcoming continuing legal education (CLE) event, as well as to thank some hard-working members of the Committee on Government Lawyers.
From the Chair By Franco A. Chair Young Lawyers Division, April 2003 Busy, busy, busy. The members of the ISBA Young Lawyers Division Council marked 2002-2003 as a year to set the future vision and course of the council's activities and programs.
From the chair By Betsy Clarke Child Law, April 2003 The Child Law Section Council is in the middle of a very busy year.
From the chair By Richard L. Turner Legal Technology, Standing Committee on, February 2003 Digital dictation technology has, indeed, advanced significantly within the last five years. I am, in fact, dictating my column today on a digital portable dictation device: Sony's ICD-MS1 digital recorder, to be exact
From the Chair By Chuck Gunnarson Government Lawyers, February 2003 On December 11, 2002, the ISBA's Standing Committee on Government Lawyers (CGL) hosted a reception for government lawyers titled, "Pride in Our Profession: The ISBA Salutes Government Attorneys" in conjunction with the ISBA's Mid-Year Meeting in Chicago.
From the construction corner By Margery Newman Real Estate Law, February 2003 The recent case of Luise, Inc. v. Village of Skokie, 335 IllApp3d 672, 781 NE2d 353 (1st Dist. 2003) (Luise) has further defined what constitutes lienable work under section 23 of the Illinois Mechanics Lien Act (the Act).
From the editor By James K. Weston, Sr. Mineral Law, December 2003 This edition we are going to focus on several new developments and also on something we may take for granted.
From the editor By David E. Doyle Business and Securities Law, April 2003 This edition of the newsletter has several interesting articles, including an update on this year's changes to the Illinois Securities Law from David Finnigan and Cheryl Goss Weiss, both of whom are senior counsel with the Illinois Department of Securities.
From the editor By Mary Ann Connelly State and Local Taxation, March 2003 An introduction to the issue.
From the editors Trusts and Estates, December 2003 Included in this issue is a report from a Trusts and Estates Section Council committee headed by Jay Goldenberg on the new Illinois Estate Tax revisions.
From the editors Government Lawyers, December 2003 In an attempt to maintain the highest levels of timeliness, we break from our usual format to issue this special edition of our newsletter devoted entirely to legislation.
From the editors Trusts and Estates, August 2003 This issue has three articles of extreme interest. The first article by David Berek of Chicago discusses recently signed legislation which de-couples the Illinois estate tax from the allowable federal estate tax death credit.
From the editors Trusts and Estates, May 2003 This issue has three very practical articles giving advice for the estate planner. The first article is by Gary F. Gehm, associated with Northern Trust, dealing with estate planning issues common to all practitioners.
From the editors Trusts and Estates, March 2003 We begin by including a comment by one of our readers, Joseph Schuman of Chicago, in response to an article in the November newsletter.
From the incoming chair By Richard L. Hutchison Human and Civil Rights, June 2003 It has been a pleasant and mind-expanding experience to be a member of the Human Rights Committee.