Browse articles by year: 2018 (8)
2017 (29)
2016 (30)
2015 (31)
2014 (35)
2013 (34)
2012 (39)
2011 (22)
2010 (27)
2009 (29)
2008 (33)
2007 (39)
2006 (31)
2005 (22)
2004 (19)
2003 (14)
2002 (14)
2001 (17)
2000 (14)
1999 (17)
Newsletter Articles From 2000
Case summary—attorney has duty to report fraud to ARDC
By Robert T. Park
May 2000
Skolnick v. Altheimer & Gray (3/23/00)--Plaintiff attorney was investigated by the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Committee (ARDC) based on letters sent to the ARDC by his law firm and one of its member lawyers
Collegiality creates civility
By Roger W. Eichmeier
August 2000
Beginning in the mid 1990's a Code of Courtroom Civility was proposed for the purpose of making lawyers engaged in litigation more courteous and respectful toward one another.
Costs: an imbroglio for trial courts and practitioners
By Patrick M. Kinnally
October 2000
What constitutes an allowable "cost" is not subject to any bright line test. In large part, this uncertainty stems from Illinois cost statutes that do not say what "costs" are recoverable.
McDonnell v. Partlin and the empty chair defense: clarity or quagmire?
By Roger M. Scrivner
September 2000
In a unanimous decision, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that defendants may use the "empty chair" defense in a medical negligence case, even though there is no opinion evidence of professional negligence offered by a defendant against the missing party.
Recent decisions—punitive damages
By Joseph G. Bisceglia and Rudy Kratz
March 2000
The recovery of punitive (or exemplary) damages--indeed, the mere threat of punitive damages--can radically alter the landscape of a civil dispute.
Rule 213 opinion witness case update
By Daniel P. Wurl
May 2000
The Illinois Supreme court recently passed on its first opportunity to provide some guidance as to the scope of Rule 213(g), which mandates the disclosure of the identity of opinion witnesses and their opinion testimony.
Special interrogatory—the silver bullet
By Robert H. Hanaford
March 2000
Anyone who has had a verdict torpedoed by a special interrogatory can attest to the dangerousness, or effectiveness, of this trial tool