Illinois Bar Journal

Illinois Bar Journal | June 2023 Table of Contents

June 2023 • Volume 111 • Number 6

Practice News

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LawPulse | By Amelia Buragas & Pete Sherman
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Illinois Law Update

Illinois Supreme Court opinions on a problem with competing citations and on the Biometric Information Privacy Act; South Korean company’s battery explodes in an Illinois vape pen; unconscionable nursing home arbitration agreement; and more.

See cases, legislation, and administrative agencies.

Articles

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Continuing Legal Education | By Ed Finkel
Continuing Excellence

Behind the scenes of the ISBA’s member-driven CLE programming.

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Class Actions | By Bryan Lesser
A Tender You Can’t Refuse

Dismissing class actions prior to class certification by tendering judgment to the named plaintiff.

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Juvenile Justice | By Katharine Pancewicz
A Balancing Act

Corporal punishment of minors in Illinois: What’s excessive and what happens when the interests of parents and children compete?

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Evidence | By Gino L. DiVito
In Defense of Rejected Proposals

A former member of the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Illinois Evidence reviews its 2013 proposals for rules of evidence not adopted by the Supreme Court.

Columns

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Comments
Correspondence from Our Readers

Strong Contracts and Frozen Eggs

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President’s Page | By Rory T. Weiler
A Labor of Love

The 146th president of the ISBA recounts his travels throughout Illinois and signs off as he completes his term.

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Pointers From Practice HQ | By Jeffrey R. Schoenberger
Go With the [Automation] Flow

There are plenty of great software tools, other than artificial intelligence, that can speed up your work.

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Feedback Loops | By Patrick Barry
E-D-I-T (Continued)

Providing the best feedback for the occasion means knowing when to eliminate, decrease, increase, or try.

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LAP and Well-Being | By Joe Scally
It’s Not Really Magic. It Just Works.

How to channel your inner Ted Lasso.

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Your Life's Work | By Karen Erger
Air Travel, Revisited

Reaching your destination with your bags and your sanity in a postpandemic world.