http://www.illinoislawyerblog.com/ Published by Mark P. Loftus en-us 2010-07-01T14:55:54-06:00 http://www.illinoislawyerblog.com/2010/07/20_million_dollar_settlement_i.html Saw on Twitter that the California legislature had approved a $20 million dollar settlement to the family of Jaycee Dugard[pictured above] the woman kidnapped as a child and held captive for 18 years by paroled sex offender Phillip Garrido.... CASES IN THE NEWS illinoislawyerblog-1 2010-07-01T14:55:54-06:00 http://www.illinoislawyerblog.com/2010/06/important_illinois_appellate_c.html Interesting opinion recently issued by the Second District of the Illinois Appellate Court. The facts are tragic. In Bell v. Hutsell, Daniel Bell and Ross Trace, both under 21, were invited to a private residence for a party. The... ILLINOIS LAW illinoislawyerblog-1 2010-06-29T00:10:35-06:00 http://www.illinoislawyerblog.com/2010/06/hugh_recall_of_marie_callendar.html Just saw some news that ALL Marie Callendar brand cheesy chicken and rice frozen meals are being recalled in light of salmonella claims in 14 states.... IN THE NEWS illinoislawyerblog-1 2010-06-18T09:27:44-06:00 http://www.illinoislawyerblog.com/2010/06/authorities_ignore_key_evidenc.html Just hours after finding the body of 3 year old Riley Fox[pictured above] near a Will County, Illinois creek in 2004, investigators located two shoes less than 100 yards from the body. The shoes had been discarded by Scott... CASES IN THE NEWS illinoislawyerblog-1 2010-06-17T00:02:56-06:00 http://www.illinoislawyerblog.com/2010/06/new_legislation_aims_to_reform.html The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin recently ran an article by Allision Petty about Illinois Senate Bill 326, which calls for significant reforms to be instituted in Illinois Nursing Homes. The legislation, no doubt prodded by a string of articles... illinoislawyerblog-1 2010-06-07T00:04:54-06:00 http://www.illinoislawyerblog.com/2010/05/sexual_assault_charges_finally.html The May 28,2010 Chicago Tribune had a disturbing story about how authorities failed to take action years ago when charges of sexual assualt were raised against a Chicago area gynecologist. The article, written by Megan Twohey, describes how in 2002,... CASES IN THE NEWS illinoislawyerblog-1 2010-05-30T13:18:49-06:00 http://www.illinoislawyerblog.com/2010/05/collaborative_divorce_a_kinder_1.html Shia Kapos had an interesting article in this week's Crain's Chicago Business on the "collaborative divorce". Collaborative divorce started in Minnesota about 20 years ago. The objective of a collaborative divorce is to expedite the divorce process, while minimizing... IN THE NEWS illinoislawyerblog-1 2010-05-21T00:43:03-06:00 http://www.illinoislawyerblog.com/2010/05/jury_awards_185_in_punitive_da.html Wow - for some reason I didn't see this. In my April 23 2010 post, I discussed the $1.4 million dollar jury verdict against the Boy Scouts of America. The verdict, on behalf of plaintiff Kerry Lewis, represented only the... CASES IN THE NEWS illinoislawyerblog-1 2010-05-04T13:33:09-06:00 http://www.illinoislawyerblog.com/2010/05/illinois_attorney_general_rips.html As reported by Steve Daniels in the May 3, 2010 issue of Crain's Chicago Business, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is unhappy with Nicor. Madigan is claiming that Nicor's gas pipe repair service insurance is a rip-off. The insurance... IN THE NEWS illinoislawyerblog-1 2010-05-03T23:51:50-06:00 http://www.illinoislawyerblog.com/2010/04/shocking_facts_in_boy_scout_se.html A Portland, Oregon jury recently awarded compensatory damages of $1.4 million to Kerry Lewis, 38[pictured above] in his sexual abuse trial against the Boy Scouts of America[BSA]. The abuse had taken place in the 1980's when Lewis was a... CASES IN THE NEWS illinoislawyerblog-1 2010-04-13T23:57:19-06:00