Access to Justice

ISBA Assembly Approves Resolution to Further Promote Equal Justice

Administrative

Interrupting Implicit Bias in the Illinois JudiciaryKendra Abercrombie to Present at National Pre-Law Summit for Black Youth & ParentsManage Your Court’s Caseloads With the NCSC’s Eviction Diversion Tool

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

Does a Dissent at the Appellate Court Suggest a Divided Supreme Court is More Likely (Civil – 1990-2004)?Does a Dissent at the Appellate Court Suggest a Divided Supreme Court is More Likely (Criminal – 1990-2004)?Do Amicus Briefs Help (Part 4 – 2005-2020)?

Bankruptcy

How likely are my neighbors to discover I have filed for Bankruptcy?Before withdrawing your 401k to pay debts, consider Bankruptcy.Bankruptcy is Just Filling Out Some Forms, Right?

Cannabis

Can You Bring Weed On A Plane?Connecticut Adult-Use CannabisThe Future of Legal Cannabis and the Challenges It Faces

Civil Litigation

Baker Sterchi Attorney Jessica Holliday Serves as Guest Speaker on "The Podium and Panel Podcast"In the News: New York State Agrees to $1.2 Billion Settlement With Three Major Drug Distributors in New York Opioid TrialSettlement Agreements: Mutual Verses Unilateral

Coronavirus

Notice In An Illinois DivorceStudents with Long COVID May Need Support Under Section 504 or the IDEAISBE Releases Guidance on New Transition Laws

Criminal

CAN I BE CONVICTED FOR DUI BASED ON MY FLASK?Is Speeding a Criminal Offense in Illinois?What is an Illegal Search and Seizure? 

Education

Students with Long COVID May Need Support Under Section 504 or the IDEAISBE Releases Guidance on New Transition LawsWhat’s in a name?: Federal Court in Indiana Dismisses Teacher’s Religious Discrimination Over the Use of Students’ Preferred Names

Employment & Labor

DOL Issues Proposed Rule on $15 Minimum Wage for Certain Employees of Federal Contractors and SubcontractorsWhen Your Employee Calls off Sick with “Flare-Ups,” Is This Sufficient Notice of the Need for FMLA Leave?CDC Issues New Guidance Urging Return to Mask-Wearing in Certain Areas

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

Three R’sDoes It Register?Stuck, Unstuck

Family & Divorce

Divorce In A Foreign Country And In IllinoisNotice In An Illinois DivorceHow Do You Prove Someone is an Unfit Parent in Illinois?

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

Federal Court Dismisses Due Process Claim Related to Fair Notice of Parking RestrictionsCourt Upholds Chicago's Impoundment OrdinanceState Opens ARPA Funding Application Portal to Eliglble Local Governments

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 Lifts Tolling on Speedy TrialsWhich Foreign Artists Will Be at Your Favorite Music Festival This Summer?Weekly News Review: June 14th-June 18th

Insurance

Why Was My Loved One’s Long-Term Care Insurance Claim Denied?Fifth Circuit Rejects Insurance Carrier’s Arguments As “Salami-Slicing Distinctions” In Finding Coverage For Breach Of Contract Claims Related To Data BreachWhat Is Long COVID and Can I Get Long-Term Disability for the Condition?

Intellectual Property

Tell Us How We’re DoingIPR obviousness decisions reversed for new claim construction; algorithm not required for circuitryWelcome to Thinking™

Law Firm Marketing & Management

Law Firm Succession Planning – Will Your Non-Equity Partners or Associates Simply Wait Your Out?How to Avoid DUI Charges on Holiday WeekendsImplementing a Non-Equity or Income Partner Tier in a Small Law Firm

Personal Injury

What are punitive damages in a personal injury case?Understanding Shared Fault Car Accidents in IllinoisPremises Liability Involving Negligent Security in Illinois

Privacy & Data Security

Fifth Circuit Rejects Insurance Carrier’s Arguments As “Salami-Slicing Distinctions” In Finding Coverage For Breach Of Contract Claims Related To Data BreachSpecial Needs TrustCOVID-19 – The Question

Probate & Estate Planning

Illinois: Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses ActImpact of President Biden's Tax Plan on Estate PlanningBritney Spears' new lawyer files to remove father's control

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

The Collapse of the Champlain Towers and Hard Lessons Learned – Part IINVEST in America Act Clears Senate HurdleWhat Are The Different Types of Deeds?

Securities

Part 2: The Intersection between U.S. Data Privacy & Securities Laws (European Union Roots)PART 1: Investing & Raising Capital Online: But, At What Cost?Securities Fraud and Misrepresentation: Failure to Properly Disclose Material Risks

Tax

2020 Second Installment Cook County Real Estate Tax Bills Are Expected To Be Due On October 1, 2021City of Chicago Reassessment Begins With Significant Assessment Increases in Rogers ParkSecond Installment 2020 Property Taxes For Cook County Taxpayers Will Most Likely Be Delayed

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