http://www.illinoislawyerblog.com/ Published by Mark P. Loftus en-us 2010-02-12T13:15:04-06:00 http://www.illinoislawyerblog.com/2010/02/huge_win_for_illinois_workers.html The Illinois Supreme Court recently released an opinion - Interstate Scaffolding v. The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission - that provides some much needed protection to Illinois workers. Jeff Urban was an Interstate union carpenter. On July 2, 2003 he... CASES IN THE NEWS illinoislawyerblog-1 2010-02-12T13:15:04-06:00 http://www.illinoislawyerblog.com/2010/02/an_overview_the_illinois_home.html The Illinois Home Repair Act [815 ILCS 513/25] is getting a lot of attention these days because of some conflicting Appellate Court opinions interpreting the Act's requirements. If you are an Illinois contractor engaged in home repair and remodeling,... ILLINOIS LAW illinoislawyerblog-1 2010-02-08T23:36:58-06:00 http://www.illinoislawyerblog.com/2010/02/chicago_area_woman_strikes_blo.html Last week the Chicago Tribune ran an article by Ameet Sachdev on a sizable verdict recently handed down by the Chicago Commission on Human Relations. The case involved Dena Lockwood[pictured above] a working mom, who took a job with... CASES IN THE NEWS illinoislawyerblog-1 2010-02-01T23:46:52-06:00 http://www.illinoislawyerblog.com/2010/01/chicago_judge_tosses_twitter_l.html A lawsuit growing out of a Twitter post has been tossed by a Cook County judge. Last summer Uptown resident Amanda Bonnen filed a Twitter post commenting on her "moldy apartment". Her landlord, Horizon Management Group Realty LLC got... CASES IN THE NEWS illinoislawyerblog-1 2010-01-25T23:35:03-06:00 http://www.illinoislawyerblog.com/2010/01/verdict_against_louisville_slugger_upheld.html Almost missed this story coming out of Montana... Last week, a Montana judge refused to toss a jury verdict against Hillerich & Bradsby, the manufacturer of the Louisville Slugger baseball bat. In 2003, Brandon Patch, an American Legion baseball player... CASES IN THE NEWS illinoislawyerblog-1 2010-01-12T15:11:29-06:00 http://www.illinoislawyerblog.com/2010/01/contact_sports_doctrine_does_n_1.html On December 31, 2009, the Second Appellate District Court of Illinois released an opinion that I had been waiting for - reversing the trial court's dismissal of the negligence portion of one of my cases involving a very serious... illinoislawyerblog-1 2010-01-07T23:10:01-06:00 http://www.illinoislawyerblog.com/2010/01/the_tragic_tale_of_christina_e_1.html The January 5, 2010 Chicago Tribune carried a follow up article on the very sad story of Christina Eilman. In the spring of 2006, Ms. Eilman was a 21 year old California woman suffering from bipolar disorder. Her disorder... CASES IN THE NEWS illinoislawyerblog-1 2010-01-06T00:02:52-06:00 http://www.illinoislawyerblog.com/2009/12/some_good_news_for_toyota.html From the Department of Fair Play... On September 2, 2009, I posted about Dimitrios Biller, the former Toyota attorney who filed a whistleblower lawsuit against Toyota alleging that the car manufacturer had concealed and destroyed evidence that should have been... CASES IN THE NEWS illinoislawyerblog-1 2009-12-29T15:04:26-06:00 http://www.illinoislawyerblog.com/2009/12/nolan_on_opening_statement.html Kenneth P. Nolan writes a monthly column entitled Sidebar for Litigation, the monthly publication by the American Bar Association Section of Litigation. Mr. Nolan is a proud resident of Brooklyn, New York and a seasoned veteran of New York courtrooms.... WORDS OF WISDOM illinoislawyerblog-1 2009-12-28T23:59:36-06:00 http://www.illinoislawyerblog.com/2009/12/illinois_supreme_court_delays.html Last week the Illinois Supreme Court delayed the release of a long-awaited opinion dealing with the constitutionality of caps on damages in medical malpractice cases. The opinion in LeBron v. Gottlieb Memorial Hospital will rule on the constitutionality of... CASES IN THE NEWS illinoislawyerblog-1 2009-12-22T00:14:53-06:00