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Articles From 2006

Statute of Limitations for minors in legal malpractice clarified By Jamie L. Bas Young Lawyers Division, December 2006 Determining the appropriate statute of limitations is one of the first steps any lawyer does when evaluating a cause of action.
Stress and the 21st century attorney By Bernard Wysocki General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, February 2006 This past year I was fortunate to be elected as the Lake County Bar Association President.
Substantial tax penalties can be avoided by the proper tax reporting of damage awards and settlements By Stanley R. Kaminski State and Local Taxation, August 2006 Nowadays, every mid- to large-size business and government agency has encountered the problem of paying out damage awards or settlements to third parties as a result of claimed contract violations, torts and other actions, as well as amounts paid to their employees for alleged labor law, civil rights, and other violations.
Substitution of judge as of right By Timothy W. Kelly Tort Law, March 2006 In Aussieker v. The City of Bloomington, the Fourth District Appellate Court addressed the issue of whether each individually named plaintiff in a multiple party lawsuit is entitled to one motion for substitution of judge as of right pursuant to section 2-1001(a)(2) of the Code of Civil Procedure, as opposed to one substitution for the group of plaintiffs as a whole.
Substitution of Judge: Recent case law By Susan M. Brazas General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, October 2006 The Illinois Code of Civil Procedure provides direction on the procedures to request a substitution of judge.
The successor liability aspects of a tax bulk sales in Illinois By Julie-April Montgomery State and Local Taxation, March 2006 It is often said that when a new owner of a business comes along it prefers to buy the assets of the business so as to avoid liability for the seller’s obligations that could arise as the result of a stock sale.
Summary of commercial agency/distributorship law in Turkey By Howard L. Stovall International and Immigration Law, July 2006 In Turkey, the relationship between a principal and a commercial agent or distributor is primarily governed by the Turkish Commercial Code and the Code of Obligations.
Summary of important items from the June meeting minutes By Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum, Jr. Bench and Bar, September 2006 This summary will, hopefully, appear shortly after each meeting of the Bench and Bar Section Council so that all readers will know what we are working on.
Summary of important items from the September 2006 meeting minutes By Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum Bench and Bar, October 2006 Summary of the minutes from the recent Bench & Bar Section Council meeting
Summary of Pension Protection Act of 2006 By Bernard G. Peter Corporate Law Departments, November 2006 On August 17, 2006, President Bush signed into law the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (Act). All qualified retirement plans [i.e., plans that are established in accordance with the provisions of Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code (Qualified Plans)] will be impacted in some way.
Summary of recent decisions By Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum Administrative Law, November 2006 These summaries were prepared by Adrienne W. Albrecht for the ISBA Illinois E-Mail Case Digests, which are free e-mail digests of Illinois Supreme and Appellate Court cases available to members soon after the cases appear on the Internet, with a link to the full text of the slip opinion on the Illinois Reporter of Decision’s Web site.
Summary of recent decisions By Hon. Edward J. Schoenbaum Administrative Law, October 2006 These summaries were prepared by Adrienne W. Albrecht for the ISBA Illinois E-Mail Case Digests, which are free e-mail digests of Illinois Supreme and Appellate Court cases available to members soon after the cases appear on the Internet, with a link to the full text of the slip opinion on the Illinois Reporter of Decision’s Web site.
Summary of recent decisions Administrative Law, September 2006 These summaries were prepared by Adrienne W. Albrecht for the ISBA Illinois E-Mail Case Digests, which are free e-mail digests of Illinois Supreme and Appellate Court cases available to members soon after the cases appear on the Internet, with a link to the full text of the slip opinion on the Illinois Reporter of Decision’s Web site.
Summary of recent decisions Administrative Law, August 2006 These summaries were prepared by Adrienne W. Albrecht for the ISBA Illinois E-Mail Case Digests, which are free e-mail digests of Illinois Supreme and Appellate Court cases available to members soon after the cases appear on the Internet, with a link to the full text of the slip opinion on the Illinois Reporter of Decision’s Web site.
Summary of recent decisions Administrative Law, July 2006 These summaries were prepared by Adrienne W. Albrecht for the ISBA Illinois E-Mail Case Digests, which are free e-mail digests of Illinois Supreme and Appellate Court cases available to members soon after the cases appear on the Internet, with a link to the full text of the slip opinion on the Illinois Reporter of Decision's Web site.
Summary of recent decisions Administrative Law, May 2006 These summaries were prepared by Adrienne W. Albrecht for the ISBA Illinois E-Mail Case Digests, which are free e-mail digests of Illinois Supreme and Appellate Court cases available to members soon after the cases appear on the Internet, with a link to the full text of the slip opinion on the Illinois Reporter of Decision's Web site.
Summary of recent decisions Administrative Law, April 2006 These summaries were prepared by Adrienne W. Albrecht for the ISBA Illinois E-Mail Case Digests, which are free e-mail digests of Illinois Supreme and Appellate Court cases available to members soon after the cases appear on the Internet, with a link to the full text of the slip opinion on the Illinois Reporter of Decision's Web site.
Summary of recent decisions Administrative Law, March 2006 These summaries were prepared by Adrienne W. Albrecht for the ISBA Illinois E-Mail Case Digests, which are free e-mail digests of Illinois Supreme and Appellate Court cases available to members soon after the cases appear on the Internet, with a link to the full text of the slip opinion on the Illinois Reporter of Decision's Web site.
Summary of recent decisions Administrative Law, February 2006 Recent decisions of interest to administrative law practitioners.
Summary of recent decisions Administrative Law, January 2006 This summary was prepared by Adrienne W. Albrecht for the ISBA Illinois E-Mail Case Digests, which are free e-mail digests of Illinois Supreme and Appellate Court cases available to members soon after the cases appear on the Internet, with a link to the full text of the slip opinion on the Illinois Reporter of Decision's Web site.
Summary of traffic-related decisions published in the official reports By Hon. Daniel M. Locallo Traffic Laws and Courts, June 2006 NOTE: This is the second half of the Traffic Related Decisions Summary. The first half appeared in the last edition of the Newsletter.
Summary of traffic-related decisions published in the official reports By Hon. Daniel M. Locallo Criminal Justice, June 2006 NOTE: This is the second half of the Traffic Related Decisions Summary.
Summary of traffic-related decisions published in the official reports By Hon. Daniel M. Locallo Traffic Laws and Courts, May 2006 NOTE: This is the first half of the Traffic-Related Decisions Summary. The second half will be published in the next edition of the Newsletter
Summary of traffic-related decisions published in the official reports By Hon. Daniel M. Locallo Criminal Justice, April 2006 NOTE: This is the first half of the Traffic-Related Decisions Summary.
Suppression of evidence is not a remedy for violating the VCCR By Jason Gunnell International and Immigration Law, November 2006 Sanchez-Llamas v. Oregon: Suppression of the evidence is not an appropriate remedy when state authorities violate Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
Supreme Court decides that title insurers are not in the business of supplying information when they issue title commitments and title insurance policies By J. Michael Williams Real Estate Law, April 2006 On January 20, 2006, the Illinois Supreme Court unanimously ruled that title companies in Illinois are not liable for negligent misrepresentation when, in the course of issuing title commitments and title insurance policies, they do not disclose liens, restrictions, or other title matters affecting the real property in question.
Supreme Court decisions that the General Assembly may wish to consider Bench and Bar, April 2006 Recent decisions of interest.
The Supreme Court enforces employer health plan reimbursement provisions By Travis J. Ketterman Federal Civil Practice, December 2006 In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that a health plan may enforce a reimbursement provision against a participant who receives medical benefits and later recovers from a third party in a tort claim.
Supreme Court expands categories of conduct that rise to retaliation claim under Title VII By Peter LaSorsa Corporate Law Departments, August 2006 On June 22, 2006 the United States Supreme Court issued a decision that corporations should pay particular attention to regarding employment law.
Supreme Court Justice talks about the “F” word By Sandra Crawford Women and the Law, March 2006 On Saturday, December 10, 2005, the Chicago Foundation of Women (CFW) honored U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by inaugurating an award in her name and conducting a discussion with a panel of prominent women, including the Honorable Judge Ann Williams, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. Members of the ISBA Women and the Law Committee were fortunate to have been invited to the event.