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Articles From 2011

Recent Appointments and Retirements Bench and Bar, October 2011 Recent changes in Illinois' Judiciary.
Recent appointments and retirements Bench and Bar, August 2011 Recent changes in the Judiciary.
Recent appointments and retirements Bench and Bar, June 2011 Changes in the Illinois Judiciary.
Recent appointments and retirements Bench and Bar, May 2011 Changes in the Illinois Judiciary.
Recent appointments and retirements Bench and Bar, March 2011 Changes in the Judiciary.
Recent cases International and Immigration Law, October 2011 Recent cases of interest to international & immigration law practitioners.
Recent cases International and Immigration Law, July 2011 Recent cases affecting international & immigration law practitioners.
Recent cases and rulemakings pending before the Illinois Pollution Control Board By Alison K. Hayden Environmental Law, July 2011 A summary of interest to environmental lawyers.
Recent changes to the omitted assessment tax law By William Seitz State and Local Taxation, April 2011 A look at the amendments to Public Act 96-1553, which attempt to give taxpayers more meaningful appeal opportunities, and an opportunity to put the Cook County Assessor on notice of omitted assessments.
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Recent decisions limit bankruptcy claims of PRP groups By Michele Gale Environmental Law, September 2011 The successful application of the Chemtura and Lyondell decisions to PRP claims in the Motors Liquidation Company bankruptcy could result in increasing the remediation obligations of other PRPs.
Recent developments in Swiss business law By Florian S. Jörg International and Immigration Law, November 2011 A list of changes to note when doing business in Switzerland.
Recent developments in Swiss business law By Florian S. Jörg International and Immigration Law, May 2011 Developments of particular interest to international business law practitioners.
Recent environmental cases By William J. Anaya, Gene Schmittgens, & Alison K. Hayden Environmental Law, September 2011 Recent cases of interest to environmental lawyers.
Recent immigration cases in the 7th Circuit and Illinois Supreme Court By Scott D. Pollock & Christina J. Murdoch International and Immigration Law, May 2011 Summaries of recent immigration law cases.
Recent oil and gas rule changes By Craig R. Hedin Mineral Law, September 2011 A summary of some of the rule changes enacted by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Office of Mines and Minerals, that went into effect earlier this summer.
Recent tax-related legislation By William Seitz State and Local Taxation, September 2011 A synopsis of tax-related bills recently signed into law.
Red Flags Rule enforcement begins By J. Joseph McCoy Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, June 2011 An overview of the basic principles of the Red Flags Rule and how clients may be affected by it.
Reflections on Law Day By William A. Price & Patti Gregory-Chang Administrative Law, May 2011 Two Section Council members recall what Law Day means to them.
Refusal to disclose assets By Steven C. Perlis Elder Law, June 2011 Under current Department of Human Services policy, the community spouse may elect not to disclose assets that have been held separately by the community spouse longer than the applicable look-back period.
Registration of commercial agency and distributor agreements in the Arab Middle East By Howard L. Stovall International and Immigration Law, December 2011 Your company has just entered into a commercial agency or distributorship agreement with a local party in the Arab Middle East. The local party is now claiming that the agreement must be registered with local government authorities. Is this true? If so, what are the implications of such registration?
Regulation D and other exempt securities offerings By Elizabeth A. Bleakley & James L. Kopecky Business Advice and Financial Planning, April 2011 A look at the various types of exempt securities transactions and the “Issuer’s Exemption” from registration as a broker-dealer.
Regulation D securities offerings By Elizabeth A. Bleakley & James L. Kopecky Business and Securities Law, May 2011 A discussion of Regulation D and exemptions available under Rule 504, Rule 505, and Rule 506.
Removal and remand: A primer By Albert E. Durkin Tort Law, March 2011 A defendant can petition to remove a state court claim to a court of federal jurisdiction if the case could have originally been brought in a federal court or in certain circumstances upon the federal court’s discretion.
Report on ABA YLD Annual Meeting By Tarek A. Fadel & Kenya A. Jenkins-Wright Young Lawyers Division, October 2011 This year’s annual meeting was extremely exciting for ISBA and the Chicago-land area. Michael Bergmann, a member of the ISBA YLD council, was elected chair of the ABA YLD. 
Report on ABA YLD Midyear Meeting By Tarek A. Fadel & Kenya A. Jenkins-Wright Young Lawyers Division, April 2011 The Assembly of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division met on February 12, 2011.
Res ipsa and wandering cows By William D. Brejcha Energy, Utilities, Telecommunications, and Transportation, September 2011 Under the res ipsa theory, the facts at issue must be so egregious that the only way the crash in issue could have occurred would be if someone had been negligent. 
Respecting religious freedom without sacrificing justice: The right to wear religious garb in court proceedings By Hon. Thomas More Donnelly Bench and Bar, October 2011 The free exercise of religion in this country deserves a delicate approach. While a trial judge has the ultimate responsibility to control the courtroom, the responsibility must be exercised reasonably and within constitutional bounds.
Restorative justice now! By Hon. Sheila M. Murphy Human and Civil Rights, April 2011 A call for restorative justice in Illinois.
Restoring parental rights and adoption by former parent: First case under new Illinois statute completed By Linda S. Coon Child Law, August 2011 The process established by the law applies to situations in which children have been adopted through DCFS by a relative, and that relative has died or has become disabled and is unable to provide care for the children and consents to the adoption by the former biological parent.
Returning to the course of employment By Noah A. Frank Workers’ Compensation Law, November 2011 Employers who have policies regarding personal deviations should enforce those policies. A pattern and practice of discipline demonstrates that policy violation is not tolerated, and that the employee has removed himself from the sphere of employment.