The 2021 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Ford Motor Company and its sprouting Illinois caselaw clarifying the “arising from” prong of specific personal jurisdiction.
On Jan. 21, 2022, the Illinois Supreme Court held that juveniles are entitled to a Krankel hearing when the juvenile defendant makes a pro se, posttrial claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. The Court also held that a juvenile’s statement made during a sex-offender evaluation about his or her counsel’s ineffective assistance could trigger a Krankel inquiry.
The Department of Labor adopted amendments to the Part titled Child Labor Law. The amendment updates rules for child performers, defined as unemancipated persons under 16 who perform in live or prerecorded radio, television, motion pictures, and other entertainment.
On Jan. 21, 2022, the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the trial and the Second District of the Illinois Appellate Court’s decision holding that a petition for relief from a void judgment under section 2-1401(f) of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure was subject to dismissal based on laches.
On Jan. 21, 2022, the Illinois Supreme Court held that the statute of limitations had not expired on a malpractice claim as time did not accrue until the trial court entered judgment.
On Dec. 17, 2021, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court affirmed a trial court’s ruling that loans given to the child support payee by her parents should not be considered income when calculating child support and maintenance payments.
On Nov. 18, 2021, the Illinois Supreme Court held that mandatory individual retirement account (IRA) distributions and withdrawals constituted income for purposes of child support and maintenance calculations.
Fane was convicted of several offenses, including residential burglary, home invasion, and resisting or obstructing a peace officer. On Nov. 18, 2016, police pursued two separate individuals, McGee and Beales, following a 911 report of a home invasion.
On Sept. 30, 2021, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that leaving a summons with a mentally impaired adult is a valid service of process.
The amended Transfer on Death Instrument Act adds options for clients seeking cost-effective and straightforward ways to transfer real property at death.
On Oct. 21, 2021, the Illinois Supreme Court held that no per se conflict exists where defense counsel previously represented the victim of the defendant’s crime if the representation concluded before trial.
On Feb. 2, 2022, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court reversed and remanded a trial court’s finding involving three separate convictions with instructions to merge the offenses after a one-act, one-crime rule violation.
The Electric Vehicle Act is amended to require organizations or companies that receive government grants to install electric car charging stations to comply with the Prevailing Wage Act.
The Code of Criminal Procedure is amended to afford persons in police custody three telephone calls free of charge. No later than three hours after arriving at the first place of detention, the detainee must be given access to a telephone to make three phone calls.
On Nov. 16, 2021, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that there is a genuine issue of fact about whether a contract existed when a photographer bears a media credential that provides for mandatory arbitration.
