http://www.illinoislawyerblog.com/ en-us 2008-07-16T23:40:15-06:00 http://www.illinoislawyerblog.com/2008/07/crocs_and_escalators_a_bad_mix_1.html According to any number of recent reports, Crocs, the popular rubber shoe every kid seems to be wearing these days, may present a danger when worn on escalators. The report mentioned a recent situation involving a young girl injured at... CASES IN THE NEWS illinoislawyerblog-1 2008-07-16T23:40:15-06:00 http://www.illinoislawyerblog.com/2008/07/cross_examination_tips.html I am presently reading a book entitled Your Witness, which is essentially a compilation of cross-examination pointers collected from prominent Chicago lawyers. [In the interest of full disclosure, the book was sent to me, in the hopes I would mention... TRIAL PRACTICE illinoislawyerblog-1 2008-07-09T15:28:18-06:00 http://www.illinoislawyerblog.com/2008/07/to_young_lawyers_1.html The American Bar Association Section of Litigation publishes a Journal every quarter impressively entitled The Journal of the Section of Litigation. The Journal can occasionally be a bit...well, dry. Then there is Sidebar, the column written by Kenneth P. Nolan,... WORDS OF WISDOM illinoislawyerblog-1 2008-07-01T15:19:18-06:00 http://www.illinoislawyerblog.com/2008/06/illinois_supreme_court_allows.html The Illinois Supreme Court recently clarified exactly what injured parties may claim as medical expenses in injury cases. The opinion, Wills v. Foster, was issued on June 19, 2008. The underlying facts are pretty straightforward. The plaintiff, Sheila Wills was... EVIDENCE illinoislawyerblog-1 2008-06-23T07:47:23-06:00 http://www.illinoislawyerblog.com/2008/06/sex_abuse_crisis_rages_in_verm.html The story that just won't go away. Various news agencies carried stories on Friday about the Catholic priest sex abuse scandal that is currently rocking Vermont. In May, a jury heard allegations from a former Vermont altar boy that he... CATHOLIC CHURCH SEX ABUSE CRISIS illinoislawyerblog-1 2008-06-20T15:25:57-06:00 http://www.illinoislawyerblog.com/2008/06/illinois_has_a_five_day_notice_1.html Illinois personal injury lawyers have their own version of the Five Day Notice. Pursuant to 815 ILCS 640/1, the Personal Injury Representation Agreement Act, any plaintiff who retains counsel to represent him/her in a personal injury case, WITHIN 5 DAYS... CIVIL PROCEDURE illinoislawyerblog-1 2008-06-18T00:41:42-06:00 http://www.illinoislawyerblog.com/2008/06/e_coli_deadly_even_if_not_eate_1.html The Chicago Sun Times reported Monday on the tragic story of a 3 year old girl who died as a result of E. Coli poisoning - even though she had not ingested the tainted meat. The child, Brianna Kriefall, had... CASES IN THE NEWS illinoislawyerblog-1 2008-06-17T01:11:55-06:00 http://www.illinoislawyerblog.com/2008/06/supreme_court_bans_retaliation.html The United States Supreme Court recently struck a blow for those employees who claim they were retaliated against after complaining of racial discrimination at their workplace. The case, CBOCS[Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores]West v. Humphries, arose out of treatment the... CASES IN THE NEWS illinoislawyerblog-1 2008-06-05T15:22:52-06:00 http://www.illinoislawyerblog.com/2008/05/be_wary_of_the_voluntary_1.html The Illinois Supreme Court recently came down with a decision that should make make Illinois trial attorneys think twice about taking voluntary dismissals of their cases. The Hudson v. City of Chicago case involved allegations that the City failed to... CIVIL PROCEDURE illinoislawyerblog-1 2008-05-16T15:31:03-06:00 http://www.illinoislawyerblog.com/2008/03/state_of_illinois_employee_los_1.html A federal jury recently returned a verdict against Carlos Estes in his sexual harassment suit against Teyonda Wertz, his boss at the Illinois Department of Human Services. Estes was a driver/special assistant for Wertz, who is Chief of Staff for... CASES IN THE NEWS illinoislawyerblog-1 2008-03-26T23:45:08-06:00