On January 4, 1999, the first district of the Illinois Appellate Court affirmed the holding of the Circuit Court of Cook County, finding that the plaintiff had not satisfied his invasion of privacy claim.
The authors note that several Illinois courts have distributed awards for strictly personal damage (i.e., pain and suffering) disproportionately to the injured spouse on divorce even when the cause of action arose during marriage.
Public Act 91-262 makes a domestic battery offender ``liable for the cost of any counseling required'' for a child under 18 years of age who ``was present and witnessed the domestic battery.''
Prior to Public Act 91-112, any first-time offense of domestic battery was a Class A misdemeanor, unless the offender previously violated an order of protection.
On May 20, 1999, the Illinois Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the appellate and circuit courts and found insufficient evidence to convict the defendant of aggravated discharge of a firearm (720 ILCS 24/5; 1.2(a) (West 1994)) under a theory of accountability (720 ILCS 5/5-2 (West 1994)).
Sponsored by Senator Kirk W. Dillard, Public Act 90-735 makes it a battery to administer a controlled substance to a person without his or her consent, or by threat or deception, for non-medical purposes.
You may have clients -- elderly or otherwise -- who are eligible to have Medicaid pay a portion of their Medicare costs but aren't taking advantage of the program.
On September 20, 1999, the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of back pay to Junerous Cook when the city of Chicago failed to abide by the terms of a consent decree.
Dynasty trusts can be just the estate planning device your client needs, but take care not to run afoul of rule against perpetuities and the Internal Revenue Code.
For you estate planners, we offer an article by Messrs. Margolin and Weinstein on the interplay between dynasty trusts and that law-student's nightmare, the rule against perpetuities.
On October 15, 1999, the Illinois Department of Human Services adopted a new sub-section to section 117 of the Illinois Administrative Code. 89 Ill Adm Code 117. Section 117.92 .
On July 9, 1999, the Seventh Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals affirmed the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois's determination that defendant/employer had violated the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, 42 USC §2000e(k).
On August 20, 1999, the Illinois Department of Human Services adopted emergency amendments to section 50.230 of the Illinois Administrative Code. 89 Ill Adm Code 50.230.
On May 30, 1999, the Illinois Department of Human Services adopted amendments under sections 112, 113, and 114 of the Illinois Administrative Code. 89 Ill Adm Code 113-15.
On July 23, 1999, the Illinois Department of Human Services adopted emergency amendments to section 2090 of the Illinois Administrative Code. 77 Ill Adm Code 2090.
