Illinois Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Whether Trustee May Rescind Reverse...
During its September term, the Illinois Supreme Court agreed to decide an issue of importance to property and banking practitioners: is the statutory right to rescind a reverse mortgage limited to the...
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Whether Illinois Recognizes a Claim...
In Turcios v. The DeBruler Company, a case from the Second District, the Illinois Supreme Court agreed to decide a simply stated question: can a plaintiff state a claim for wrongful death as a result...
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Remedy for Unserved Notices of Violation
What happens when the City doesn’t properly serve a notice of building code violations? In the closing days of its September term, the Illinois Supreme Court agreed to decide that issue in Stone Street...
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court Debates Burdens of Proof for Wrongful Termination Cases
During its September term, the Illinois Supreme Court heard oral argument in a potentially important employment law case, Michael v. Precision Alliance Group, LLC. Michael poses questions about the...
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court Agrees to Decide How Social Security Benefits Offset...
In the closing days of its September term, the Illinois Supreme Court agreed to decide an issue of potential importance to the domestic relations bar: how are Social Security benefits treated in a...
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Whether Fire District Owed Tort Duty...
In the closing days of its September term, the Illinois Supreme Court agreed to decide a question of potentially great import for Illinois first responders: do public entities and their employees owe a...
View ArticlePostal Meters vs. Postmarks: Illinois Supreme Court Debates Huber v. American...
So what’s the difference between a private postal meter, a postage label purchased at a postal service kiosk, and a postmarked stamp? The Illinois Supreme Court debated these issues with much at stake...
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court Debates Revenue Decoupling in Utility Ratemaking
During its September term, the Illinois Supreme Court debated an issue of considerable importance to the State’s utilities. People ex rel. Madigan v. Illinois Commerce Commission is a challenge brought...
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court Debates Scope of Whistleblower Statute
During the September term, the Illinois Supreme Court debated an important question about the scope of the state Whistleblower Act: does a plaintiff state a claim under the statute by alleging that the...
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court Debates Constitutional Challenge to Rental Housing...
During its September term, the Illinois Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Marks v. Vanderventer, a direct appeal from the Circuit Court after the court’s order finding the fee collection provisions...
View ArticleMuch Ado About Little: Deadlocked Illinois Supreme Court Punts on Red Light...
One of the most widely anticipated cases on the Illinois Supreme Court’s civil docket ended on Thursday morning with a surprise: the Court decided not to decide, dismissing the appeal in a per curiam...
View ArticleThe Perils of Incomplete Service: The Illinois Supreme Court Debates Bettis...
During its September term, the Illinois Supreme Court heard oral argument in Bettis v. Marsaglia. Bettis presents an issue of potential significance to election lawyers: is a petition for Circuit Court...
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court Holds Circuit Court Lacks Jurisdiction over...
State of Illinois ex rel. Pusateri v. The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company presented an important question for the utilities bar: do the Circuit Courts have jurisdiction to order rate refunds on the...
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court Reinstates Attorney General's Appeal from Illinois...
On Thursday morning, the Illinois Supreme Court resolved a confused issue in utilities law, holding unanimously in The People of the State of Illinois ex rel. Madigan v. Illinois Commerce Commission...
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court Finds All Postal Marks are Not Created Equal
On Thursday morning, a unanimous Illinois Supreme Court affirmed in Huber v. American Accounting Association. As briefed, Huber presented the question of whether a postmark was sufficient proof of...
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Whether Failing to Give Reasons in...
In the closing days of its November term, the Illinois Supreme Court agreed to decide a simple issue with potential implications across a wide variety of civil litigation: is a trial court’s order...
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Whether a Zoo is a "Local Public Entity"
The basic Illinois statute of limitations for personal injury actions is two years. But the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (745 ILCS 10/1-101) provides that for actions...
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Whether Fees Must be Deducted From...
In the final days of its November term, the Illinois Supreme Court allowed a petition for leave to appeal in McVey v. M.L.K. Enterprises, LLC. McVey, a case from the Fifth District, presents the...
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court Reaffirms Narrow Scope of Retaliatory Discharge Cause...
Last week, the Illinois Supreme Court reaffirmed the principle that retaliatory discharge is a narrow exception to the general doctrine of at-will employment under Illinois law. Unanimously reversing...
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Limits on Self-Insured Car Rental...
In the closing days of its November term, the Illinois Supreme Court agreed to decide an issue of considerable importance for Illinois’ car rental industry: can a self-insured car rental company be...
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