Administrative

Northwestern Law Joins Initiative to Increase Diversity in Legal Profession18 Pro Bono Week Events in IllinoisIllinois Judicial Conference Releases Three-Year Strategic Agenda

ADR

Is A Mediation A “Lawsuit?”Require Mediation Before ArbitrationDoes It Make Sense To Use Two Mediators?

Cannabis

Ganjapreneur Podcast Host Tim BranfaltHello world!How to Win a Cannabis License

Civil Litigation

Midwest Generation Seeks Reconsideration of Pollution Control Board Ruling Constricting Effective Period of Groundwater Management Zones to Duration of Active Remedial WorkThe Simplest Guide to Buying Real EstateMaking Headlines for the Gospel

Criminal

CAN I DRINK IN THE ALLEY? THE OFFENSE OF DRINKING IN PUBLIC WAYSTen accused in alleged Chicago-Texas drug trafficking ringFederal DUI Defense

Education

IAASE Legislative Update: What You Should Do Now to Help Fix That Pesky RTI and Special Education BillHarvard Race-Conscious Admissions Process is LawfulTrump Administration Releases School Safety District Guide

Employment & Labor

Illinois Ruling: Business Buyers, Review Sellers’ EEO PracticesHurricane Season Poses Challenges for EmployersSexual Orientation and Transgender Cases Before the United States Supreme Court

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

Illinois Judicial Ethics Committee Releases FAQs as a Resource for Judicial CandidatesSari Montgomery a Featured Panelist at Holland & Knight’s General Counsel SummitReinstatement: Small Change, Still Tough

Family & Divorce

Sealing and Expunging Your Criminal Record3 Ways to Encourage a Peaceful Divorce in IllinoisFostering a Healthy Road to Healing After Your Illinois Divorce

Financial

Trump Administration Seeking Presidential Authority to Remove CFPB Director, asking Supreme Court to Decide11th Circuit Finds Receipt Of A Single Unsolicited Text Message Fails To Confer Article III Standing Under The TCPACFPB Continues Its Enforcement In Less Than Traditional Areas of Consumer Protection; This Time it is Remittances

Food, Drug & Agriculture

Pennsylvania Senators Introduce Recreational Marijuana Legalization BillHouse Passes First-Ever Standalone Cannabis Reform Bill, SAFE Act Would Provide Cannabis Businesses With Much Needed Banking AccessIn Response to Vaping-Related Deaths and Injuries, Trump Administration To Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes; Impact on CBD an Open Question

Government

Federal Court Upholds On-Site Drug Use at SafehouseCourt Addresses Political Retaliation Claims in Connection With Sheriff's ElectionNo Federal Due Process Liability for Accident in City Swimming Pond

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

National Voter Registration Day: Election Warning for Green Card HoldersBreaking News: The Trump Administration has announced that ICE raids will begin nationwide this Sunday July 14thAdministracion de Trump anuncia redadas de ICE comenzaran este domingo, Julio 14

Insurance

Number of Occurrences for Toxic TortsHow to Talk to Your Doctor About DisabilityDid MetLife Deny Your Claim? Here’s What You Need to Do Now

Intellectual Property

Court Rules on Post-Jury Trial Award of CostsPTAB anticipation/obviousness decision reversed since prior art did not disclose the claimed device “arranged as claimed”PTAB obviousness decision vacated as being improperly based on inherency

Law Firm Marketing & Management

Finding and Training in a New Estate Planning AttorneyHow to Handle the Messaging and Public Relations When a Law Firm Partner LeavesSuccession-Exit Options for Law Firm Solos

Personal Injury

Illinois Nursing Home Workers Charged With FeloniesLung Disease Cluster Identified In U.S. Stone WorkersNursing Homes And Influenza Outbreaks

Privacy & Data Security

Home On The Range: Recent Decision Addresses Range Of Data Breach CasesA Rock And A Hard Place: Recent Decision Addresses Competing Regulations For The Same Private InformationMore Than Just A Confusing Law? Defendant Argues Illinois’ Biometric Law Is Unconstitutional

Probate & Estate Planning

This Is Why Some Parents Never Worry About MoneyThe Dangerous Rocks under the Waters of Joint Bank AccountsHow To Prepare For The Retirement Years

Property Law

Formal Service of Petition for Appointment of Appraisal Umpire is Required Even if a Party Fails to Respond to Appraisal DemandAttorney Spotlight: Aon HussainColorado High Court to Address Appraiser Impartiality

Real Estate & Construction

Language in Performance Bond Critical in Determining Surety’s Rights to CompleteCome See Tressler HOA Law At These Upcoming And Exciting Events!Illinois’ New Retainage Law

Securities

Regulatory Impact of Artificial Intelligence Use in InsuranceBlockchain in the Insurance Industry Series: Part 2New York Amends Regulation 187 (now called "Suitability and Best Interests in Life Insurance and Annuity Transactions")

Tax

'Absurd' trademark infringement claimsQualified business income tax deduction for an employee/contractorStatements imputing gang membership not actionable as defamation per se

Technology

ERP Is a Business Solution, Not Just a Technology ToolLawyers are lagging behind in e-Discovery TrainingERP Cloud Migration Might Not Be Sunny

Uncategorized

Can a Pre-Existing Condition Affect My Workers’ Compensation Claim?Employers Need Permission to Collect BiometricsQuick Take on Illinois Supreme Court Opinion Issued Thursday, August 1