On Oct. 21, 2021, the Illinois Supreme Court held that no per se conflict exists where defense counsel previously represented the victim of the defendant’s crime if the representation concluded before trial.
On Sept. 7, 2022, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that owners of a rooming house did not owe a duty of care to a renter who was attacked by a fellow renter in a shared area of the rooming house.
On Sept. 22, 2022, the Illinois Supreme Court held that the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) did not owe a duty of care to a trespasser struck by one of its trains.
On June 16, 2022, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that the Village of Lincolnwood owed no duty of care to bicyclists on residential streets under the Tort Immunity Act.
On Mar. 31, 2022, the Second District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that failure to object to hearsay evidence did not constitute ineffective assistance of counsel when it would have been admitted through a hearsay exception.
On April 18, 2022, the Fourth District of the Illinois Appellate Court affirmed a juvenile’s conviction and sentence of conditional discharge following adjudication as a juvenile delinquent minor. M.G. was charged with unlawful cannabis possession with intent to deliver and unlawful consumption of alcohol.
On Sept. 8, 2022, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that there was no probable cause to search a vehicle a second time after a thorough first search yielded no illegal evidence.
The ISBA took a leading role in securing the American Bar Association’s reaffirmation this August that nonlawyer ownership of law firms and fee sharing with nonlawyers are contrary to the core values of the legal profession.
Navigating conflicting rules governing nonlawyer ownership of law firms and lawyer ownership of or involvement with entities that provide ancillary services to clients in several jurisdictions.
The Department of Public Health amended the Skilled Nursing and Immediate Care Facilities Code, the Sheltered Care Facilities Code, and the Illinois Veterans’ Homes Code, requiring all covered facilities to adopt policies for regular water systems testing for Legionella bacteria, which causes Legionnaire’s disease.
On Feb. 2, 2022, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court reversed and remanded a trial court’s finding involving three separate convictions with instructions to merge the offenses after a one-act, one-crime rule violation.
On July 15, 2022, the Fourth District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that the open-and-obvious doctrine only applies when a condition on the land causes a plaintiff’s injury.
This Act amends the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987. The amendment allows licensed optometrists to independently administer the COVID-19 vaccine to patients 17 years and older upon completion of appropriate training.
The Electric Vehicle Act is amended to require organizations or companies that receive government grants to install electric car charging stations to comply with the Prevailing Wage Act.
In his inaugural President’s Page column, ISBA President Rory T. Weiler weighs in on access to justice; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and the practice of law in Illinois.
On June 16, 2022, the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the conviction of a registered sex offender who attended a festival, holding sex offenders are prohibited from entering such areas.
The Department of Health amended the Hospital Licensing requirements. Hospitals must post the rights listed by the Medical Patient Rights Act on websites and at prominent locations within their buildings. In addition, hospitals may not discharge or refer patients to health care facilities that are unlicensed, uncertified, or unregistered.
The Department of Central Management Services (CMS) amended its Pay Plan. Pay- rate changes are based on current collective bargaining agreements, Civil Service Commission actions, and merit compensation system updates (MS).
The Code of Criminal Procedure is amended to afford persons in police custody three telephone calls free of charge. No later than three hours after arriving at the first place of detention, the detainee must be given access to a telephone to make three phone calls.
This Act amends the Animal Welfare Act by prohibiting pet store operators from selling dogs or cats obtained from dog breeders, cat breeders, or individuals who resell dogs or cats from breeders or auctions.
On July 22, 2022, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that a phone call to an out-of-state doctor who treated the plaintiff for an unrelated condition was not a sufficient purposeful contact required to establish specific personal jurisdiction.
On Nov. 16, 2021, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that there is a genuine issue of fact about whether a contract existed when a photographer bears a media credential that provides for mandatory arbitration.
