The June 2025 FLASHPOINTS edition features a detailed examination of amendments to the UCC addressing emerging technologies and controllable electronic records in corporate and commercial law, a First District decision upholding dismissals of claims against allegedly predatory and cruel purchasers in condominium law, and a Supreme Court holding clarifying attempted murder charges require proof of intent to kill without lawful justification in criminal law. This issue also highlights amendments to the One Day Rest in Seven Act prohibiting employer retaliation in employment and labor law, a commercial lease dispute where a tenant’s partial victory ultimately failed to secure the right to purchase leased property in real estate law, and a Third District ruling clarifying an employer’s right to an independent medical examination under §12 post-award in workers’ compensation.

The May 2025 edition of FLASHPOINTS highlights a Fourth District reversal of a grooming conviction due to improper admission of prejudicial and irrelevant testimony in criminal law, a Seventh Circuit discussion determining admissible evidence is necessary to support a claim to overtime wages under FLSA in employment and labor law, a Second District decision to uphold a reinstatement of a workers’ compensation claim due to denial of notice and pandemic disruptions in workers’ compensation, and a First District discussion on an Illinois landlord’s liability for an off-premises dog bite where no duty to maintain the premise’s fence was assumed in real estate law.

April 2025’s FLASHPOINTS edition includes a Fourth District reversal of a DUI conviction due to an improperly conducted trial in criminal law, an examination of a First District holding regarding the Illinois Rental Housing Support Program in real estate law, an overview of First District family law cases including the reversal of reviewable maintenance due, a Fourth District ruling qualifying the foot as part of the leg for disfigurement benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Act, and an employment and labor law discussion about the Illinois decision to eliminate sub-minimum wages to persons with disabilities.

March 2025’s FLASHPOINTS covers an Illinois Supreme Court ruling that police conducted an unlawful search during a gas leak investigation, a First District holding that a property owner cannot avoid mortgage foreclosure judgment based on a forged deed, and a Fourth District finding that repetitive work causing pain from a preexisting non-work-related condition is compensable under the Workers’ Compensation Act. Also included is a discussion on the dismissal of breach-of-fiduciary-duty claims asserted by a condominium association and a reversal holding that beneficial interest designation on a retirement account outweighed a marital settlement agreement. Stay in the know and subscribe to receive legal updates from the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education.