Matthew R. Leisten, Ogle County State’s Attorney’s Office, Oregon
815-732-1170 | E-mail Matthew R. Leisten
Fourth District Reverses DUI Conviction Due to Improperly Conducted Stipulated Bench Trial
In People v. Gonzalez, 2025 IL App (4th) 240384, the Fourth District Appellate Court reversed the def...
Kisa P. Sthankiya | Rusin Law, Ltd.
312-454-5127| E-mail Kisa P. Sthankiya
Fourth District Rules Foot Qualifies as Part of Leg for Disfigurement Benefits Under Workers’ Compensation Act
In Panda Express, Inc. v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, 2025 IL App (4th) 240771WC-U, the Workers’ C...
Michelle A. Lawless,Law Office of Michelle A. Lawless LLC, Chicago
312-741-1092 | E-mail Michelle Lawless
Reviewable Maintenance Reversed Due to Permanent Maintenance Being Warranted and More
Reviewable Maintenance Reversed Due to Permanent Maintenance Being Warranted
In Biangardi v. Biangardi, 20...
Genevieve M. Daniels, Genevieve M. Daniels, P.C.
800-470-8661 | E-mail Genevieve Daniels
First District Holds Illinois’ Rental Housing Support Program Does Not Obligate Landlord To Show Good Cause in Deciding Not To Renew Tenant’s Lease
Many landlords and tenants rely on funds from Illinois’ Rental...
Thomas C. Garretson, Robbins Schwartz, Chicago
312-332-7760 | E-Mail Thomas C. Garretson
Illinois Joins Other States in Eliminating Sub-Minimum Wage Payments to Persons with Disabilities
On January 21, 2025, Governor Pritzker signed into law the Dignity in Pay Act, P.A. 103-1060. In doing so, Illin...
Matthew R. Leisten, Ogle County State’s Attorney’s Office, Oregon
815-732-1170 | E-mail Matthew R. Leisten
Illinois Supreme Court Says Police Unlawfully Searched Locked Cabinet During Gas Leak Investigation
In People v. Hagestedt, 2025 IL 130286, the Illinois Supreme Court held that the police cond...
Michelle A. Lawless,Law Office of Michelle A. Lawless LLC, Chicago
312-741-1092 | E-mail Michelle Lawless
Beneficial Interest Designation on Retirement Account Trumped Marital Settlement Agreement Entitling Ex-Wife to Retirement Account Proceeds upon Ex-Husband’s Death
In Mowen v. Kelly, 2025 IL Ap...
Joseph P. Basile, Chicago
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Fourth District Appellate Court Finds Repetitive Work Resulting Solely in Pain from Preexisting Non-Work-Related Condition Compensable Under Workers’ Compensation Act
In a case of first impression, the court found a claimant’s pain resulting from repe...
Kenneth Michaels, Jr., Bauch & Michaels, LLC, Chicago
312-588-5000 | E-Mail Kenneth Michaels, Jr.
Business-Judgment Rule Supports Dismissal of Fiduciary Duty Claims
The Second District of the Appellate Court recently affirmed the dismissal of breach of fiduciary duty claims asserted by a condominiu...
Genevieve M. Daniels, Genevieve M. Daniels, P.C.
800-470-8661 | E-mail Genevieve Daniels
First District Holds That Property Owner Cannot Avoid Mortgage Foreclosure Judgment Based on Forged Deed
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Chiquita Mahon and Bobby Binion jointly purchased real estate property. HSBC Bank USA, N.A. v. M...