This article discusses a Rule 23 opinion holding that a nonassignability clause in a lease does not prohibit the tenant's collateral assignment of its interest as security for a loan.
Governor George Ryan recently signed four pieces of legislation that amend existing sex offense statutes to more forcefully combat an increased number of Internet-related sex offenses.
On September 30, 1999, the fourth district of the Illinois Appellate Court affirmed the trial court's grant of summary judgment to the defendants, Walker Nursing Home, finding that the defendants owed plaintiff, Javette Brown (an employee of the nursing home).
Public Act 91-226 redefines the offense of indecent solicitation of a child to apply to additional incidents, including more Internet-related incidents.
On January 7, 1999, the Seventh Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals affirmed the holding of the United States District Court finding that hours spent by emergency medical technicians (EMTs) "on-call'' was not considered performing work within the meaning of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
On March 26, 1999, the Seventh Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's holding that the plaintiff could terminate the oral licensing agreement entered into with the defendant at any time.
On December 31, 1998, the Illinois Supreme Court disagreed with the appellate court when it held that the owner of record title who has no legal or equitable interest has no right to redeem, but affirmed the appellate court on different grounds.
Public Act 91-487 creates 625 ILCS 5/11-1304.5, which prohibits parking a motor vehicle with an expired Illinois registration on a public thoroughfare.
On March 3, 1999, the Attorney General published an opinion on two issues: (1) whether the use of the terms "employment'' and "employed'' in the definitions of the phrases.
According to 720 ILCS 5/24-1.2, "aggravated discharge of a firearm'' is, inter alia, firing a gun at a person, or into a building or vehicle when the shooter knows it is occupied.
On July 29, 1999, the Seventh Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment of the lower court that placement of a Downs Syndrome child in a program limited to handicapped children or in a program for "at risk" children did not constitute a free appropriate education.
On June 17, 1999, the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the appellate court decision that a plaintiff must plead and prove physical contact or a threat of physical contact to recover for intentional infliction of emotional distress under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA).
On November 19, 1998, the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed in part the appellate court's dismissal of plaintiff, River Park, Inc.'s, claim for tortious interference with business expectancy.
On September 1, 1999, the third district of the Illinois Appellate Court reversed the trial court's decision to rescind the statutory summary suspension of the defendant's driver's license after the defendant was arrested for DUI.
Microprocessors are everywhere, not just in devices we normally think of as computers. Here's how Y2K might affect products containing embedded microprocessors and how litigators can respond.
PA 91-18 will penalize a person who knowingly leaves a firearm where a minor under 14 years of age can access it if the minor later causes death or serious bodily harm with it.
On July 1, 1999, the Illinois Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision that found that Public Act 89-21 violated the single subject requirement of the Illinois Constitution.
