Res judicata and collateral estoppel can be powerful defenses in litigation malpractice cases, even when the lawyer was not a party to the underlying action. But they aren't without limitations.
Residential condominium units as well as parking units or units specified by a declaration to be allocated to a specific residential condominium unit now fall under the penumbra of "residential real estate" in the Illinois Residential Real Property Transfer on Death Instrument Act.
As of January 1, 2017, courts may not place an adjudicated delinquent or a minor charged with a criminal offense under the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 with the Department of Children and Family Services unless the minor...
The revestment doctrine lets a trial court be "revested" with jurisdiction even though the litigants failed to file post-trial motions. In People v. Bailey, the supreme court affirmed but strictly narrowed the doctrine.
The new law amends the Illinois HCPOA, with the goal of making it easier for patients to understand and fill out the short form so that more of them will.
The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has adopted revisions to the Illinois Physical Therapy Act that changes certain licensing requirements for physical therapists and physical therapy assistants. 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1340 (eff. Oct. 10, 2014).
More solos and small-firm lawyers are hiring stay-at-home moms and others on a project-by-project basis as the need arises. The lawyers they hire are trading full-time employment for freedom.
In the wake of Pub. Act 98-456, which reinstated the coal exemption retroactive to July 1, 2003, the Department has amended the Part titled "Retailers' Occupation Tax" to allow sales tax exemptions for equipment and materials used in coal mining operations.
The Department of Revenue ("DOR") updated regulations concerning the Retailers' Occupation Tax in order to comply with the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act. 86 Ill. Adm Code 130 (eff. July 25, 2014).
Illinois' new same-sex marriage law leaves in place the Civil Union Act and provides for voluntary conversion of civil unions to marriages, among other important changes.
While felony child pornography charges remain a possibility in appropriate cases, most sexting incidents are best handled less aggressively, experts agree.
Public elementary, secondary, and post-secondary schools are eligible to receive school safety grants through the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. 29 Ill. Adm. Code 310 (eff. Dec. 19, 2013).
After Salinas, non-custodial suspects must expressly invoke the right to remain silent, or silence can be held against them. But in Illinois, state law provides some evidentiary protection.
On December 20, 2013, the Illinois First District Appellate Court, as a matter of first impression, held that the sole member of a limited liability company (LLC) that sold a condominium unit was not personally liable for alleged frauds committed by that LLC.
Effective January 1, the rule keeps personal information like social security numbers out of public civil court files. But a bar on using birthdates and names of minors is put off till next year.
Section 5 of the School Code, regarding state approval of payment of tuition and related services for disabled children attending special education programs, has been revised to include approval instructions for certain special needs programs serving autistic children.
The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority has increased the speed limits on non-urban portions of I-90 and I-88 to seventy miles per hour. 92 Ill. Adm. Code 2520 (eff. May 9, 2014).
A new law, effective January 1, removes uncertainty from most maintenance decisions by creating a formula for determining the size and duration of awards.
The category of facilities qualifying as "ambulatory surgical treatment centers" has been expanded to include any facility that qualifies under the rules adopted by the Illinois Department of Public Health.
A new Illinois law, one of the most protective nationwide, requires employers to provide a range of reasonable accommodations to pregnant woman and new mothers.
The court's ruling means companies can't set up a remote "sales" office and thereby avoid local taxes - but that the company in this case doesn't owe a $23 million tax bill.
Serving a withholding notice on a child-support obligor's employer? Make sure to include the required information (think social security number) or the employer won't be forced to comply.