Kenneth Michaels, Jr., Bauch & Michaels, LLC, Chicago
312-588-5000 | E-Mail Kenneth Michaels, Jr.
Bankruptcy Court Exercises Permissive Abstention to City of Chicago’s Complaint To Appoint Receiver and De-Convert Condominium Property
This month we consider what is likely the first reported decisio...
Matthew R. Leisten, Ogle County State’s Attorney’s Office, Oregon
815-732-1170 | E-mail Matthew R. Leisten
Prior Statements Admissible in Domestic Violence Prosecution When Witness Was Unavailable To Testify
In People v. Moore, 2023 IL App (2d) 220289, the Second District Appellate Court affirmed ...
Catherine R. Locallo, Robbins Schwartz, Chicago
312-332-7760 | E-mail Catherine R. Locallo
EEOC Releases Proposed Regulations for Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
On August 10, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published proposed rulemakings to implement the Pregnant Workers Fa...
Hal R. Morris, Saul Ewing LLP, Chicago
312-876-7185 | E-mail Hal Morris
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is an installment of a “Legal Hygiene” Series, which features pop culture scenarios to illustrate legal ethics lessons.
Legal Hygiene: What Michael Bublé Teaches Us About Conflicts
Michael Bublé i...
Donald C. Schiller, Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP, Chicago, Lake Forest & Wheaton
Michelle A. Lawless, Law Office of Michelle A. Lawless LLC, Chicago
312-641-5560 | E-mail Donald Schiller | 312-741-1092 | E-mail Michelle Lawless
Denial of Intrastate Relocation Reversed by Appellate Court
In Burmo...
Michael L. Weissman, Levin Ginsburg, Chicago
312-368-0100 | E-mail Michael L. Weissman
Interim Transfer of Mortgage Note Does Not Halt Foreclosure
In Nationstar Mortgage, LLC v. Hinkle, 321 Or.App. 300, 516 P.3d 718 (2022), the issue was whether a mortgage foreclosure case had to grind to a halt b...
Genevieve M. Daniels, Genevieve M. Daniels, P.C.
800-470-8661 | E-mail Genevieve Daniels
Fourth District: Balancing Equities Not Required Before Entering Injunctive Relief Against Neighbors’ Intentional Obstruction of Access Easement Parcel
In analyzing easements under Illinois law, the Fourth Dis...
Joseph P. Basile | E-mail Joseph Basile
Plaintiff’s Suit for Damages Barred Pursuant to Exclusive Remedy Provisions of Workers’ Compensation Act
The appellate court affirmed the circuit court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of the defendants in Price v. Lunan Roberts, Inc., 2023 IL App ...
By IICLE Staff
The Merits of the Serial Comma
The comma is one of the more flexible punctuation marks in the English language. Typically, it denotes a point of syntactical demarcation. When a reader encounters one, he or she knows to pause briefly before continuing with the rest of the sentence. C...
Samantha E. Weissbluth, Harrison LLP, Chicago
312-332-5313 | E-mail Samantha Weissbluth
In our August FLASHPOINTS Author Spotlight, we recognize the contributions of Samantha E. Weissbluth, one of the volunteer authors of LITIGATING DISPUTED ESTATES, TRUSTS, GUARDIANSHIPS, AND CHARITABLE BEQUESTS (...