Access to Justice

ISBA Assembly Approves Resolution to Further Promote Equal Justice

Administrative

Bullying Does Not Pass for Advocacy in IllinoisDiversity Among Summer Associates at an All-Time High According to NALP’s 2021 ReportReimagining Law: Addressing Behavioral Health in the Illinois Justice System

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

Reviewing the Tenure of Justice P. Scott Neville (Part 3 of 6)Reviewing the Tenure of Justice P. Scott Neville (Part 4 of 6)Reviewing the Tenure of Justice P. Scott Neville (Part 2 of 6)

Bankruptcy

Inflation and the End of the Monthly Child Tax CreditStudent Loans- Will there Be Big Changes in 2022?Stopping a Wage Garnishment with Bankruptcy

Cannabis

Connecticut Social Equity ApplicationHow to open a dispensary in ConnecticutCannabis Trademark Lawyer

Civil Litigation

Happy Data Privacy Day! A Look at the State of Data Privacy Legislation and Court Rulings in Illinois2021 Highlights from the Illinois CourtsMedicare Secondary Payer News, Notes, and Trends for 2022

Communications, Media & Entertainment

Illinois Judicial Ethics Committee Releases New Opinion: Judge’s Use of Photographs with Colleagues for Campaign Purposes

Coronavirus

Happy Data Privacy Day! A Look at the State of Data Privacy Legislation and Court Rulings in IllinoisDiversity Among Summer Associates at an All-Time High According to NALP’s 2021 ReportReimagining Law: Addressing Behavioral Health in the Illinois Justice System

Criminal

CAN A COURT ISSUE A PROTECTIVE ORDER BEFORE YOU ARE CONVICTED?WHY AM I GETTING POSTCARDS FROM LAWYERS? HOW DO I CHOOSE A GOOD ONE?Guide to Illinois Driver’s License Suspensions and Revocations

Education

Livin’ on a Prayer: Supreme Court to Hear Case of Football Coach who Lost Job for PrayingISBE Releases New Rules and Goals & Benchmarks Regarding Use of Isolated Time Out, Time Out, and Physical RestraintFirst District Cuts Off PSEBA Responsibility For Medicare-Eligible Beneficiaries And Spouses

Employment & Labor

Local and State Law Updates: New Posters and Revised LegislatureEmpathy In The Workplace – A DiscussionIt May Become More Difficult for Employers to Legally Protect their Confidential and Proprietary Data

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

Illinois Judicial Ethics Committee Releases New Opinion: Judge’s Use of Photographs with Colleagues for Campaign PurposesThree R’sDoes It Register?

Family & Divorce

How Can a Person Legally Change Their Name in a Family Law Case?Top 5 Reasons to Work With a Divorce Lawyer (Even if Your Divorce is Amicable)Illinois Super Lawyers Spotlight Four Kogut & Wilson Attorneys in 2022 Lists

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

New Law Provides Process for Removing Archaic Restrictions from Property DocumentsAppellate Court Reverses Order Requiring Release of Records Subject to Protective OrderFirst District Cuts Off PSEBA Responsibility For Medicare-Eligible Beneficiaries And Spouses

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

When Can Deportation Be Prevented Through Cancellation of Removal?Financial Obligations for Sponsors in Family-Based Immigration CasesWhen Are Waivers of Inadmissibility Available to Immigrants?

Insurance

Northern District of Texas Finds Employee Exclusion Bars Coverage for Contractor’s Death Despite Restoration in Policy of Coverage for Accidents Involving Co-EmployeesNorthern District of Illinois Finds Employment-Related Practices Exclusion Applies to BIPA SuitMeniere’s Disease and Long-Term Disability Insurance: A Claimant’s Guide

Intellectual Property

Damages to inventor affirmed; award to Plastronics reversed due to Texas statute of limitationsTrademark Class 41: Education and Entertainment ServicesBoard IPR decision finding Sanofi’s claims obvious affirmed due to motivation to combine references and proper claim construction

Law Firm Marketing & Management

Can People in Illinois Face Drug Charges Related to Marijuana?Law Firm Succession Planning & Practice Transition – Have I waited too Long?Law Firm Remote Work Post COVID 19 – Is Remote Work Here to Stay

Personal Injury

What Should I Do If I Was Misdiagnosed With Cancer in Illinois?What If a Medication My Illinois Doctor Prescribed Caused Birth Defects? When Anesthesiologists are Negligent in Illinois

Privacy & Data Security

Northern District of Illinois Finds Employment-Related Practices Exclusion Applies to BIPA SuitNew Business Laws for 2022Valuing a Small Business for Sale

Probate & Estate Planning

Article: ‘By fraud and collusion’: Feudal Revenue and Enforcement of the Statute of Marlborough, 1267-1526Article: The Internal Point of View in Private LawClient Quick-Hit Alert -- New Year, New Estate & Gift Tax Exemptions

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

Read Our Top 10 Blogs for 2021 About Bankruptcy and Real Estate LawsFederal Court of Appeals Holds Contractor Liable for Employee's OSHA ViolationWhat You Need to Know About Selling Your Home Through a Short Sale

Securities

SEC Doubles Down on Digital AssetsSEC Authorities Double Down on Digital AssetsInvestment Clubs and the SEC

Tax

EB-5 Notice of Appeal Webinar with Rohit Kapuria2020 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 Park

Technology

Illinois Supreme Court Announces New Policy on Portable Electronic DevicesComma 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 Software

Uncategorized

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