Unanimous Illinois Supreme Court Strikes Down State Public Pension Reform Act
As we predicted, the Illinois Supreme Court has unanimously struck down the state Public Pension Reform Act. The Court’s opinion was written by Justice Lloyd Karmeier....By: Kirk Jenkins
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court Holds Fees and Costs Not Deductible From Health Care Lien
Yesterday, a unanimous Illinois Supreme Court resolved an important question for the health care industry. In an unanimous opinion by Justice Mary Jane Theis, the Court held in McVey v. M.L.K....
View ArticleThe Illinois Supreme Court In 2014: A Look At The Stats
For the last two years, we’ve taken a close statistical look at the previous year’s decisions from the Illinois Supreme Court to see what insights could be gained about the court’s voting patterns and...
View ArticleNo Cause of Action for Wrongful Death by Suicide, Illinois Supreme Court Holds
In the closing days of the May term, the Illinois Supreme Court unanimously declined an invitation to create a tort cause of action for wrongful death in cases where the decedent committed...
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court Affirms Deed Tax, Illuminates Constitutional Tax Analysis
In the closing days of the recently concluded May term, the Illinois Supreme Court handed down its decision in Marks v. Vanderventer, unanimously upholding the constitutionality of a statewide...
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court Holds Trial Courts May Consider Equity on Fact-Bound...
Section 2-1401 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure provides that courts may grant relief from a judgment on petition made within thirty days of the original entry of the judgment. The statute...
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