On November 20, 2014, the Illinois Supreme Court suspended an attorney for 90 days for dishonesty, neglect, and commingling funds in violation of the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct.
On November 17, 2014, the Second District Appellate Court held that service of process by an unlicensed private detective agency was defective, even though the individual employees who served the summonses were licensed private detectives.
No matter how convincing your experts, their testimony may be for naught if you fail to make timely and appropriate disclosure of their identity under Rule 213(f)(3).
If a special election is required for the office of the Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, or Treasurer, the following procedures for making nominations and filling the vacancy must be followed.
The Act makes it a Class 4 felony to intentionally disseminate an image that (1) is private; (2) displays an individual at least eighteen years old who is identifiable in the image; (3) shows a sexual act; and (4) is disseminated without the depicted individual's consent.
On November 5, 2014, the First District Appellate Court held that the Uniform Commercial Code ("UCC") controls the levy of securities, not the Code of Civil Procedure. Accordingly, levy is governed by the law of the security issuer's jurisdiction, as specified in the UCC.
Effective January 22, 2015, the Illinois State Board of Education ("ISBE") made three changes that relate to nonpublic schools (including private and charter schools).
If your client is a victim of fraud and the tortfeasor has assets in Illinois, prejudgment attachment can be a way to stop the defendant from dissipating assets before you win your case.
On January 23, 2015, the Illinois Supreme Court held that an oral ruling on a post-trial motion is not a final judgment for purposes of calculating the 30-day time limit for appeal. Instead, the final judgment was the law record entry made several weeks later.
The new Act, effective January 1, is a complete rewrite of Illinois parentage law that reflects changes in cultural norms and reproductive technology in the past 30 years.
The sweeping legislation also expands police officer training beyond the academy, bans chokeholds, and clarifies that citizens may film police officers, among other changes.
The Board recently adopted an emergency amendment to Section 1200.50 Recording of Hearings that requires parties to equally share all costs charged to the Board by a stenographer. 80 Ill. Adm. Code 1200 (eff. July 15, 2015).
New amendments to the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Patient Registry adopted by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) have three primary implications. 77 Ill. Adm. Code (eff. May 15, 2015).
Whereas the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation had previously charged $765 for a pawn broker license, the Department has increased this fee to $1,000 per year-a thirty-percent increase.
On April 8, 2015, the Illinois Court of Appeals, Fourth District, held that a 2008 amendment to the Administrative Review Law does not save a complaint that named improper parties.
To successfully argue for or against future damages, lawyers must understand the meaning of "reasonable degree of medical certainty" and know when expert testimony is and isn't required.
On June 5, 2015, the Second District of the Appellate Court held that a police officer's failure to comply with section 30(c) of the State Police Act does not trigger the evidentiary exclusion of the officer's testimony at trial.
On February 20, 2015, the supreme court held that the unlawful use of weapons ("UUW") by a felon statute authorizes the State to charge the possession of a firearm and the possession of ammunition as separate offenses.
The Illinois General Assembly has added language to the Probate Act of 1975 regarding the use of expert witnesses and payment for such services during the adjudication of disability and for appointment of a guardian.
A groundbreaking appellate case holds that probate courts can sell an estate's "underwater" real property free and clear of all liens, including mortgage liens.
As of July 1, 2015, discriminatory insurance practices against transgender persons will no longer be tolerated. 50 Ill. Adm. Code 2603 (eff. July 1, 2015).
As of January 1, 2015, a person who owns or rents land, or their agent, may take, on his property, a gray wolf, American black bear, or cougar, as long as there is a reasonable expectation that the animal is stalking or causing an imminent threat of physical harm or death to another human, livestock, domestic animal, or structure or property on another owner's or tenant's land.
