Civil Practice and Procedure

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The mission of ISBA Civil Practice and Procedure Section

to enhance the knowledge and professional capabilities of lawyers who devote time to the practice of civil law in all its substantive branches;
to disseminate current information such as proposed legislation and case law and to explain ramifications of these changes on civil practice;
to promote improvement in the civil law system and to study other pertinent areas of reform.

Recent Related Cases

Discovery | 5th Dist.

Custer v. Cerro Flow Products, Inc., 2019 IL App (5th) 190285 (September 9, 2019) St. Clair Co. (CATES) Vacated and remanded with instructions.

FOIA | 1st Dist.

NBC Subsidiary (WMAQ-TV) LLC v. Chicago Police Department, 2019 IL App (1st) 181426 (September 5, 2019) Cook Co., 4th Div, (LAMPKIN) Affirmed.

Settlements | 1st Dist.

Tielke v. Auto Owners Insurance Co., 2019 IL App (1st) 181756 (August 16, 2019) Cook Co.,5th Div. (ROCHFORD) Affirmed.

False Claims Act | 5th Dist.

State ex rel. Phillip E. Edmondson v. Board of Trustees of Illinois Eastern Community Colleges, 2019 IL App (5th) 180333 (August 14, 2019) St. Clair Co. (CHAPMAN) Affirmed; certified question answered.