2012 Articles
Case summaries
By James T. Nyeste, Robert H. Hanaford, Michael Hartigan, Ryan Henderson, Laura D. Mruk, David Wilford, Patricia A. Zimmer, & Ellen Zabinski
June 2012
Summaries of the cases in this issue.
From the editors
By James T. Nyeste
December 2012
An introduction to the issue from Managing Co-Editor James Nyeste.
From the editors
By James T. Nyeste
September 2012
An introduction to the issue from Managing Co-Editor James Nyeste.
From the editors
By James T. Nyeste
June 2012
An introduction to the issue from Managing Co-Editor James Nyeste.
From the editors
By James T. Nyeste
March 2012
An introduction to the issue from Managing Co-Editor James Nyeste.
From the editors
By James T. Nyeste
January 2012
An introduction to the issue from Managing Co-Editor James T. Nyeste.
Recovery of consequential damages for insurer’s breach of contract
By James T. Nyeste
September 2012
There already is a solid basis in Illinois law for the insured’s recovery of consequential damages in addition to the policy coverage when the insurance company breaches its contract, so long as the consequential damages were reasonably foreseeable, were within the contemplation of the parties at the time the policy was issued, or arose out of special circumstances known to the parties.
Rule 23 unpublished opinions: To cite, or not to cite
By Stacey Lynch
January 2012
Despite the recent availability of Rule 23 orders in cyber space, the prohibition to citation of a Rule 23 order, with the exceptions being the limited circumstances enumerated in (e)(1) of the rule, remains intact.
The targeted tender doctrine: Where does it stand today?
By Steven J. Ciszewski
June 2012
Practitioners should be aware that Illinois appellate courts have generally been reluctant to extend the targeted tender doctrine beyond the construction context where a subcontractor has a contractual obligation to add the general contractor as an additional insured on the subcontractor’s policy.