On Sept. 13, 2018, the Fourth District Appellate Court of Illinois held that a police officer did not have reasonable suspicion that criminal activity was afoot when he conducted an investigatory stop. Therefore, any evidence acquired after the stop was improperly recovered.
The Biometric Information Privacy Act has made Illinois a national litigation hotbed, spawning suits against companies ranging from Google and other tech giants to tanning salons. Here's why it's happening and how defendants are responding.
Do indemnity agreements typically require payment of the indemnified party's attorney fees? Can a party cap the amount of its liability, or is doing so against public policy? Here's a look at some of the key questions that arise in indemnity contracts.
These amendments to the Unified Code of Corrections provide for the creation of a permanent Women's Division, with the statewide authority to oversee all of the Department of Corrections' women's correctional centers and women's adult transition centers.
The Illinois Appellate Court held that nothing in the statutory language of section 15-1704(g) of the Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law indicates an intent to allow increases in rent only from occupants who pay rent without a lease agreement.
On Sept. 13, 2018, the First District Appellate Court of Illinois held that a "Mutual Last Will and Testament" executed by a decedent and her husband was not a joint and mutual will, as the frequent use of "we" and "our" was not sufficient to infer that the testators' intent was to create an irrevocable will.
On July 23, 2018, the Secretary of State adopted amendments to Certificates of Title, Registration of Vehicles (92 Ill. Adm. Code 1010 (effective Jan. 1, 2019)), adding used vehicle dealers to the list of entities required to use the Electronic Registration and Titling program (ERT).
Section 12-209 of the Illinois Vehicle Code was amended to specify that back-up lamps on motor vehicles must emit a white or amber light, without glare, when the vehicle is reversing.
Veteran-owned businesses are now eligible for certain business participation loans under the Illinois Small Business Development Program, as the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity ("DCEO") has implemented Public Act 100-377 (14 Ill. Adm. Code 570) (eff. Mar. 2, 2018).
In a wardship proceeding, a parent's continuing custody of a child is on the line. The temporary custody proceeding is especially critical and offers little-known opportunities for lawyers who represent parents.
Social media sites provide attorneys with many more ways to pursue and defend the claims of clients during trial. Establishing social media content as evidence is now easier and less expensive thanks to new amendments to the Illinois Rules of Evidence.
The public has a strong right of access to court documents in Illinois. When can that right give way to a litigant's desire to keep things under wraps? Should lawyers have a professional responsibility to protect the public from harm caused by keeping client records private?
The Illinois Code of Civil Procedure allows for service of process on "any agent" of a corporate defendant. But for plaintiffs, determining which employees are "agents" is not as simple as it may seem.
The Illinois Appellate Court reversed a jury conviction of armed robbery with a firearm as the trial court erred in admitting a detective's testimony as to historical cell-site analysis (HCSA) evidence, which was both hearsay and prejudicial.
