Matthew R. Leisten, Ogle County State’s Attorney’s Office, Oregon
815-732-1170 | E-mail Matthew R. Leisten
Illinois Supreme Court Rules on Admissibility of Cell Phone Videos
In People v. Smith, 2022 IL 127946, the Illinois Supreme Court upheld the state’s use of iPhone-recorded partial video clips...
David E. Braden, Yudell and Lonoff, LLC, Northfield
847-441-9500 | E-mail David Braden
First District Affirms Trial Court’s Order Requiring Agent Under Power of Attorney for Property To Reimburse Principal’s Estate for $76,274.99
In In re Estate of Jackson, 2022 IL App (1st) 211132, the First Dist...
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
Trial Court’s Order Escrowing Real Estate Sales Proceeds Postjudgment...
Michael L. Weissman, Levin Ginsburg, Chicago
312-368-0100 | E-mail Michael L. Weissman
Bank Not Liable for Honoring Fraudulently Endorsed Checks
Navigators Specialty Insurance Co. v. California Bank & Trust, Case No. 8:17-cv-0991-JLS-KES, 2021 WL 4929554 (C.D.Cal. Sept. 27, 2021), arose on a bank’...
Joseph P. Basile | E-mail Joseph Basile
Court Finds Commission Properly Awarded Permanency Under Workers’ Compensation Act §8(d)2 Instead of Wage Differential, Distinguishing Jackson Park Hospital v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission
The Workers’ Compensation Division of the Illinois Appel...
Richard L. Miller II, CTM Legal Group, Chicago
Julie A. Tappendorf, Ancel Glink, Chicago
312-818-6700 | E-mail Richard Miller | 312-604-9182 | E-mail Julie Tappendorf
This month, the Institute welcomes new Board members Richard L. Miller II of CTM Legal Group in Chicago and Julie A. Tappendorf of A...
Alexandra Bright, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Chicago
312-902-5248 | E-mail Alexandra Bright
River Breeze, LLC v. Granholm: Second District Appellate Court Clarifies Procedural and Substantive Determinations of Whether Private Body Is Subject to FOIA
In River Breeze, LLC v. Granholm, 2022 IL App ...
Nicholas Bottcher, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Chicago
312-902-5246 | E-mail Nicholas Bottcher
Illinois Appellate Court Uses “Intracorporate Publication” Doctrine To Find Transmitting Defamatory Statement to Company’s Officers or Directors Constitutes Publication
From the defamation suit pending ...
Kenneth Michaels, Jr., Bauch & Michaels, LLC, Chicago
312-588-5000 | E-Mail Kenneth Michaels, Jr.
Illinois Supreme Court Reverses Appellate Court Holding That Price Limits in Condominium Property Act §22.1 Are Not for Benefit of Unit Seller
In November 2021, we reviewed the appellate court’s thor...
Matthew Chivari, Chivari P.C., Chicago
312-975-5732 | E-mail Matthew Chivari
Prim and the Kimble Factors
The constitutional right to an impartial jury of one’s peers is one of a defendant’s most fundamental protections — ensuring the integrity of the judicial process and its purpose as a fair and ...