2022 Articles

Trial court did not abuse discretion in admitting Facebook messages into evidence

February
2022
Illinois Law Update
, Page 14
On Nov. 18, 2021, the Illinois Supreme Court held that a trial court properly authenticated Facebook messages through circumstantial evidence.

Unsupported finding for drugs and misremembering of the testimony deprive right to fair trial

February
2022
Illinois Law Update
, Page 14
On Nov. 22, 2021, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court found that the trial court violated the right to due process by making factual findings not based on the evidence.

Updated education standards include Spanish and computer science in K-12 classrooms

January
2022
Illinois Law Update
, Page 16
The Illinois State Board of Education amended Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision. The amendment modifies an existing computer science framework by introducing emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, augmented reality, and robotics, beginning in the 2022-23 school year.

Workers’ Compensation Act provisions do not bar a claim for damages under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act

May
2022
Illinois Law Update
, Page 14
On Feb. 3, 2022, the Illinois Supreme Court held the exclusivity provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act (Compensation Act) do not bar damages claims under the Biometric Information Privacy Act (Privacy Act).

Wrongful Death Act permits cause of action for fetal death when doctors were aware of pregnancy

March
2022
Illinois Law Update
, Page 18
On Dec. 16, 2021, the Illinois Supreme Court answered a certified question about whether a doctor who injured a fetus can be sued for wrongful death if the patient later consented to an abortion.

The Year of Being Well

By Pete Sherman
January
2022
LawPulse
, Page 12
New initiatives will target mental health in the legal profession and courts in 2022.