Medical staff disciplinary hearingsBy Michael K. GoldbergJanuary 2003Virtually every hospital in Illinois provides physicians with the right to an administrative hearing before their medical staff privileges may be reduced or eliminated.
NAALJ/ABA-NCALJ mid-year a resounding successBy Ann Breen-GrecoSeptember 2003The National Association of Administrative Law Judges and the American Bar Association National Conference of Administrative Law Judges Mid Year Education Program, "Administrative Law Judges and Agencies Working to Enhance Public Confidence In Administrative Adjudication," was a very successful event, both in terms of content and turnout.
The next big thing in antitrustBy Spencer Weber WallerMarch 2003Although the Supreme Court has not taken many antitrust cases in recent years, this is about to change.
The NFR Letter- A potential property tax blessing in disguiseBy Kevin B. HynesOctober 2003For those redeveloping contaminated properties, the daunting task of obtaining a No Further Remediation Letter ("NFR Letter") is a major barrier to bringing a property back to productive use.
Recent caseApril 2003A dispute regarding an agency's informal or advisory opinion letter may or may not be a regulatory conflict constituting a case or controversy
Recent casesBy Paul E. FreehlingNovember 2003Documents submitted by Illinois administrative agencies to the Illinois Attorney General pertaining to requests for Attorney General opinions are not necessarily exempt from disclosure under the Illinois Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA)
Recent cases of interestMarch 2003In re: Public Offering Fee Antitrust Litigation, 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 25717, 52 Fed. Appx. 548 (2d Cir., 2002).
Recent decisionsMarch 2003Lockett again defeats an effort to obtain administrative review, even though the absence of a party to the administrative proceedings was not raised as a defense in the circuit court
Summaries of recent decisionsJune 2003Plaintiff alleged that defendant's exclusive contracts with retail stores for the placement of at-shelf coupon dispensers foreclosed competition in violation of the Sherman Act, the Illinois Antitrust Act, the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (815 ILCS 505/1, et seq.) and common law.
Summary of recent decisionsNovember 2003These 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 decisionsSeptember 2003These 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.