Access to Justice

ISBA Assembly Approves Resolution to Further Promote Equal Justice

Administrative

16 Lessons in Professionalism From 16 YearsABA Releases Guidance on Language Access in the Client-Lawyer Relationship10 FAQs About Wisconsin Last Will and Testaments | O'Flaherty Law

ADR

Do You Interview Potential Mediators? If So, Here’s A Helpful Resource.Are Your Mediation Communications Confidential?Do You Need This Language in Your Mediated Settlement Agreement?

Appellate

Making Sense of the Legal Analytics Revolution (Part 1 of 2)Making Sense of the Legal Analytics Revolution (Part 2 of 2)Where Did the Supreme Court’s Tort Cases Come From 2010-2020?

Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy Success Stories- Saving the Family Restaurant and HomeIs debt affecting your mental health?The perfect time for a fresh start and a new beginning

Cannabis

Financial Source Agreements in New Jersey CannabisCan you have a vertically integrated cannabis business in New Mexico?New Cannabis Laws: Business Licenses in New Mexico

Civil Litigation

NY State Opioid Trial Continues With Defense Witnesses to Set to TestifyI Didn't Agree to That! Court Holds No Arbitration without Offer and Acceptance.DRI Publishes Brandy Simpson and Jessica Cozart Article on Employer Return-to-Work and Vaccine Mandates

Coronavirus

16 Lessons in Professionalism From 16 YearsPedestrian FareOff Topic: Water Law Symposium: West Texas Water

Criminal

DUI Charges Lead to a Request for Asset Forfeiture of VehicleWhat Causes a Mistrial in an Illinois Criminal Case?What Are Mitigating Factors in Illinois Crimes? 

Education

New OSERS Guidance on Reopening, Compensatory ServicesA Reminder that Closed Meetings Require a Verbatim Record Under the Open Meetings Act – A Draft of the Closed Session Minutes Will Not SufficeCity Clerk Violates FOIA for Redacting Residential Names

Employment & Labor

You Might Need to Rework Your Non-CompetesElectronic Will Signing, Remote Witnessing Made Permanently AvailableI’m Quoted in the Workplace Coach & Anchorage Daily News

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

Three R’sDoes It Register?Stuck, Unstuck

Family & Divorce

Should We Declare Bankruptcy During Our Illinois Divorce?What Are The Options For Changing Your Name After A Divorce In Illinois?Why Millennials Are Using Prenuptial Agreements 

Financial

The Supreme Court Unanimously Adopts Narrow Definition of an Automatic Telephone Dialing System in Facebook v. Duguid, Significantly Changing the Landscape of TCPA Litigation<a href="/blogs/70813"><h3>Recent Illinois State and Federal Court Decisions Governing the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act</h3></a><a href="/blogs/70561"><h3>The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Issue Advisory Opinions to Answer Interpretive Questions</h3></a>

Food, Drug & Agriculture

<a href="/blogs/70598"><h3>PA Courts Issue Several Decisions in 2020 Clarifying Employee Rights for Medical Cannabis Patients Who Legally Use Outside of Work</h3></a><a href="/blogs/70582"><h3>On Heels of Senate’s Adoption of Cannabis Research Bill, DEA Issues Rule to License More Research Cannabis Growers</h3></a>FTC Details &quot;Operation CBDeceit&quot; Enforcement, Consent Orders and Settlements With 6 CBD Brands

Government

Court Upholds City’s Partial Delegation of Clerk’s DutiesPAC Issues 10th Binding PAC Opinion of 2021FOIA Request Properly Denied Where Discovery Order Prohibited Release

Health Care

Health Providers Must Ensure Social Media Interactions Protect Patients' Protected Health InformationTips on How to Pass Your State Board of Pharmacy InspectionOCR Settles First Case in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative

Immigration

Illinois Changes Arrest, Sentencing, and Incarceration LawsFederal Judge’s Ruling Again Leaves Dreamers with Uncertain FutureIllinois Lifts Tolling on Speedy Trials

Insurance

Physician Revenue Metrics: Lessons From the Pandemic4 Meaningful Ways to Increase Your Medical Practice’s RevenueOhio Court: Use of Actresses’ Images Potentially Alleges Implied Defamation Claim Covered As “Personal And Advertising Injury”

Intellectual Property

Molnupiravir & Ivermectin's Equine ConnectionsMolnupiravir & Ivermectin's Equine ConnectionsScreening Committee Established for Northern District of Illinois Vacancies

Law Firm Marketing & Management

Responding to False Allegations of Domestic AssaultFinding and Hiring Law Firm Associate Attorneys During These COVID Pandemic TimesWill I Have to Get a Breath Interlock Ignition Device for a DUI in Illinois?

Personal Injury

Pedestrian FareResearch shows SUVs are more of a danger to pedestrians than carsNY State Opioid Trial Continues With Defense Witnesses to Set to Testify

Privacy & Data Security

Guaranties, Non-Recourse Debt and Limited LiabilityWarning to EmployersDid An Illinois Court Intend To Limit Coverage For BIPA Claims Under CGL Policies To One Year?

Probate & Estate Planning

Off Topic: Water Law Symposium: West Texas WaterArticle: Trust Planning and the Washington State Capital Gains TaxInjunctive Relief to Prevent Monetary Damages in Estate Litigation

Property Law

No Vacancy: Insurer Denies Coverage for Hotel’s COVID-19 LossesA Chilling Effect: The Fifth District Upholds Insurer’s Denial of Coverage for Frozen Pipe BurstCalifornia Federal Court Finds No Coverage In Fire Coverage Row Where Insured Made Material Misrepresentations on Policy Application

Real Estate & Construction

When Is a Quit Claim Deed Used to Transfer Ownership of Real Estate?Massachusetts Federal Court: Contractor and Contractor's Owner Personally Liable for Fraud and Conversion for Failing to Pay Subcontractor; Contractor Also Liable for Millions Resulting From Termination for CauseCan a Home Closing Be Completed Digitally?

Securities

Investment Companies and the SECThe Risks and Rewards of Debt-Based CrowdfundingRaising Capital for Cannabis and Cannabis-related Businesses

Tax

Rohit Kapuria and Jay Rosen Participate in a Panel Discussion on EB-5 ProjectsEB-5 Notice of Appeal Webinar with Rohit Kapuria2020 Second Installment Cook County Real Estate Tax Bills Are Expected To Be Due On October 1, 2021

Technology

Comma Again? The Supreme Court Provides a Grammar Lesson and Hands Down a Big Decision Impacting TCPA ComplianceRemanded for Damages: Navy Was Not Authorized To Copy SoftwareArtificial Intelligence in Construction: Part IV

Uncategorized

The Illinois State Bar Association Condemns the Rioting and Violence at the U.S. CapitolAvoid a DUI sentence in IllinoisISBA Presidential Statement