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     <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with a power company in a dispute with Montana over who owns the riverbeds beneath 10 dams sitting on three Montana rivers. In a case that reached back to the travels of Lewis and Clark at least 200 years ago, the court voted unanimously today to throw out a state court ruling that could have cost the company at least $50 million. The justices said the state does not own the riverbeds and ordered the state court to take another look at the case. From The Associated Press.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Indiana small claims courts come under scrutiny]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS &mdash; Defendants who say they've faced intimidation from attorneys for debt collectors in Marion County's small claims courts are welcoming the Indiana Supreme Court's decision to appoint two judges to review allegations against the court system.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[House committee passes abortion bills]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Two bills dealing with clinics and physicians who perform abortions passed Tuesday through the Illinois House Agriculture and Conservation Committee.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[House committee passes abortion bills]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Two bills dealing with clinics and physicians who perform abortions passed Tuesday through the Illinois House Agriculture and Conservation Committee.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In Brief]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; Chief Justice John Roberts has told Congress again that the Supreme Court doesn't plan to formally adopt rules that would bind it to the same code of conduct as other federal judges.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: DuPage County Bar Association11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Attorney Resource Center505 N County Farm Rd 3rd Fl WheatonInfo: 630-653-7779; fax: 630-653-7870]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Quinn asks for needed budget cuts]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Gov. Patrick J. Quinn today called for the shutdown of two juvenile justice facilities as part of a wider cost-reduction effort in his proposed fiscal year 2013 budget.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers attempt to beat, not bill time]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Barry Levenstam participates with the Jenner & Block LLP team in the "Hustle Up the Hancock" event Sunday, he will pin photos of two former colleagues to his shirt.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Some county commissioners want change to anti-ICE law]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some Cook County commissioners are seeking to amend the county's ordinance that essentially calls for no cooperation with U.S. immigration officials.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Firm gives local housing program a boost]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Mary K. Wasik, a partner at Levenfeld, Pearlstein LLC, said her firm's corporate contributions program does more than just cut checks to groups in need.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Microsoft files EU complaint over patent use]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS &mdash; Microsoft today lodged a formal complaint with the European Union's competition regulator against Motorola Mobility and its soon-to-be owner Google, saying Motorola's aggressive enforcement of patent rights against rivals breaks competition rules.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Double jeopardy opinion goes before high court]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK, Ark. &mdash; In an unusual case that reached the U.S. Supreme Court today, an Arkansas man could face a second murder trial even though a jury unanimously found him not guilty.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Brown pushes for collegiality]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Acolleague said U.S. Magistrate Judge Geraldine Soat Brown is never too busy to lend a hand to others.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Insurer's limitation splits court]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Curtis Burcham wound up sparking a noteworthy judicial debate about the public policy of the Illinois uninsured motorist (UM) law &mdash; even though he didn't present any public policy arguments when responding to West Bend Mutual Insurance Co.'s appeal from a declaratory judgment on what damages he was entitled to demand during arbitration.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Post-sentencing appeal - waiver of arguments]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Where the defendant presented arguments on appeal to the district court, a conditional guilty plea does not waive those arguments even if they were not the focus in previous court action.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The district court correctly granted summary judgment to a life insurer, given that the insured was not prevented from fulfilling conditions precedent to coverage.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Rules try to guide communication with unrepresented people]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In the course of representing a client, there are times when a lawyer will be called upon to deal with people who are unrepresented by legal counsel. The Rules of Professional Responsibility instruct the lawyer how to conduct interactions with regard to people who are unrepresented. Anyone who deals with people who are unrepresented should be familiar with these particular rules.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Plaintiff attorneys face 'a Hobson's choice']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[After recently celebrating 30 years in practice, I am still amazed by the potential ambushes that spring up within the landscape of the law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Leveling the energy policy playing field takes concerted effort]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[On Jan. 24, the president, in his State of the Union address, articulated an "all-of-the-above" energy strategy to develop all sources of energy available and promote a "cleaner and cheaper" (economy) &hellip; "full of new jobs." This strategy included not only renewable power generation plugs for tax credits and opening up public lands to power millions of homes, but making new oil and gas drilling leases available, including off-shore drilling rights.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[How can new lawyers advance their careers?]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers participate in Fat Tuesday fun]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Arnstein & Lehr LLP has promoted 13 attorneys, including seven in Chicago, to partner and equity partner.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In Brief]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[PITTSBURGH &mdash; A federal magistrate in Pittsburgh said a county jail inmate who can be seen on a guard's YouTube video of another sleeping guard can't sue for damages because he has no privacy rights while in jail.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Chicago Bar Foundation Young Professionals Board5:30-9 p.m. Dave & Busters; 1030 N Clark$60 per personInfo: 312-554-1207]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[How to prepare for a marathon]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Visit a physician who treats runners and ask for a checkup.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[$504,000,000]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Spain will send hulking military transport planes to Florida to retrieve 17 tons of treasure that U.S. undersea explorers found but ultimately lost in American courts. Spain's Civil Guard said Monday in Madrid that agents would take possession of the booty, worth an estimated 380 million euros ($504 million) and two Spanish Hercules transport planes will bring it back. A federal judge has ordered Tampa, Fla.-based Odyssey Marine Exploration to turn over the treasure today. From The Associated Press.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Jenner wishes good luck to lawyer taking the bench]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[2003 affirmative action ruling faces challenge]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The Supreme Court will once again confront the issue of race in university admissions in a case brought by a white student denied a spot at the flagship campus of the University of Texas.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bill tries to televise high court]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; A U.S. bill making its way through Congress could require the U.S. Supreme Court to televise its proceedings for the first time ever.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meza strives for transparency]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ricardo Meza knows his job title probably leaves some people wondering exactly what he does.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge prevents law firm from suing a competitor]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Arizona-based law firm may not be dragged into court in Illinois to answer allegations that it stole clients from another firm, a federal judge has ruled.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Smartphones, text messages appear in more divorces]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Evidence from text messages and voice mail is increasingly common in divorce cases as is evidence from smartphones in general, lawyers said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Ruling puts limits on Miranda warnings]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The Supreme Court said today investigators don't have to read Miranda rights to inmates during jailhouse interrogations about crimes unrelated to their current incarceration.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Licata tries to see big picture]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Attorney Anthony R. Licata tries not to get consumed by the daily issues confronting Shefsky & Froelich Ltd.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[High court differs over 'profit' tag]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When the U.S. Supreme Court has to stitch separate opinions together to craft a majority vote for a particular outcome, "the holding of the court may be viewed as that position taken by those members who concurred in the judgments on the narrowest grounds." ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers need to launch a running plan]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[It's February &mdash; do you know where your New Year's resolution is? Abandoned like a brittle and faded piece of newsprint tossed in the recycle bin?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[A business may still face a lawsuit - even if it passes the buck]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Businesses have to spend money to make money. Sometimes, businesses have to spend money to comply with various government regulations. Although a business can pass along some of its costs of doing business, a business may find itself subject to a class action lawsuit if it passes along its costs by adding a "Government Processing Request" charge to its invoices.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Advice may help earn partners' respect]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[You have finished law school, you have passed the bar and you have been hired as an associate by a great law firm. You have made it but you hardly have it made. Regardless of your academic achievements and your other prior credentials, you now are, for the most part, on a level playing field with your fellow associates. It is how you perform and not where you went to law school or your class ranking that matters. And it all starts with impressing your partners so that someday they will vote you into their v]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[West Virginia finds way to leave Big East, make money]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[West Virginia University's relationship with the Big East looks poised to end on a bittersweet financial note after the two sides settled lawsuits against one another last week.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Family gets $7.5 million in death after spleen removal]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Cook County jury awarded $7.5 million to the family of a 49-year-old man who died after a surgery to remove his spleen.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bill would give jurors option to return fee]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Profanity in classroom riles up lawmaker]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[PHOENIX &mdash; A teacher's role may be to expand a student's vocabulary, but one Arizona lawmaker wants to make sure that doesn't include four-letter words.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Ineffective assistance - pleading requirements]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Where a defendant failed to expressly claim ineffective assistance of counsel and was in possession of a gun in public, his post-trial claims failed and his conviction was affirmed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Section 1983 claims - certificate of innocence]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A certificate of innocence does not cause a Section 1983 claim to accrue and, thus, a suit brought pursuant to such a certificate was properly dismissed on res judicata grounds.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the news]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ulmer & Berne LLP has promoted five attorneys, including one in its Chicago office, to partner. The new Chicago partner is Brian C. Bianco.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; A U.S. bill making its way through Congress could require the U.S. Supreme Court to televise its proceedings for the first time ever.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Senate committee OKs two judicial nominations]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two local lawyers moved closer to joining the U.S. District Court in Chicago after the Senate Judiciary Committee approved their nominations Thursday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The Illinois Supreme Court today reversed the decisions in the cases of two former Orland Fire Protection District firefighters who claimed the district should provide continuing health insurance benefits after each suffered career-ending injuries during separate training exercises.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[IOWA CITY, Iowa &mdash; After years of litigation, a judge will soon decide whether to grant thousands of black employees and job applicants monetary damages for hiring practices used by every agency of Iowa state government that they say has disadvantaged them for decades.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Texas judge faces probe into wrongful conviction]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas &mdash; A special investigation ordered by Texas' chief justice on Thursday will determine if a former prosecutor who is now a judge hid evidence in a trial that sent a man wrongly convicted of his wife's murder to prison for nearly 25 years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Students start pro bono effort ]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[University of Chicago Law School students Eileen Ho and Mishan Wroe spent the past year working to fill a void in their school's offerings.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[$500]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Iowa Supreme Court has suspended an attorney who refused to refund a $500 overpayment he received from clients by claiming that he couldn't afford it. The court today ordered Roscoe Ries Jr. of Des Moines to refund the money during the 30-day suspension plus interest. But justices rejected a proposed six-month suspension. Clients overpaid Ries by $500 for services because they did not realize they were credited for a retainer paid at the beginning of the case. From The Associated Press.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Supreme Court upholds rights of officers in warrantless entry case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Police officers often make split-second decisions that can expose them to allegations of constitutional violations. One such decision is whether to enter a home without a warrant. On Jan. 23, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Ryburn v. Huff, No. 11&ndash;208, upheld the right of a police officer to enter a home without a warrant when the officer had a "reasonable basis for concluding that there is an imminent threat of violence."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Gingrich faces eye of the copyright tiger]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[We are in the midst of a presidential campaign season that is providing substantial entertainment value. Which Republican candidate will win the next primary is anyone's guess. The momentum shifts have been dizzying. The excitement prompts me to write about an issue that has arisen in several prior presidential campaigns and is again in the news: the unauthorized use of copyrighted music by politicians.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Traveler’s Tip: Prasino restaurant offers  leisurely lunch]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[It's kind of a hike, but I am really starting to like that West Town/Wicker Park restaurant row that is building west of Halsted Street between Chicago Avenue and Division Street. One of the newer ones is Prasino &mdash; on Division Street and Wolcott Avenue.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Winter getaway: Head south or bring the sunshine home]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Winter is here &mdash; again. Here are a few tips to get you through months of bracing winds and falling ice.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge bucks ruling, lets church use public school]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK &mdash; A federal judge cleared the way Thursday for a tiny Bronx church to continue meeting for religious services at a New York City public school despite an appeals court ruling upholding the city's ban on use of the schools for worship services.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Restrictive covenants get new face]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a 2009 case that surprised attorneys who thought proof of a "legitimate business interest" was required for enforceability of a noncompetition agreement, the Illinois Appellate Court's 4th District concluded that, "the Supreme Court of Illinois has never embraced the 'legitimate-business-interest' test."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Tips: How to buy and serve wine]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Buy online. It is legal in Illinois to purchase and ship wine directly from a winery. Going this route, you can access those fantastic products that you probably can't find on store shelves.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Book shares American dreams]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Chapter 1, Death is in the Air: The battle had begun quicker than I expected, and the chaos was a surprise. We knew our lives might be at an end as soon as haphazard cannon shots fired by members of the Andartes &mdash; Greek communist guerilla fighters &mdash; began to rain down near our home in the early morning's darkness on Sept. 22, 1944.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers rock out at annual event]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In Brief]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[ST. PAUL, Minn. &mdash; Minnesota's court data system failed to register changes to thousands of cases in which low-level or first-time offenders completed probation terms and had their charges reduced or dismissed.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Medicare reimbursement — paid lunch hours]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The inclusion of paid lunch hours in the calculation of average wages for purposes of Medicare reimbursement was not arbitrary and capricious.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Arbitration— appealability of consolidation decision]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A refusal by the district court to order deconsolidated arbitration was an interlocutory order and was thus not appealable.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[DLA Piper has opened an office in Mexico City with the addition of a 14-lawyer team from Thompson & Knight LLP.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the Spotlight: Cynthia Giacchetti]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Practice: I am a criminal defense attorney who practices in both the federal and state courts. I love trial work, so it is not surprising that I also love the theater.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Students start pro bono effort ]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[University of Chicago Law School students Eileen Ho and Mishan Wroe spent the past year working to fill a void in their school's offerings.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Kane County Bar Association6 p.m. Hotel Baker Rainbow Rm100 W Main St St. Charles$150 per personInfo: 630-762-1915; fax: 630-762-9395]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Critics reject  proposed change in considering asylum claims]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[New York attorney Stuart Altman rejected the notion that foreign nationals seeking asylum in the United States might fare better if immigration officials adopted a practice followed by the Social Security Administration (SSA) in considering applications for disability benefits.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel tackles board issues]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Halfway through a panel discussion on Tuesday about how lawyers can find their way onto corporate boards, moderator Daniel R. Harper interrupted the panelists.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court sides with CPS on layoffs]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The Illinois Supreme Court today clarified a pair of questions in a federal lawsuit stemming from a 2010 layoff of Chicago Public School teachers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[GOP keeps state map battle alive]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Top Republicans in the Illinois General Assembly again challenged in court the state's new legislative district maps.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In Brief]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[ROCK ISLAND, Ill. &mdash; A Moline man who used a cellphone to record a police officer during a Rock Island traffic stop is caught up in the state's eavesdropping law controversy.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal EducationOn lineInfo: 800-252-8062; fax: 217-546-6096]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyer faces ethics charges over YouTube]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Mount Sterling lawyer violated ethics rules by posting video of an undercover drug buy used as discovery in a criminal case on YouTube, the state-lawyer discipline agency alleges.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Senate confirms Cuban-born judge to 11th Circuit, but only after a fight]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The first Cuban-born judge to serve on the Atlanta-based U.S. appellate court was confirmed Wednesday by an overwhelming margin that said much about the way the Senate operates these days.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[GOP keeps state map battle alive]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Top Republicans in the Illinois General Assembly again challenged in court the state's new legislative district maps.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[District court tosses Jordan's attack on ad]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Jewel grocery chain did not misappropriate Michael Jordan's identity by using the former Chicago Bull's name and number in an advertisement congratulating him on his induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame, a federal judge ruled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Ex-candidate questions merit of Arizona law]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[PHOENIX &mdash; The case of a woman barred from running for city council in an Arizona border town because she isn't fluent in English has raised questions about the 120-year-old law used to kick her off the ballot.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[MINNEAPOLIS &mdash; The group of NFL retirees that was a part of the labor talks during the lockout last year has not given up their push for better post-career care.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Cunningham shows poise]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Accounting and professional services firms like Grant Thornton LLP face the threat of "litigation that could put them out of business," said Grant Thornton's chief legal officer, Kenneth R. Cunningham.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court gives split decision on officers' assertion of privilege]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The police officers could not be compelled to discuss evaluations with psychotherapists in the wake of a police shooting, however, privilege did not protect an officer's communications with a psychotherapist in relation to application for disability benefits.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sidley, Austin LLP opened an office in Houston this week. The firm said it hired seven partners from seven different firms in Houston to work in the new office, which is the firm's 18th.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Report forecasts tough year for most law firms]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[This year may be more challenging for law firms in terms of profits than the lean year of 2009, says a new report from the Hildebrandt Institute and Citi Private Bank.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Cook County jury awards $24.55M to car crash victim]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Cook County jury awarded $24.55 million to a woman who suffered paralysis below her chest in a car accident.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[A Houston-area jury has returned a $20 million verdict for a rape victim who accused her apartment complex of not telling residents about other attacks. The Houston Chronicle reported that the victim lived at the Promenade Cullen Park complex, where she was raped in February 2009. The victim recently renewed her lease. She said she didn't know then that a man had tried to rape a resident next door to her apartment. She was attacked a few weeks after the first attack. From The Associated Press.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Testifying bounds set for juveniles]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Resolving an important dispute about whether Section 5&ndash;150(1)(c) of the Juvenile Court Act permits prosecutors in a criminal case to impeach a testifying defendant with a juvenile delinquency adjudication &mdash; or whether People v. Montgomery, 47 Ill.2d 510 (1971), still controls that question &mdash; the Illinois Supreme Court reversed Victor Villa's conviction of aggravated battery with a firearm.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[An arbitration award was enforceable against a party who did not appear, even though the hearing date had been vacated and then implicitly reinstated.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Child custody - 604(b) reports]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The trial court did not err in adopting the report of a psychologist, appointed to conduct interviews to determine visitation, as a 604(b) report on custody issues.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[4th Circuit clarifies rules on ERISA trustees' duties to investigate]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A breach of an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) trustee's fiduciary duty to investigate investment alternatives or breach of the duty to diversify the portfolio in which the plan funds are invested does not necessarily mean the actual investments were imprudent. Therefore, such a finding, in and of itself, is insufficient to impose liability on the trustee, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Probate law sets compensation factors]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[What determines reasonable compensation, specifically where the guardian of the person or the guardian of the estate is a parent or other relative of a disabled person?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Plan hopes to honor Leighton]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Cook County Criminal Courts Building would be named for former judge and civil rights lawyer George N. Leighton, under a plan introduced to county commissioners today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[COLUMBUS, Ohio &mdash; The lawyer whose e-mail tips about Ohio State players trading memorabilia for tattoos triggered a far-reaching scandal and the harshest NCAA punishment in the university's history should lose his law license for six months, a disciplinary board said Tuesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Lake County Bar Association5-6:30 p.m. The Grille on Laurel181 E Laurel AveInfo: 847-244-3143; fax: 847-244-8259]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge rules police justified to arrest man]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A man who claims he was the victim of a false arrest pleaded himself out of court by acknowledging that he was carrying a knife when he was stopped and searched by police, a federal judge has held.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Corboy & Demetrio donates to soldiers]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel favors White Sox in suit following fan fight]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Chicago White Sox won a state appellate court ruling and avoided liability in a lawsuit filed by a woman who alleged that security guards attacked her after she fought another fan at a game.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[AP sues Meltwater News, claims copyright offense]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK &mdash; The Associated Press is suing a digital news distributor, claiming it infringed on AP copyrights.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[7-0]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Connecticut Supreme Court backed the University of Connecticut Tuesday in its battle against identifying its supporters, ruling that the school may invoke a trade-secret exemption to shield information. The justices voted 7-0 to uphold a lower court ruling siding with UConn. The university said lists naming its donors and other supporters amount to trade secrets that other institutions could use to lure away its fans' dollars and loyalty. From The Associated Press.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[SAN DIEGO &mdash; A judge on Tuesday granted California and four other states more time to consider objecting to a class-action settlement between Honda Motor Co. and car owners over inflated fuel-efficiency claims about the automaker's hybrid vehicles.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Otwell relates to underdogs]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Associate Judge Brian T. Otwell always held a certain sympathy for underdogs, though he doesn't know exactly how that started.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court adds clarity to lending law]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sending letters to a bank with conditional threats that your clients will pull the trigger on their right to nullify a mortgage based on alleged violations of the Truth in Lending Act &mdash; ifnegotiations fizzle in a foreclosure case &mdash; doesn't satisfy TILA's three-year deadline for notifying a lender of an election to rescind.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Where two contracts were involved in a suit, only one of which contained a broad arbitration clause, it was an error to not refer the matter to arbitration.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Letter: Supreme Court holds power to 'assign']]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Banner & Witcoff Ltd. has promoted seven attorneys, including four in Chicago, to shareholder status.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[McDermott to launch office in South Korea]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Two high court candidates receive strong bar ratings]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Scalia tells audience Constitution good as is]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin G. Scalia defended "originalism" Monday, the method of interpreting the Constitution according to its original meaning, as not perfect, but he said "it far surpasses the competition."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Food makers face litigation due to 'natural' claims]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Frito-Lay faces a second class-action lawsuit over its "all-natural ingredients" marketing claim for its popular snack brands Tostitos and SunChips.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge gives go-ahead for suit filed after informant's murder]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal judge has cleared the way for a woman to pursue a lawsuit accusing police of telling drug dealers that she and her son were working as informants.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[7th Circuit reverses attorney fee award in employment case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lawyer Ernest T. Rossiello is no stranger to attorney fee disputes in the local federal trial and appeals courts.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Scalia challenges lawyers to get involved]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Law students should "try to find a practice that enables you to have a human existence" that includes time for family and community, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin G. Scalia said Monday.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Another voter initiative faces court challenge]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO &mdash; Backers of affirmative action asked a federal appeals court Monday to overturn California's 15-year-old ban on considering race in public college admissions, citing a steep drop in black, Latino and American Indian students at the state's elite campuses.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Appellate judge calls into question way jury treated]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A trial judge's contact with jurors behind the scenes during the 2007 Operation Family Secrets trial &mdash; Chicago's biggest mob trial in decades &mdash; was out of the ordinary and raised potential legal issues, a federal appellate judge said Monday.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA['Breath test' defense wins in DUI case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Kevin Clairmont and Inocencio Fernandez were accused of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, there was a rebuttable presumption &mdash; created by 20 Illinois Administrative Code 1286.200 &mdash; that the breath-analysis machines used by police officers were accurate because, among other requirements, not more than 62 days elapsed "since the last accuracy check prior to the subject test."]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Employment bias - similarly situated employees]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Summary judgment was correctly granted to an employer on a racial discrimination charge, given that the nonminority comparators were not similarly situated.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Plea deals - resentencing when first sentence void]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Where the sentence initially imposed in a plea bargain is void, the defendant was entitled to choose between the benefit of his bargain or the withdrawal of his plea.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Today's case involves a product-liability claim for a 7-year-old miniscaffold, which collapsed because of a broken wheel caster stem as the plaintiff climbed on it, causing hand and knee injuries. The question before the court was whether the plaintiff's mechanical engineering expert's opinion on whether the miniscaffold was defective because the brittle fracture in the wheel caster stem was caused by it being overtightened under Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharm., Inc. and Federal Rule of Evidence 702 was adm]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bankruptcy lawyers teach credit tips]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[There are a variety of ways in which a person may give back to their community. For attorneys, pro bono work is a time honored tradition and remains the most common means for attorneys to give back to their community. But not every lawyer has to offer free legal advice to make a difference.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[IDOT counsel alters her plan]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Hoping to pursue a life in politics, Ellen J. Schanzle-Haskins first headed to law school.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Maintaining a new training plan]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Establish a routine and make it a priority. If not, something will interfere.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[McGuireWoods LLP has created a data privacy and security team.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[They didn't appear in the documentary, but attorneys at Holland & Knight LLP played an important role in "The Interrupters," one of the film's producers said.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[In Brief]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer was robbed last week by a machete-wielding intruder at his vacation home in the West Indies, a Supreme Court spokeswoman said Monday.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Lake County Bar AssociationNoon-1 p.m. Courtroom C10318 N County StInfo: 847-244-3143; fax: 847-244-8259]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[1942]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners reported Monday that the number of registered voters in the city is at its lowest level since at least 1942, the first year such numbers were kept. Board spokesman James Allen said about 1.28 million voters were registered in the city as of Monday. There were 1.31 million voters registered before the primary four years ago, during the election bid by President Barack Obama. The registration deadline for the March 20 primary is Feb. 21. From The Associated Press.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Riding a bike provides many life lessons]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Achieving some sort of life balance, especially for those with demanding careers in law, seems a common and worthy pursuit. Many of us want to balance family, professional achievement and satisfaction, personal happiness and health. I've come to find that balance on a bicycle.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Wehrman runs his way to CARA board presidency]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Christopher D. Wehrman once ran a marathon in two hours and 17 minutes &mdash; about 12 mph.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Why is mentoring important to the practice?]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[ARDC panel reprimands former ASA over blog post]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A state board has reprimanded a former Cook County prosecutor for making a misleading statement to a blogger about an investigation of her trial conduct. But the attorney avoided a 60-day suspension recommended by the administrator of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[ARDC panel reprimands former ASA over blog post]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A state board has reprimanded a former Cook County prosecutor for making a misleading statement to a blogger about an investigation of her trial conduct. But the attorney avoided a 60-day suspension recommended by the administrator of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[EASTON, Pa. &mdash; Defense attorneys are questioning an eastern Pennsylvania judge's decision to convict a woman on a lesser charge after she had been acquitted by a jury in a drunken driving case.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In Brief]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Gov. Patrick J. Quinn wants to change Illinois' constitution to allow voters to enact ethics reform through popular initiative and referendum.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; A trio of bills comprise the Juvenile Justice Initiative's priority list for the Illinois General Assembly's spring session.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[$14,000]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Charlotte, N.C., man stuck with a $14,000 hospital bill he calls inflated and unreasonable wants North Carolina's Supreme Court to rule that courts are open to decide fairness. The court is scheduled today to hear Robert Talford's argument that his hospital should have to prove why it's reasonable to charge him up to 24 times more than a local pharmacy for medications. Lawyers for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority said the difference is that the pill's costs pay for overhead. From The Associat]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Many conservatives and religious organizations object to President Barack Obama's compromise to the contraceptive mandate in the new federal health-care reform.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Ball diamond negligence lawsuit fails]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Similar beliefs unite lawyers]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[If it weren't for law school, the founders of Street Justice Inc. probably wouldn't know each other.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Federal Bar Association12:15 p.m. CBA 321 S Plymouth Ct$30 member; $35 non-memberInfo: Carolyn at 815-464-9068; federalbarchicago@gmail.com]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[HARRISBURG, Pa. &mdash; The judge in Jerry Sandusky's child sex abuse trial ruled today that the former Penn State assistant coach's jury will be composed of residents of State College and the surrounding area and that he has permission to visit with most of his grandchildren.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge orders Chili's to follow agreement]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Chili's may not unilaterally modify a provision in its own arbitration agreement merely because the restaurant chain finds that provision to be inconvenient, a federal judge has ruled.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judges get an invite to safety training]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Public officials including judges, hearing officers, administrative law judges and other public officials have been invited to a training program in personal safety on March 16 in the Thompson Center.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. &mdash; The story already had people's attention: A multimillionaire polo magnate was accused of causing a drunken-driving wreck that killed a young man. But now, with his criminal trial approaching, a strange twist has raised even more eyebrows: He has adopted his 42-year-old girlfriend.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Brady material - more prejudicial than probative]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Where the defendant had access to evidence that was more prejudicial than probative, his Brady claim failed and his conviction was affirmed.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers need strategies for effective, positive networking]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[February is a month during which many focus on personal relationships. It is also a good month to evaluate your professional relationships and network.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Courts consider certain marital property]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Supreme Court, in the 1991 case of In re Marriage of Zells, 143 Ill. 2d 251, 157 Ill. Dec. 480, 572 N.E.2d 944 (1991), ruled that a lawyer's contingent fees are not marital property subject to division in the divorce proceedings.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Loyola maintains a connection to the Middle Temple Inn of Court]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Although few Loyolans are aware of it, Loyola University Chicago's first law dean, William Dillon, was a member of the Middle Temple Inn of Court of London. That temple, one of four London Inns of Court, figures prominently in the history of the Americas, the American Revolution and the War of 1812.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Editor's note]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[This past week has been exciting to see people's overall positive reaction to our redesign. I have received great e-mails from members of the legal community who like our new look. They like the bigger headlines, more photos and additional content.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Three associates at Segal, McCambridge, Singer & Mahoney Ltd. have been promoted to shareholder status.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Perry reaffirms court's narrow conception of due process clause]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The problem of faulty eyewitness identifications in criminal trials is well-established. Nationally, about 75 percent of convictions overturned due to DNA evidence have involved eyewitness identifications. In half of those cases, the eyewitness testimony was not corroborated by confessions, forensic evidence or informants. And 36 percent of these defendants were misidentified by more than one eyewitness. In fact, it has been estimated that about 7,500 of every 1.5 million annual convictions in America may]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[City agrees to pay war protesters $6.2 million]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Chicago attorney Kevin R. Vodak said police didn't care about his profession when they arrested him at the 2003 Iraq war demonstration that spurred a class-action lawsuit against the city.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Baker & McKenzie LLP has promoted Sarah L. E. Harris, Jennifer S. Partee, Aaron N. Rice and Sarah H. Winston to partner.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Keeping kosher brings on testy legal scrimmage]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[MINEOLA, N.Y. &mdash; The owner of one of Long Island's largest catering companies has been accused of seriously violating Jewish law by having workers prepare kosher and nonkosher meals in the same kitchen.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge criticizes those who use ruling for gain]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SAN ANTONIO &mdash; A federal judge who was vilified by Republican presidential hopefuls for banning prayer at Texas high school graduation delivered a scathing and unusually personal response Thursday, saying those who used the case to further political goals "should be ashamed."]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[City agrees to pay war protesters $6.2 million]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Chicago attorney Kevin R. Vodak said police didn't care about his profession when they arrested him at the 2003 Iraq war demonstration that spurred a class-action lawsuit against the city.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Professor says states aid feds]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A first-year law professor from Northern Illinois University told Congress last week that allowing state attorneys general to enforce federal consumer protection laws is a benefit to the nation despite criticism from industry groups.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the Spotlight: Addison D. Braendel]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Practice: When not handling cases for the Center for Disability and Elder Law or serving on its board, I am a corporate & securities lawyer and co-chair of Baker & McKenzie LLP's global funds group. I help clients create large private equity investment funds and assist them in investing in those funds. I also help clients in their operations, such as transferring fund interests from one investor to another.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[National group honors Grogan]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The ambassador for Illinois' lawyer-discipline agency recently received an award from a national group of bar regulators for his achievements.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In Brief]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[U.S. Sen. Richard J. Durbin is continuing his push for legislation that would require the U.S. Supreme Court to televise its public proceedings.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Kane County Bar Association9 a.m.-noon call for free consultation with a volunteer attorneyInfo: 630-762-1900]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[A Wisconsin judge in Madison Wednesday denied a group's request to temporarily stop the state's new voter identification law from taking effect this month. Dane County Circuit Judge David Flanagan denied the motion for a temporary injunction. The NAACP, who filed the motion, included 40 affidavits describing plaintiffs' difficulties with complying with the law. But Flanagan said the affidavits do not sufficiently demonstrate irreparable harm to justify an injunction. From The Associated Press.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Legal clinic for blind clients expands]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When he meets with clients, Nicholas T. Pomaro sometimes finds that they lack self-esteem and present a defeatist attitude.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the transfer of two cases to foreign jurisdictions on forum non conveniens grounds and admonished the appellate attorneys for ignoring precedents against them.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Unemployment - failure to submit to drug test]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The unemployment board committed no error in denying benefits to a worker, since he violated company policy by failing to submit to a drug test when ordered.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Instant messages can modify contracts]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Imagine the following scenario: Your client sells an electronic smoking device online. They hire a marketing company to use affiliate marketing to help sell the device. The contract between your client and the marketing company allows the marketers to get referral fees for each sale, limited to 200 sales per day &mdash; and it also contains a provision that any changes to the contract must be made in writing.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Being present enhances life]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[I had two very different experiences in yoga class in the last week. In one of the classes, I showed up on my mat and I could just feel the energy in the room. It was contagious. Everyone was in a sunny, upbeat mood. It really just made my entire practice flow smoothly and before I knew it class was over. It helped intensify my practice in a way I had never experienced before. Poses that seemed like too much work to try out weren't difficult on that day. When class was over, I wondered where the last 60 m]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Start fresh in February]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sunda's Wok Fried Shishito Peppers: Known for its modern take on dishes from Southeast Asia, this River North gem's fiery shishito peppers are a great way to enjoy crunch and zest.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA['PIN pad swapping' goes to court]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In class-action litigation against Michaels Stores for its alleged role in unwittingly facilitating a crime spree by sophisticated thieves who were able to use "PIN pad swapping" to swipe debit card information from customers at 80 of the craft company's shops, U.S. District Judge Charles P. Kocoras tossed claims based on the Stored Communications Act and common law negligence, but declined to dismiss counts alleging unfair conduct under the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act and breach of implied contract.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Review: Japanese art reveals mythical world]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Art Institute of Chicago's Gallery 107 currently features a wonderful exhibit of Japanese prints of the 1960s and 1970s. Twenty-five of the finest prints from Marguerite Michaels' collection are on display. These woodblock prints, etchings, silk screens, and stencils are a feast for the eyes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The Chicago Bar Association (CBA) plans to lobby this year for four pieces of state legislation developed by its committees, including bills that seek to alter court actions in adoption and consumer contract cases.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge tosses complaints filed over 'ostrich' ruling]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal appeals court judge has rejected allegations that three colleagues committed misconduct when they signed off on an opinion that used pictures &mdash; one of an ostrich with its head in the sand and another of a man in a similar position &mdash; to illustrate their criticism of a lawyer's handling of a case.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; In August, Gov. Patrick J. Quinn signed the Let Them Rest in Peace Act that required those protesting at funerals to stand at least 300 feet away from the funeral site.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Local lawyer sues bankrupt Borders for gift card money]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Chicago lawyer may be starting a new trend in corporate liquidations: Getting gift card holders their money back from broke retailers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.bluetoad.com/publication?i=99678"><img src="http://bluetoad.com/publication/repo21/21672/99678/smalljpg/99678-1.jpg" align=right hspace=5></a>Publisher's note: You may have noticed that today's edition of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin looks different. You are observant. This newspaper redesign is in direct response to our readers' expressed needs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Beard boosts global platform]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The general counsel of executive search firm Heidrick &amp; Struggles International Inc., said on a given day, he could be in any one of the 40 countries where his company does business.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Why did you become a lawyer?]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Advocates Society swears in its officers]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Advocates Society gives award to Wiet]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Letters: Lawyers weigh in on cameras, ARDC]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[I commend the Law Bulletin's fair and balanced reporting about allowing cameras in the trial courts. "High court to test allowing cameras in circuit courts," Chicago Daily Law Bulletin (Jan. 24, 2012).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[$442,200,000]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Just three months before the world's second-best-selling drug gets U.S. generic competition, a generic company has paid nearly $445 million to finally end a decade-long, twist-filled patent infringement battle with two heavyweight drugmakers over blood thinner Plavix. Apotex Corp., Canada's biggest drugmaker, has paid Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Sanofi SA, the two brand-name drugmakers that jointly sell Plavix, $442.2 million in damages. From The Associated Press.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law will send two teams to participate in the National Trial Competition's (NTC) Region 8 tournament today through Saturday at the Daley Center. Third-year students Joseph Carlasare and Rachel Remke will compete on one team. The second will comprise third-year students Lindsay Gephardt, Heather Widell and Erik Wilson. IIT Chicago-Kent will compete against law school teams from Illinois and Indiana in the regional tournament, with the top two teams advancing to the national compet]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Foreclosure - prejudgment possession]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a foreclosure proceeding, the trial court correctly granted prejudgment possession of real estate to the plaintiff and appointed a receiver because the plaintiff's verified motion contained undisputed evidence of an event of default.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Nonpaternity petitions - necessity for guardian ad litem]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Because the mother failed to appear to defend a nonpaternity petition, and because no guardian ad litem was appointed, the court did not err in concluding that the child's interests were not represented in litigation of the action.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Target fights subpoena]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Investigating whether a fellow referred to as "Target Witness" violated federal law by failing to report and pay taxes on income from foreign financial accounts, a grand jury in Chicago sparked an important fight over the scope of the "required records doctrine" by subpoenaing T.W. to provide "any and all" records of his overseas banking going back to Oct. 1, 2006.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court paves way for trial on wrongful prosecution claim]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A criminal defendant's acquittal of a murder charge did not bar his civil rights lawsuit alleging that police misconduct deprived him of a fair trial.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Professional businesses operate in increasingly regulated environment]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Professional Service Corporation Act (PSCA) (805 ILCS 10/1) was enacted nearly 40 years ago with the stated intent "to provide for the incorporation of an individual or group of individuals to render the same professional services to the public for which such individuals are required by law to be licensed or to obtain other legal authorization, while preserving the established professional aspects of the personal relationship between the professional person and those he serves professionally."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Marriage fight looms, experts say]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Forty years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the law that made her marriage illegal in Virginia, Mildred Loving said she was grateful that the path had been cleared for interracial couples to marry.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[In Brief]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Department of Employment Security plans to garnish the state tax returns of people who wrongfully collected unemployment insurance.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Marriage fight looms, experts say]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Forty years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the law that made her marriage illegal in Virginia, Mildred Loving said she was grateful that the path had been cleared for interracial couples to marry.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel decertifies class in public school case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal appeals court ruled in favor of the Milwaukee Public Schools in a long-running class action case alleging the district shortchanged special education students.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel upholds 'automatic transfer']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A state appeals panel has shot down the latest constitutional challenge to a state statute that automatically transfers juveniles to adult court when they are at least 15 and charged with certain felonies.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[SAN DIEGO &mdash; Supporters of a war memorial cross deemed unconstitutional last year by a federal court plan to ask the Supreme Court to reverse the decision, amid a growing fight nationwide over the use of religious symbols to honor fallen troops.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge finds woman guilty of stealing trade secrets]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A judge convicted a Chinese-born American Wednesday of stealing trade secrets but acquitted her of more serious charges of economic espionage at a trial that highlighted persistent fears about China pilfering vital information from U.S. companies to bolster its own economy and military.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Local judge ties his heritage to his profession in starting event]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Cook County associate judge took part in putting on the first American Bar Association conference in India.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Madigan says Illinois to receive $1B in nationwide mortgage settlement]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Illinois is expected to receive about $1 billion in a multistate settlement with the nation's five largest mortgage lenders, Attorney General Lisa M. Madigan announced today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[House OKs measure reforming victims' rights]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The Illinois House strongly endorsed Wednesday an amendment to the state constitution that seeks to significantly enhance the rights granted to crime victims.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; A bill filed in the Illinois House today would legalize gay marriage in Illinois. House Bill 5170, called the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act, would grant same-sex couples the right to marry.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bankruptcy filings fall, but some urge caution]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bankruptcy filings dropped last year as fewer individuals and businesses turned to the courts for relief from their debts.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers entertain their clients through dining, dancing or golfing]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When he entertains clients, this lawyer likes to take them and their spouses to dinner and dancing at black tie events — that support a charity. "Clients like it because they have a good night out with the spouse," said Brian P. Kerwin of Duane, Morris LLP, "and they know they're doing something nice for a charity."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Legal aid group receives IRS grant to operate tax clinic]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Prairie State Legal Services Inc. will receive a three-year grant from the Internal Revenue Service to run a tax clinic, the group's executive director said this week.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel moves to suspend gun-toting lawyer]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The scene unfolded with a lawyer pointing a handgun at a process server in the parking lot of the Union County courthouse in March 2008.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Legal experts examine 9th Circuit ruling]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO &mdash; Conservative critics like to point out that the federal appeals court that just declared California's same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional has its decisions overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court more often than other judicial circuits, a record that could prove predictive if the high court agrees to review the gay marriage case on appeal.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[COLUMBUS, Ohio &mdash; The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Ohio's request to put a condemned killer to death by refusing to overrule lower court rulings that put the execution on hold.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Committee sends eavesdropping proposal to House ]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; A House committee advanced a bill today that would alter the state's eavesdropping law, a measure that could now take effect before the G8 and NATO summits in Chicago later this year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Sutker-Dermer sees 'diversity']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[This is another installment of an occasional series in which the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin presents Q&As with Cook County Circuit Court presiding judges.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[New York City will pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit brought on behalf of thousands of people charged with loitering years after the laws were declared unconstitutional. The Wall Street Journal reports that the original eight plaintiffs will receive $25,000 each. But it said lawyers identified about 22,000 other people charged with loitering after the state laws were voided but remained on the books. The lawsuit centered on three anti-loitering laws that were ruled unconstitutional between 1983 and 1993.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Arrest for petty offense?]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Acknowledging that the Illinois Appellate Court has "expressed divergent views" on whether "a custodial arrest for a petty offense violates our state constitution's prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures," the 2nd District concluded that the "limited lockstep" approach called for applying the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Atwater v. City of Lago Vista.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[An appeal from a life sentence following a plea agreement was dismissed because the agreement, and its appellate waiver, were supported by adequate consideration.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers must step aside if not committed to the job]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[On that memorable day we became lawyers, we raised our hands and swore an oath to support the tenets of the Illinois Constitution and faithfully discharge our duties as attorneys to the best of our ability.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS &mdash; The Indiana Supreme Court on Tuesday decided to take over the legal battle in which Democrats are trying to have convicted Republican Secretary of State Charlie White replaced by their 2010 candidate for that office.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Committee sends eavesdropping proposal to House ]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; A House committee advanced a bill today that would alter the state's eavesdropping law, a measure that could now take effect before the G8 and NATO summits in Chicago later this year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[7th Circuit finds targets of sex business are not 'social group']]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Attorneys describe how they entertain clients]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court clarifies influence of humane officer]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A man who was fired from his government job because of his political affiliation does not have a claim for a violation of his First Amendment rights, a federal appeals court has held.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Talks begin over CLE credit for lawyers' pro bono work]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Labor board goes against employers - again]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Emotional intelligence helps define success in a different way]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Newspaper gets a face-lift]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The wait is over. I'm sure each of you can attest to that feeling of seeing a case or matter completed after many, many months of work. It feels both exciting and also nerve-wracking. The redesign of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin started a couple years ago when we started meeting with each of you at your law firms. You took time out of your day to sit down with us and speak honestly about what you enjoy reading and what you wish you could read in the newspaper. We took those conversations seriously and the]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Friends and colleagues remember Allard's courage, 'unique curiosity']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA["Younger women say they look around a room and feel uncomfortable because they don't see any other women there. That's not how my generation did it. Passivity is not going to help." The 2011 book, "Courageous Counsel," quotes Jean Allard, who wrote this in a 1991 ABA Journal article.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Loyola combines law and religion]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[With a $1 million gift, Loyola University Chicago School of Law said it is launching a new program on Law and Religion "to explore the rich and complex relationship between law and the three Abrahamic faiths, Judaism, Christianity and Islam."]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lincoln serves as a reminder of national unity]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The keynote speaker that November day was Edward Everett, the president of Harvard University. Everyone there understood that the dedication of a place like this required a person of his stature, a former governor of Massachusetts, a man with the mental ability to describe for the audience why the country suffered so, why it paid so much, why all the death and destruction was worth it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers say GPS opinion offers lessons for employers]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Employers as well as police should heed the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that the Fourth Amendment requires law enforcement officials to get a search warrant before using electronic technology to track suspects, legal experts said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[With about 1,300 successful foreclosure mediations last year, Chief Will County Circuit Judge Gerald R. Kinney said the program helps homeowners talk to lenders about the mortgages they failed to pay.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Fourteen states, including Illinois, exempt close family members from prosecution when helping or aiding a fugitive related to them. But an Illinois senator hopes to change that.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[California woman's victory in small claims resonates]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES &mdash; Heather Peters' computer crashed under the onslaught of messages following her unique victory over Honda in small claims court &mdash; a win the California woman is hoping will lead other consumers to reject class-action settlements over defective hybrid cars.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK &mdash; The Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity today abandoned plans to eliminate grants to Planned Parenthood. The decision came after three days of virulent criticism that resounded across the Internet, jeopardizing Komen's iconic image.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Kane County plans review of mental health court]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Kane County Circuit Judge Timothy Q. Sheldon admits he didn't fully comprehend the benefits of a mental health court until he presided over one himself.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[John Marshall Law School alumni host event with judges]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[When allocating uninsured motorist coverage from a vehicle involved in a crash, the court erred in failing to take into account insurance available only to one occupant.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Supreme Court agrees to consider the extent of subject matter waiver]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The Illinois Supreme Court plans to consider a case that questions whether subject matter waiver extends beyond litigation and into business transactions.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sidley, Austin LLP promoted 33 of its lawyers, including eight in Chicago, to the firm's partnership last month.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Democrats mix it up at their candidates' forum]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[DePaul and IIT Chicago-Kent face suits over statistics]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Napa Valley wine producers seek 'ingredient integrity']]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[K. Amy Lemon has joined Myers, Carden & Sax LLC. She comes to the firm from Dowd & Dowd Ltd. and will focus her practice on the defense of nursing homes and related entities.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Ruling allows Burge torture case to proceed]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[When country singer Toby Keith debuted the song "Red Solo Cup" about partying with the classic product made by Solo Cup Co., Jan Stern Reed said co-workers bombarded her with questions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Valentine's Day is coming up. The "holiday" elicits a wide range of emotions in folks depending on their circumstances and inclinations; contentment, happiness, bitterness, apathy, contempt, confusion, awkwardness, panic.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[DePaul and IIT Chicago-Kent face suits over statistics]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Graduates have sued IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law and DePaul University College of Law for allegedly misrepresenting and manipulating statistics about employment opportunities for law school graduates.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[With its 25th anniversary approaching, Chuhak & Tecson P.C. decided to mark the occasion by participation in a service initiative meant to help 25 different nonprofit organizations this year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS &mdash; Samsung took a double-hit in its battle against archrival Apple when the European Union announced this week it would investigate whether it was illegally trying to hinder competitors and Germany blocked sales of some of its tablet computers.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Legal aid providers trim staff, worry about 2013]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[As executive director of Prairie State Legal Services Inc., Michael T. O'Connor knows firsthand how federal funding affects legal aid providers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[NLRB report shows how companies should write social media policies]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lafe E. Solomon, the acting general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, gave his opinion last week on how companies can handle their employees' social media posts about work.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel clears way for Title IX suit to move forward]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit accusing an Indiana public school district of discriminating against girls by scheduling half their basketball games on week nights in order to give the boys' teams the "prime time" Friday and Saturday night games.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[A Cook County jury awarded $4.25 million to the family of a woman who died in a fiery crash when a semitrailer truck hit her as she stood in a traffic lane on the Indiana Toll Road.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lamar lives, works with 'local folks']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Paul W. Lamar, the resident circuit judge in the least populated county in Illinois, is "a country lawyer," said an attorney in the area.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Cavan K. Doyle has joined Polsinelli, Shughart P.C.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Child support - interest on arrearage]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The circuit court erred in failing to order interest payments on arrearages, but committed no error in refusing to find that the father's unilateral modifications were willful.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal EducationUniversity of Chicago Gleacher CenterInfo: 800-252-8062; fax: 217-525-6096]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Firm sues John Marshall over employment statistics]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Rocker sues Gingrich for use of 'Eye of the Tiger']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Newt Gingrich's battles are not limited to his bid to become the Republican Party's presidential nominee.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[In today's case, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals considers the "personal and advertising injury" coverage under a Commercial General Liability Policy (CGL) and two exclusions therein: 1) knowing violation of rights of another, causing injury and 2) criminal acts committed by or at the insured's direction. Rose Acre Farms, Inc. v. Columbia Casualty Co. No. 662 F.3d 765 (7th Cir. 2011)]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Legislation introduced into the Illinois House earlier this month would make all items and documents seized during the execution of a search warrant public record.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Shuftan now leads Edwards, Wildman]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Edwards, Wildman, Palmer LLP announced today that Chicago attorney Robert L. Shuftan will serve as the firm's managing partner for a three-year term.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Michael J. Borree and Timothy L. Hogan have been elected partner at Donohue, Brown, Mathewson & Smyth LLC. They focus their practices on professional malpractice, products liability and commercial litigation matters.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[New Ulmer & Berne Chicago leader predicts firm growth]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Foundation gives 'Impact Awards' to those who help women and girls]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[A federal appeals court has declined to decertify two classes of plaintiffs in a lawsuit accusing Charter One of denying overtime pay to employees at its Illinois bank branches.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Company travels U.S. to cap asbestos liability claims]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; A new association aimed at bringing docketing professionals around the country together got its start in Chicago.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[New Lawyers' Forum offers new opportunities]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Gwendolyn Baxter Morales and Kendra Elizabeth Berner have joined Franczek, Radelet P.C. as associates.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Appellate court clears way for overtime suit]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Johnson leads local organization for women in commercial real estate]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[As president of the local chapter of an association for women working in commercial real estate, Schiff, Hardin LLP partner Janet M. Johnson plans to increase networking among its members.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Insurers see value of social media in litigation]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bankruptcy - lawyer fees and settlement]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[No error was committed in payment of attorney fees following a settlement, since the fees came from a portion of the settlement that was outside the bankruptcy estate.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Suspension is rescinded in DUI case because of error]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Dawne K. Zupanci and Patrick W. Stufflebeam have been elected partners at HeplerBroom LLC. They both work in the firm's Edwardsville, Ill., office and have practiced law since 2002.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge lets Hong Kong native challenge lawyer's work]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Firm questions use of e-mail receipt product]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Garetto plans to lead Nixon, Peabody's Chicago office]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Janet M. Garetto takes over soon as managing partner of Nixon, Peabody LLP's Chicago office, she expects the firm to hire additional lawyers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[John Marshall professor offers input at Senate finance roundtable]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyer criticizes crowded prisons]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyer criticizes crowded prisons]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Prison overcrowding in Illinois is approaching the level reached in California, says Malcolm C. Young, attorney and criminal justice consultant at the Bluhm Legal Clinic at Northwestern University School of Law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge rules BP contract shields rig owner in spill]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Law firms help fund immigrant justice group]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Inventors find ways to expedite patents]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[SEC complaint underscores life settlement issues]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Terry stop - 'reasonable suspicion']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Based on both a valid Terry stop and a "show-up" that was not unduly suggestive, the defendant's convictions for armed robbery and other offenses were affirmed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Firm faces liability after failing to stop allegedly abusive supervisor]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Michael O'Connell sued Continental Electrical Construction Co. for intentional infliction of emotional distress based on the conduct of an allegedly abusive supervisor, Continental argued that the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act (IWCA) pre-empted the common law claim.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[David T. Brown, Craig M. Derrig and Melissa A. Murphy-Petros have been promoted to partner at Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Companies across the country are shifting from a smoke-free workplace to a smoker-free workplace, said Daniel J. Schuch, a labor and employment associate in Cozen, O'Connor's Houston office.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[When Rachel Dvorken left her position at Northwestern Memorial Hospital to become the general counsel at Sinai Health System in 2008, she said some people seemed confused by her choice.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Cottier takes over leadership of Dykema's Chicago office]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Experienced legal team wins $25M for wrongful conviction]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A team of lawyers with a long track record in wrongful conviction cases represented Thaddeus Jimenez in the trial in which a federal jury awarded Jimenez $25 million Tuesday.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Second candidate withdraws from high court race]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[John P. Tully on Monday dropped out of the race to fill the Cook County vacancy on the Illinois Supreme Court, leaving four candidates in the running for the March Democratic primary.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Aaron E. Perry has joined Polsinelli, Shughart P.C. Perry comes to the firm from Advocate Health Care Network, where he worked as associate general counsel. He will focus his work in the firm's health-care practice group.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[High court accepts case challenging education funding]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Supreme Court decides it will not take the case of the 'blogging juror']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Supreme Court let stand today a $4.75 million verdict awarded to the widow of a man killed by a Metra train despite the defendants' protest that a juror committed misconduct by blogging during the trial.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Justices' campaigns see surplus money]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers strike out in coverage case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When the Securities and Exchange Commission sued Minneapolis-based attorney Todd Duckson in Minnesota &mdash; alleging there were material misrepresentations in two private-placement memoranda he helped prepare as outside counsel for an investment fund &mdash; he requested coverage under a claims-made policy that his Chicago-headquartered law firm purchased from Continental Casualty Co. and two affiliated insurers.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Only harmless error was committed in insisting that the defendant testify in order to establish his good-faith defense to a charge of submitting false tax returns, since the defendant did not offer any testimony that could have established that defense.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court says warrantless entry into shanty reasonable]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[It is fundamentally recognized among criminal practitioners that the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution "protects people not places." ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Defendants get 'fair opportunity to investigate']]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[High court accepts case challenging education funding]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The Illinois Supreme Court today agreed to hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state's educational funding system.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Attorneys play ex-Blackhawks in charity game]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Lawyers Hockey Team made a match out of it, but late in the third period the Celebrity All-Stars poured in four goals to run away with Tuesday night's Chicago Legal Clinic Inc. charity hockey game at the United Center.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Cook County's chief circuit judge said today he plans to apply to an Illinois Supreme Court program permitting cameras in trial courtrooms.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Women's Bar Association of Illinois5:30 p.m. Beermann Swerdlove161 N Clark St Ste 2600Info: 312-341-8530; fax: 312-341-8533]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[TRENTON, N.J. &mdash; Gov. Chris Christie moved to diversify the state's all-white Supreme Court on Monday with two firsts: the nominations of an openly gay black man and a Korean-born prosecutor to fill two vacancies.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Biebel and Higgins receive honors for work with WINGS court]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[The district court correctly held that an insurance policy for a tugboat was implicated in an accident involving a barge it was propelling; the court also correctly determined the insured's damage statements gave inadequate evidence of "costs" associated with the cleanup.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Federal judge predicts high court would reject minor's claim]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Although the Illinois Supreme Court "has not spoken directly on the question of whether a minor child has a cause of action for loss of consortium based on his parent's nonfatal injuries," U.S. Magistrate Judge Young B. Kim recently said, "a long line of cases from the Illinois Appellate Court have held firm to the rule against allowing minor children to recover under a loss-of-consortium theory in situations where a parent suffers nonfatal injuries as a result of a defendant's negligence."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[UFC goes over legal 'to-do' list before local card]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Michael Mersch, an attorney for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), finally sits back and watches a fight, he knows how much work went into getting the fighters &mdash; and referees &mdash; into the Octagon.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Steps attorneys can take after the deal is done]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[You have just helped your client close an acquisition. The process likely has taken an extraordinary amount of effort and teamwork. Everyone is in a celebratory mood and happy about a job well done. What, then, are the next steps?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Kristin M. Gruss has joined Henry Phillip Gruss Ltd.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Attorneys raise concerns over proposed rule]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A proposal to require parties in family law cases to fill out financial disclosure statements would be a burdensome and potentially dangerous task for some petitioners, three lawyers told the Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee this week.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[7th Circuit revives lawsuit against Neal, Gerber]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The primary beneficiary of trusts holding nearly $1 billion in assets has standing to pursue allegations that breaches on the part of her lawyers and the trusts' corporate trustee led to the loss of $200 million, a federal appeals court has ruled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Take hard look at proposed law before encouraging ABA's blessing]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Analysis: The American Bar Association in February will be asked to endorse a proposed uniform law aiming at new standards for state government websites that host legal materials. ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[$25B nationwide mortgage deal looks for a final OK]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The nation's five largest mortgage lenders have agreed to overhaul their industry after deceptive foreclosure practices drove homeowners out of their homes, government officials said Monday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Appeals panel suppresses evidence in second incident after false arrest]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Wilson brings energy to new role]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Mary G. Wilson, who recently became managing partner of SNR Denton's Chicago office, does not plan to reduce the amount of time she devotes to client matters.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyer rebuilds CDEL, moves on to another new challenge]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The executive director of the pro bono group, Center for Disability and Elder Law, who is credited with renewing the organization after it fell on hard times financially, is moving to a new organization.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The appellate court lacked jurisdiction to hear the state's interlocutory appeal from a midtrial order suppressing evidence, since the defendant did not argue that the evidence was obtained illegally.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Mentors show young lawyers that 'it can be done']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Per the proclamation of President Barack Obama, January is National Mentoring Month &mdash; a celebration of those "who cultivate a supportive environment for the next generation." Those in the legal profession should take this proclamation as an opportunity to renew their dedication to mentorship of the next generation of partners, corporate counsel, judges or politicians.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[UFC goes over legal 'to-do' list before local card]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Michael Mersch, an attorney for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), finally sits back and watches a fight, he knows how much work went into getting the fighters &mdash; and referees &mdash; into the Octagon.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Analysis: The American Bar Association in February will be asked to endorse a proposed uniform law aiming at new standards for state government websites that host legal materials. ]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Friends, colleagues react to news of Kirk's stroke, surgery]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[U.S. Sen. Mark Steven Kirk underwent surgery today after suffering a stroke, his office said in a statement.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[February brings a brand-new look, more changes to the Law Bulletin]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Editor's note: I'm excited to talk about our Feb. 6 launch of a redesigned Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. Redesigns can be tricky projects to pursue. It's like changing your hair color. You want to improve upon your overall look, but at the same time, you want loved ones to recognize you.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[A federal judge imposed a 15-year prison sentence upon a former Chicago lawyer who participated in mortgage and bankruptcy fraud schemes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The Supreme Court, in one of several opinions, ruled unanimously today that police must obtain a search warrant before using GPS technology to track criminal suspects.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bryson leaves behind large legacy within legal community]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Cheryl Blackwell Bryson, a pioneering black lawyer in Chicago who was a partner at Duane, Morris LLP, died Friday in her home in Hyde Park.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[A chief financial officer's severance pay doesn't qualify as "additional income" that his ex-wife is entitled to under their divorce settlement, the 1st District Appellate Court held in a ruling that reverses a Cook County judge's decision.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyer describes his creative process]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Michael H. Cramer fell under the spell of Detroit Tigers pitcher Mark Fidrych as a young boy playing Little League ball in his home state of Michigan.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Don't bring past mistakes with you into new year]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Now that the Christmas decorations have been packed away and the noisemakers and party hats have been smashed and trashed, it is once again time to get down to business.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[7th Circuit selects three new bankruptcy judges]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Reinforcements are being sent in to assist Chicago's bankruptcy judges.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[7th Circuit selects three new bankruptcy judges]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Reinforcements are being sent in to assist Chicago's bankruptcy judges. Chief Judge Frank H. Easterbrook of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals announced Friday that three new judges have been appointed to serve on the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Robin Drey Maher has been promoted to partner at Levin, Schreder & Carey Ltd. Maher focuses her practice on complex trust and estate matters as well as other fiduciary-related litigation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: DuPage County Bar Association11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Attorney Resource Center505 N County Farm Rd 3rd Fl WheatonInfo: 630-653-7779; fax: 630-653-7870]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Chicago Inn of Court honors Von Hoene with its service award]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Attorney liens - client who lacks standing]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Indiana House Democrats show concerns over fines]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS &mdash; House Democrats hope the classic separation of powers between the three branches of government isn't so expansive that it keeps Indiana's courts from blocking $1,000-a-day fines in the ongoing right-to-work battle.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Justinian Society welcomes members to event]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[High court reinstates $20M award in Dean Foods lawsuit]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &ndash; The Illinois Supreme Court today reinstated a $20.2 million award in a case involving a wrongful death lawsuit against Dean Foods Co. and two other defendants.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Online grad job data takes step forward]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Starting in the fall, law schools may be required to post on their websites detailed data on jobs obtained by graduates, said Dean David N. Yellen of Loyola University Chicago School of Law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Copyright battle often exists over historic speeches]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The "I Have a Dream" speech is protected by a copyright, which Martin Luther King Jr. held in his lifetime and is now held by his estate. People assume that a speech of such immense historical and cultural significance must be part of the public domain and free for anyone to use in any way. But that is not the case. Like any author, King was entitled to claim copyright in his original works of authorship.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Supreme Court panel works to eradicate incivility]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA["You can't even look at me, can you? I don't blame you. If I was doing what you were doing, I'd hide my head in shame as well.&nbsp;&hellip;" Reed v. Advocate Health Care, 2008 U.S.Dist. LEXIS 3561 (N.D. Ill. 2008). "Oh, stop it, for heaven's sake. If you can't listen, then clean out your ears, OK? &hellip; You're not first year out of law school. You know better than this."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Michael J. Femal has joined Much, Shelist, Denenberg, Ament & Rubenstein P.C. as a principal. He comes to the firm from McDonald, Hopkins LLC and will focus his work in the firm's intellectual property and technology practice group.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Clifford hosts a talk on committee's initiative]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Chicago Bar Association3-6 p.m. CBA 321 S Plymouth CtInfo: 312-554-2000; fax: 312-554-2054]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Cook County Circuit Court candidates collect $471,000]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Candidates vying for the 11 circuitwide vacancies on the Cook County bench brought in a total of about $471,000 during the final quarter of 2011, disclosure documents show.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[U.S. Internet piracy case brings New Zealand arrests]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WELLINGTON, New Zealand &mdash; With 150 million registered users, about 50 million hits daily and endorsements from music superstars, Megaupload.com was among the world's largest file-sharing sites. Big enough, according to a U.S. indictment, that it earned founder Kim Dotcom $42 million last year alone.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[ISBA publication hits century mark and celebrates history this year]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Shortly after the Illinois State Bar Association's flagship publication began, it listed the suggested legal fees of a downstate county.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[High court says no to judges' Texas electoral maps]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The Supreme Court today threw out electoral maps drawn by federal judges in Texas that favored minorities. The unsigned opinion left the fate of Texas' April primaries unclear.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Prisoner rights - medical staff indifference]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a ruling by U.S. District Judge G. Patrick Murphy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge Theresa L. Springmann.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[NALP report shows part-time work for attorneys dipped slightly in 2011]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[While female lawyers continue to perform most part-time work, for the first time in 17 years, the overall number of lawyers working flexible schedules dropped slightly, a report says.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Alleged statements of personnel director qualify as admissions]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A crucial evidentiary question when Laura Makowski &mdash; the former marketing director of SmithAmundsen LLC &mdash; sued for alleged pregnancy discrimination was whether out-of-court statements attributed to the law firm's human resources director, Molly O'Gara, qualified as non-hearsay "admissions by a party-opponent" under Rule 801(d)(2)(D) of the Federal Rules of Evidence.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Justices say defamation suit can go forward]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The Illinois Supreme Court ruled today that the Illinois Citizen Participation Act did not create a new privilege protecting defamation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Protesters call for abolition of corporate 'personhood']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Chanting "End corporate personhood" and carrying signs bearing such statements as "We Are The 99%," demonstrators gathered in the Loop today to protest a U.S Supreme Court ruling they claim opened the way for the wealthy elite to buy elections.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Chanting "End corporate personhood" and carrying signs bearing such statements as "We Are The 99%," demonstrators gathered in the Loop today to protest a U.S Supreme Court ruling they claim opened the way for the wealthy elite to buy elections.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bar group hosts discussion on discovery, settlement conferences]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge welcomes association member to event]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Citizens United triggers calls to amend Constitution]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Constitution is not a "giant city ordinance" that should be revised at will, former Oklahoma congressman Mickey Edwards said.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Local attorney, mediator dies at age 46]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[After serving as executive director of The Center for Conflict Resolution for about three years, Susan M. Kozacik Rodgers devoted her time to raising her young children and practiced law part-time.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel rules that jury trial OK despite no demand]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 1st District Appellate Court upheld a Cook County judge's ruling to grant a jury trial to a doctor in a medical-malpractice suit even though the doctor neither requested a jury in his response to the suit nor paid a jury fee.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge to consider a $7.6M advisory verdict in doctor's retaliation claim]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal judge will soon decide whether to take the advice of a jury that told the county last month to pay a doctor $7.6 million for retaliating against her.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; A debate over the public duty rule and its exceptions occurred Wednesday in the Illinois Supreme Court during oral arguments for a case involving an elementary school teacher who sexually assaulted students in two school districts.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Deborah A. Golden's experience as an in-house attorney ranges from working in the telephone industry during the breakup of "Ma Bell" to working in Rod R. Blagojevich's office.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[When Barbara Stanfield sued Thomas Snooks, her supervisor in the Cook County sheriff's department, for alleged sexual harassment under federal law &mdash; plus battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress under Illinois law &mdash; Snooks reportedly testified during his deposition that he could not have performed the sexual act described by Stanfield.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Common fund - necessary notice]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 2nd District, has affirmed a ruling by Chief Kane County Circuit Judge Robert B. Spence.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Philip G. Reinhard.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[7th Circuit upholds firing of black deputy sheriff]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Deborah A. Golden's experience as an in-house attorney ranges from working in the telephone industry during the breakup of "Ma Bell" to working in Rod R. Blagojevich's office.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[$78M insider trading case involves charges against 7]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK &mdash; Greed on Wall Street set a new record, federal authorities said Wednesday as they unveiled a massive insider trading case charging a hedge fund co-founder with engineering a trade that earned $53 million in profits.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[DLA Piper announces changes to its leadership ranks in U.S.]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[DLA Piper announced a new leadership structure this week that will include Chicago's Lee I. Miller, joint chief executive officer, becoming co-chairman emeritus U.S. next January.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Schiff, Hardin LLP announced Tuesday that it will open an office in Ann Arbor, Mich.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Theis and Cunningham lead candidates in fundraising]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Justice Mary Jane Theis continued to lead in fundraising for the Cook County vacancy on the Illinois Supreme Court, taking in about $226,000 in the final quarter of 2011, disclosure documents show.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Wrigleyville hotel project sparks a legal dispute]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Sellers get insurance defense for alleged negligent misrepresentation]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[If Dave and Donna Defendant sell their residence and are subsequently sued for alleged negligent misrepresentation by Bob and Betty Buyer &mdash; who filed a complaint contending they suffered bodily injury and/or property damage as a result of misstatements in the document that the defendants provided under the Residential Real Property Disclosure Act &mdash; do these allegations qualify as an "occurrence" or accident under the sellers' homeowner's policy?]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 2nd District, has affirmed a ruling by Lake County Associate Judge Thomas M. Schippers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Deferential review process needs fair standards]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Should courts be giving deference to benefit decisions made by insurance companies? Although the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Firestone Tire v. Bruch, 489 U.S. 101 (1989), that deference was permissible in Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) benefit claims disputes, the court pointed out that the default standard of adjudication should be de novo,which means a court weighs the evidence afresh and gives equal consideration to both plaintiff and defendant.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers combat stereotypes of low-income clients]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[One of our presidential candidates recently proposed an innovative plan to help cash-strapped school districts. "Most of these schools ought to get rid of the unionized janitors, have one master janitor and pay local students to take care of the school," former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Leydig, Voit & Mayer Ltd. announced Tuesday that it will open a new office in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Feb. 1.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Theis and Cunningham lead candidates in fundraising]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Justice Mary Jane Theis continued to lead in fundraising for the Cook County vacancy on the Illinois Supreme Court, taking in about $226,000 in the final quarter of 2011, disclosure documents show.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. Magistrate Judge Morton Denlow.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Supreme Court hears assault weapons case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The Illinois Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in a case that could determine whether Cook County's assault weapons ban holds up under the state and federal constitutions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[7th Circuit backs Indiana law on shipment of wine]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The Illinois Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in the case of Carmelita Earls, who got removed from the ballot for a 2011 Chicago aldermanic election because she owed property taxes to Cook County on two properties she owned.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Miller, Canfield partner climbs to top of Mount Kilimanjaro for orphanage]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[During Cara M. Houck's first visit in 2010 to an Ethiopian orphan compound, she met a 6-year-old girl named Mescarem.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Englewood Four attorney criticizes police for coercing false confessions]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Illinois is facing an "epidemic" of false confessions in criminal cases, a defense lawyer for one of the "Englewood Four" said Tuesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Kane County chief judge sets goals]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[After going on mission trips to Nicaragua the past few years, 16th Judicial Chief Circuit Judge Robert B. Spence said he understands the true meaning of the term "scarce resources."]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel upholds dismissal linked to inmate escape]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 1st District Appellate Court upheld today the firing of a Cook County correctional officer who left his jail post and didn't tell anybody before six high-risk inmates broke out.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Richard K. Hellerman, Shelley Smith,John M. Kraft, Raj P. Sanghvi and Joanna Michalec have joined Belongia, Shapiro & Franklin LLP.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[John Marshall awards 133 law degrees at Sunday's ceremony]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[As Muhammad Ali turns 70, lawyers look back on high court case]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[IIT Chicago-Kent tries educating the public about U.S. Supreme Court]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law brought technology and the U.S. Supreme Court together to help students and the public become more familiar with the court.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Nickerson finds going green suits him]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Melville Nickerson didn't have his entire career planned out when he graduated law school.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court considers question of first impression under Parentage Act]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 2nd District, has affirmed a ruling by DeKalb County Associate Judge Melissa S. Barnhart.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Rudolfo (Rudy) Lozano.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court considers fax ads and insurance policies]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Today's case involves the sending of fax advertisements by the insured, M & M Rental Center Inc. (M & M), in violation of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) on dates in 2002 to 2005 and the question of which of three insurance companies, if any, owed insured M & M a defense and indemnity. Maxum Indemnity Co. v. Eclipse Manufacturing Co. No. 795 F.Supp.2d 722 (N.D. Ill. 2011).]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[A law firm filed a suit in the Daley Center this month against its insurance carrier that denied a request to pay for an employee theft of about $884,000.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; Two pro-business advocacy groups late last week filed the first legal challenge to President Barack Obama's recent recess appointments, asking a federal judge to find them unconstitutional.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Jose A. Lopez has joined Perkins, Coie LLP as a partner.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Supreme Court disbarred a Deerfield lawyer after the Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission Hearing Board said he participated in a Ponzi scheme that left various investors out of $1.8 million.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[A recent federal court ruling should remind policyholders that Section 155 of the state's Insurance Code, which empowers judges to award attorney fees and other relief for "vexatious and unreasonable" insurer conduct, can apply to insurer acts during coverage litigation apart from the insurer's handling of a claim before any suit is filed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; A recent ruling by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholding the blockage of an Oklahoma constitutional provision has ties to Chicago.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[7th Circuit revives inmate's religion claim based on shorn dreadlocks]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Trade secret owners lack federal protection]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Economic Espionage Act of 1996 is a federal statute that provides criminal penalties for trade secret misappropriation. As enacted, the EEA provides no civil liability for trade secret theft, but changes may be coming: On Oct. 5, an amendment to the EEA (S. 1619) was introduced in the Senate by Sens. Christopher A. Coons, D-Del., and Herb Kohl, D-Wis., to create a civil right of recovery for misappropriation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Supreme Court disbars six, suspends three]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Supreme Court disbarred a Deerfield lawyer after the Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission Hearing Board said he participated in a Ponzi scheme that left various investors out of $1.8 million.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The Justice Department is defending the legality of President Barack Obama's recent recess appointment of a national consumer watchdog and other officials from criticism by Republicans.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Kane County Bar Association9 a.m.-Noon call to get free consultation from a volunteer attorneyInfo: 630-762-1900]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Lawyers from Mayer, Brown LLP and McDermott, Will & Emery LLP worked across the table from each other on a deal announced last week between two private equity companies involving Chicago-based Vantage Specialty Chemicals.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The federal government's refusal to recognize the marriages of gay and lesbian couples can have dire consequences when one of the spouses is not an American citizen, Rachel B. Tiven said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[William R. Lee and E. Tim Walker have been promoted to partner at Edwards, Wildman, Palmer LLP. Lee focuses his practice on complex commercial and criminal litigation. Walker handles commercial and complex litigation.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Michael B. Solow spent the previous two years being groomed to become managing partner of Kaye, Scholer LLP.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Trying to create a cozy family compound in a skyscraper, Michael and Christine Picerno purchased a corner unit on the 23rd floor at 1400 Museum Park &mdash; a 250-residence condominium building at Michigan Avenue and 14th Street in Chicago &mdash; and Christine's mother, Noris Arias, bought the dwelling in the adjacent corner.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[To insulate from class-action liability, large businesses often insert arbitration clauses in consumer contracts that specifically preclude or waive the right of the consumer to participate in any collective or class actions. These arbitration provisions do not need to be negotiated or signed to take effect. Courts frequently confront the issue of whether such an arbitration clause or provision is unconscionable or otherwise unenforceable under state contract law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bar exam fees rise for first time since 1998]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The cost of taking the Illinois bar exam increased this week for the first time in more than a decade.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Family, friends recall positive outlook as lawyer's key trait]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Candidate drops his primary election bid for high court]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Pepsi Beverages pays $3.1M to settle racial bias case]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[The jury verdict awarding a citizen damages against police officers in an unlawful detention lawsuit precluded the citizen from proceeding on a related suit against the city.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Frances M. Mendieta has joined Scandaglia & Ryan as an associate. Mendieta, a 2011 graduate of Loyola University Chicago School of Law, will focus her practice on business litigation matters.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Before Kurt E. Stepaniak ever became a general counsel, he wanted to develop a legal team that acted as more than strictly advisers on a company's legal issues.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Rule on subrogation claims against tenants applies to commercial leases]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Contending that <em>Dix Mutual Insurance Co. v. LaFramboise</em> did not prevent a property insurer from suing a commercial tenant for subrogation after the carrier compensated a policyholder/ landlord for fire damage that was allegedly caused by the lessee, Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Co. appealed from a judgment that dismissed its complaint against T & N Master Builder and Renovators and Tony Deligio.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Attorneys support, raise money for Cycle for Survival]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Michael S. Krzak had a hunch something wasn't quite right when he saw his infant daughter's eye flash as he fed her a bottle.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[James B. Coughlan and Jaclyn A. McNally have been promoted to partners and Brian A. Audette has been named of counsel at Perkins, Coie LLP.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judges see more impeachment calls]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Attorney Steven M. Puiszis said judges form a "thin black line" that protects Americans against government raids on their rights.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Foundation gives $1.66M in grants to legal aid groups]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Equal Justice Foundation awarded $1.66 million in grants to 17 legal aid agencies this month.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Katten hires litigator Klevorn from Eimer, Stahl]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Katten, Muchin, Rosenman LLP said it hired Andrew G. Klevorn, an antitrust and commercial litigator, as a lateral partner who joins the firm's litigation and dispute resolution practice.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Family says Rosen provided help to those without a voice]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judges see more impeachment calls]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Attorney Steven M. Puiszis said judges form a "thin black line" that protects Americans against government raids on their rights.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Knuepfer and family receive award from MFS]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Hurd's arrest may lead to larger fallout of other NFL players, teams]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[General manager Jerry Angelo and offensive coordinator Mike Martz may be the latest departures from the Chicago Bears but they likely are not the most controversial.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Collateral estoppel - distinct issues]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 1st Division, has affirmed a judgment by Cook County Circuit Judge Peter A. Flynn.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Firm gives at least 600 presents for 33 families during holidays]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Mrozek leads his firm's strategy]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Donald L. Mrozek, head of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, said he believes he is the longest serving firm chairman in Chicago.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers must focus on their new year's resolutions]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Another new year is upon us. We recently got together with family and friends to pause and reflect on all that has transpired over the past 12 months, including our successes and accomplishments, as well as our shortcomings. It is a time to commit to making this next year better than ever, whether that means being more productive, effective and successful at work, spending more time helping those in need or focusing on our physical fitness. And it is a time to consider new endeavors (or to revisit old o]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel streamlines way to seek bank foreclosure losses]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a case of first impression that will please mortgage lenders, the 1st District Appellate Court ruled that a bank properly served a property owner with a foreclosure notice &mdash; and subjected the owner to a personal deficiency judgment &mdash; through abode service.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Kane County Bar AssociationNoon KCBA Office555 S Randall Rd Ste 205 St. CharlesInfo: 630-762-1915; fax: 630-762-9395]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Justices criticize EPA's dealings with homeowners]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[CHEYENNE, Wyo. &mdash; The Wyoming attorney general's office wants a district judge to list Secretary of State Max Maxfield as a defendant in Maxfield's own lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of term limits for him and other statewide elected officials.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Employment bias - discriminatory intent]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge Michael M. Mihm.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers want clients to take advantage of tax cuts in 2012]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA["Don't raise taxes in an election year," could be a mantra that politicians in Washington ignore this year if they do nothing about a slew of tax cuts set to atrophy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Commission continues work on Burge cases]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; A commission investigating inmates who claim they were tortured by a former Chicago police commander could hold hearings as soon as this summer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Nesheba M. Kittling has been promoted to partner at Fisher & Phillips LLP. She focuses her practice on defending management against employment discrimination claims.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Borrower seeks rescission from defunct bank's successor]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Invoking the Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z, Stanley Fernandes sued JP Morgan Chase Bank for statutory damages and rescission of the security interest he granted to Washington Mutual Bank when he obtained a home equity line of credit from WaMu in 2006.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel streamlines way to seek bank foreclosure losses]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a case of first impression that will please mortgage lenders, the 1st District Appellate Court ruled that a bank properly served a property owner with a foreclosure notice &mdash; and subjected the owner to a personal deficiency judgment &mdash; through abode service.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyer gets new trial due to judge's juror errors]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — A Chicago lawyer sentenced to seven years in prison in a $2.4 billion fraud at Refco Inc. is entitled to a new trial because of errors the judge made in dealing with the jury, a federal appeals court said Monday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Simmons firm donates time, gifts to program]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Miller influences law as non-lawyer]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Jay A. Miller didn't practice law, but he defended some of the state's most controversial civil liberties cases during his tenure as the longest serving executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: DuPage County Bar Association11:45 a.m. Attorney Resource Center505 N County Farm Rd 3rd Fl WheatonInfo: 630-653-7779; fax: 630-653-7870]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[A busy news day requires perfect timing by staff]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Friday's edition presented many unique challenges because breaking news kept popping up throughout the day. It tested our mettle and forced us to really hustle as the minutes ticked away. I want to give you a behind-the-scenes look at how that paper came together and how we came together as a staff.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[IRS says audit rates have increased for the wealthy]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; If you earn less than $200,000 a year, there's a strong chance you don't have to worry about an Internal Revenue Service audit. But if you make more than $1 million annually, the odds have been rising that you'll be hearing from the tax man.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Year ends 'very strongly' for firm mergers]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The pace of law firm mergers jumped in 2011, with 67 percent more mergers completed than in the previous year and 54 percent more mergers announced.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Official admits recent court reporter layoffs in Iowa connected to politics]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[IOWA CITY, Iowa &mdash; Dozens of Iowa court reporters laid off in 2009 were targeted because they worked for judges who had the least political power and would be less likely to protest the cost-cutting moves, a state administrator acknowledged late last week.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Prisoner suits - use of all remedies]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Robert L. Miller Jr.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Services for retired U.S. District Judge Frank J. McGarr have been scheduled. He died Friday. The wake will be from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, at Russo Hillside Chapels, 4500 Roosevelt Road, in Hillside. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, at St. Mary of Gostyn, 445 Prairie Ave., in Downers Grove.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court plans to hear assault weapons ban case Jan. 18]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The Illinois Supreme Court opened its January term today with a relatively light docket, scheduling oral arguments in only seven cases during the next 10 days.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel vacates $56,000 sanction against attorneys]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Brinks, Hofer's new leader intends to increase firm's size, bottom line]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[James R. Sobieraj spent part of his initial week as the leader of Brinks, Hofer Gilson & Lione telling the firm's employees about his perceptions of the intellectual property boutique.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Contending a competitor violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act by hacking into its computer system to peek at customer data, Farmers Insurance Exchange sued The Auto Club Group.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court plans to hear assault weapons ban case Jan. 18]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The Illinois Supreme Court opened its January term today with a relatively light docket, scheduling oral arguments in only seven cases during the next 10 days.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Schwartz's widow talks with guests at service]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Service animals' growing use puts legal system to the test]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[At the halfway point of his term, the Illinois State Bar Association president is asking the group's 30,000-plus members to donate to the political action committee that supports state legislators and candidates for those offices.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Misuse of arrest orders in civil cases persists]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Both the Wall Street Journal and the Minneapolis Star Tribune have run articles declaring that debtor prisons still exist in this country.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Retired Sidley, Austin lawyer says released farewell note was a spoof]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Sidley, Austin LLP lawyer who wrote in his farewell note that he couldn't be a lawyer and a family man, he was an under-performer and he would soon forget his friends, said this week &mdash; well, yes, he did retire.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bar association poses questions to Supreme Court candidates]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge refuses to go to courthouse without detectors]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[MINNEAPOLIS &mdash; A Minnesota judge said this week he would no longer hear cases at a courthouse that he believes is unsafe because of its lack of weapons screening.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Probate - vacating order closing estate]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 4th Division, has affirmed an opinion by Cook County Circuit Judge Mary Ellen Coghlan.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Chicago firms rank high in modest M&A year]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Local Baker & McKenzie LLP, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Mayer, Brown LLP and DLA Piper all ranked in the top 25 in the number of deals they advised in 2011, says a report by Thomson Reuters, one of two M&A activity reports released this week.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Supreme Court turns down appeal, says police immunity ruling stands]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The Illinois Supreme Court last week again refused to hear an appeal of a 1st District Appellate Court ruling, which plaintiffs claim takes a "breathtakingly broad reading" of the state's local government tort immunity act.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Waller plans to not fight appeals ruling in Rivera case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Lake County murder case that went before three juries and two appeals panels in the past two decades reached a final conclusion today.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Daley is dragged into torture case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Armed with a certificate of innocence that was issued when he was freed after 24 years in prison, Michael Tillman filed a federal complaint alleging he was tortured into falsely confessing to rape and murder in 1986 by detectives who worked in the Area 2 division of the Chicago Police Department.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Unemployment hearing - excluded witnesses]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 5th Division, has affirmed a ruling by Cook County Associate Judge Sanjay T. Tailor.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[7th Circuit rules on 'regarded as' disabled claim]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[As the United States population ages, employment law practitioners continue to see an uptick not just in age discrimination claims, but in lawsuits filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its state and local counterparts as well.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[McGarr, retired chief federal judge, dies]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Frank J. McGarr retired as a federal court judge in 1988 at age 67, his legal career proved far from over.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[John Marshall helps in high court case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Students and lawyers at The John Marshall Law School got together to help two suburban attorneys present a case to the Illinois Supreme Court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[James P. Chivilo has been promoted to partner at Holland & Knight LLP.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[McGarr, retired chief federal judge, dies]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Frank J. McGarr retired as a federal court judge in 1988 at age 67, his legal career proved far from over. McGarr, 90, died in his sleep today at his Downers Grove home after suffering from Parkinson's disease for about 12 years, said his son, William G. McGarr, a Schaumburg lawyer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[TASC honors DiVito with a leadership award]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Advocates say denial of new civil union benefits unique to Springfield]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; A controversy in the capital city over extending insurance benefits to spouses of employees in civil unions appears to be an isolated incident, not a widespread problem, said civil rights leaders and a legal expert tracking the issue.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Illinois State Bar AssociationNoon-1 p.m. via telephoneInfo: 800-252-8908; fax: 217-525-0712]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Group pursues posthumous exoneration in 1981 stabbing]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[It didn't take long for Nicole LaForte to get involved after stumbling across a newspaper article that included the phrase "wrongful conviction."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[MINNEAPOLIS &mdash; A judge ordered the arrest of a Minnesota attorney with a small Wisconsin-based religious group who repeatedly made anti-Catholic slurs in court filings and failed to show up for a Wednesday hearing on whether she should be sanctioned for her statements.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Horowitz masters contract law]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Aaron C. Horowitz landed his first full-time in-house counsel job by answering a newspaper advertisement for a position at a company that markets cosmetics.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[3 GOP hopefuls join Perry lawsuit over Virginia ballot]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[RICHMOND, Va. &mdash; A federal judge on Wednesday allowed three Republican presidential hopefuls to join Texas Gov. Rick Perry's lawsuit challenging Virginia's ballot access law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Excusable neglect claim doesn't save untimely appeal]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A U.S. District Court abused its discretion in granting an extension of time to appeal based on a claim of excusable neglect.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge considers retaliatory discharge claim based on whistle-blower law]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Alleging Amtrak fired him for beefing about being assigned to a job he wasn't trained for &mdash; and that an engineer was not qualified for an assignment that resulted in a derailment &mdash; Derrick Shaffer sued for retaliatory discharge under Illinois common law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[George R. Spatz has been promoted to partner at McGuireWoods LLP. He focuses his practice on intellectual property law and commercial litigation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Applying an Illinois Supreme Court ruling issued last month, a state appeals panel ordered a new trial for a man convicted of first-degree murder after the trial judge allowed evidence of one of his juvenile cases.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court finds fire commissioner serves 'at-will']]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Recent cases show internal juror misconduct]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[It is a sinking feeling when you learn that there may have been irregularities made during jury deliberation in which your client was convicted.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Personal jurisdiction - intended availment]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 2nd District, has reversed and remanded a judgment by Chief DuPage County Circuit Judge John T. Elsner.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Public video cameras play larger role for attorneys in courtroom]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyer finds unique way 'to make a difference']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sharon E. Calhoun will leave behind Chicago's wintry temperatures when she travels next week to South Africa to do pro bono work for two human rights organizations.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel denies ineffective assistance claim in prostitution-related case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A lawyer who represented a man convicted on prostitution-related charges did not provide ineffective assistance of counsel because he previously represented one of the man's employees, a federal appeals court ruled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Illinois State Bar AssociationNoon-1 p.m. via telephoneInfo: 800-252-8908; fax: 217-525-0712]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Ex-Chicago teacher sues, claims book led to firing]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A former teacher is suing the Chicago public school system for more than $300,000, claiming administrators fired him in 2009 after a parent took issue with his memoir, entitled "Gabriel's Fire," which recounts his own relationship with a teacher in his youth.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Nothing quite says appreciation like a scoop, or two, of gelato]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Patrick M. Miller has been promoted to partner at Faegre, Baker, Daniels LLP.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel rejects new trial for police-shooting victim]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A divided state appeals panel upheld the gun conviction of a man who Chicago police shot despite his argument that the trial judge should have let him tell jurors about another case where the same detectives faced allegations of unjustifiably shooting a fleeing suspect.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[MIAMI &mdash; Franky the drug dog's super-sensitive nose is at the heart of a question being put to the U.S. Supreme Court: Does a police K-9's sniff outside a house give officers the right to get a search warrant for illegal drugs, or is the sniff itself an unconstitutional search?]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Madonia gets early judicial opportunity]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Don't try to get Associate Judge John M. Madonia's attention by saying his first name.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court reconsiders remanded benefit case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A recent U.S. District Court decision sheds light on what transpires when benefit claims are remanded by courts for reconsideration by the insurer that initially denied benefits. In Kelly v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., 2011 U.S.Dist.LEXIS 147133 (D.N.J. Dec. 22, 2011), the court was called upon to reconsider a case it had remanded after it found benefits were improperly denied.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[No estoppel exists for MCS-90 reimbursement claim]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 2nd District Appellate Court recently held that the doctrine of estoppel did not apply to prevent an insurer that paid an insured's prior claim on an uninsured vehicle, from denying coverage and obtaining reimbursement from its policyholder for a subsequent claim on the same uninsured vehicle, despite the insured's argument that the insurer's payment of the first claim created uncertainty about coverage for the second claim. Clarendon National Insurance Co v. All Modes, Inc. No. 2-11-0302, 2011 IL A]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 5th Division, has reversed a judgment by Cook County Circuit Judge Sophia H. Hall.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Municipal code - vague but enforceable]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge clarifies causation and necessary/sufficient conditions]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Saying judges have difficulty "writing clearly about causation" &mdash; at least compared to philosophers &mdash; the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals provided useful lessons on the subtle but important difference between necessary and sufficient conditions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Defense lawyer Peter Tomaras dies at age 59]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Peter A. Tomaras, 59, a Chicago litigation partner at Edwards, Wildman, Palmer LLC, who was well known for his community work in the western suburbs, died last week.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Woman employs unusual tactic in fight over mileage claim]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[TORRANCE, Calif. &mdash; A Los Angeles woman who expected her hybrid Honda Civic to be a high-mileage machine wants the automaker to pay for not delivering the 50 miles per gallon it promised. But rather than being one of thousands in a class-action lawsuit, she took her case Tuesday to small claims court.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Defense lawyer Peter Tomaras dies at age 59]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Peter A. Tomaras, 59, a Chicago litigation partner at Edwards, Wildman, Palmer LLC, who was well known for his community work in the western suburbs, died last week.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Students plan to compete on a national level]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Katten lawyers work with Jose de Diego Community Academy]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Kane County Bar Association8 a.m. Chicago Title GenevaInfo: 630-762-1915; fax: 630-762-9395]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; Chief Justice John G. Roberts said Saturday that he has "complete confidence" in his justices' ability to step away from cases where their personal interests are at stake, and noted that judges should not be swayed by "partisan demands."]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel finds arrestee waived Miranda rights with head nod]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A man arrested for illegally possessing a gun who bobbed his head and made a sighing sound sufficiently understood and waived his Miranda rights, a federal appeals court panel ruled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[7th Circuit ruling holds clock starts ticking when pink slips handed out]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Four former Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) employees waited too long to file lawsuits alleging that they were laid off because of their political beliefs and party affiliation, a federal appeals court has ruled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Brothers qualified as 'descendants' under old trust after adult adoptions]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Martin H. Burns Sr. died in 1939. Seventy years later, his daughter Barbara &mdash; the sole beneficiary of a testamentary trust established by Burns' will &mdash; adopted her stepsons, Andrew and William Faville, who were in their 50s.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[7th Circuit looks to 14 permissible uses of DPPA]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Today's 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals case involves the Driver's Privacy Protection Act (DPPA), which prohibits state departments of motor vehicle (DMV) records containing personal information (names, addresses, Social Security numbers) obtained in driver's license applications from being knowingly disclosed (18 U.S.C. Section 2721(a)) unless the information falls under one of the 14 permissible uses listed in the act (18 U.S.C. Section 2721(b) (1 through 14)). Graczyk v. West Publishing Co. No. 660 F]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Some consultants predict stagnant 2012 for law firms]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The crystal ball used by law firm consultants is cloudy for 2012 with two out of three experts interviewed predicting a flat year or continued uncertainty and only one seeing optimism among law firms.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Hutchinson plans to finish law school]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; For an eighth-grade class project, Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson made some predictions about what the world would look like in 2000.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Some consultants predict stagnant 2012 for law firms]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The crystal ball used by law firm consultants is cloudy for 2012 with two out of three experts interviewed predicting a flat year or continued uncertainty and only one seeing optimism among law firms.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers need to take the time to recharge]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The practice of law is often stressful and quite demanding. Add in hours spent working on bar association projects, public service, networking events and business generation, and many lawyers find themselves drained by the end of the year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Exclusionary rule - independent source]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge William T. Lawrence.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Retaliatory discharge - necessary evidence]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 6th Division, has affirmed a judgment by Cook County Circuit Judge Allen S. Goldberg.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawmakers need to set policies for tax tribunal]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Illinois lawmakers passed legislation in March 2011 mandating the creation by July 2013 of an independent board to review the state's tax disputes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[John J. Gresens has joined Troutman, Sanders LLP as a partner. He comes to the firm from Vedder, Price P.C. and will work in the firm's intellectual property practice group.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Fired Catholic school teacher sues schools over baby]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WITHAMSVILLE, Ohio &mdash; Sitting on her mom's lap, the 10-month-old toothless girl with twinkling blue eyes and chubby cheeks sports a wide smile as she gums a jingle bell Christmas tree ornament.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Attorney fights Joliet court's entrance rule]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[At the Joliet courthouse, lawyers can bypass the security line if they flash an identification card issued by the Will County Bar Association (WCBA). They also enter the courthouse through a private entrance.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[NCAA may use bylaws to manage Penn State and Syracuse cases]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[As more details continue to emerge in the troubling sexual abuse cases involving assistant coaches at Penn State University and Syracuse University, the legal consequences have begun to take shape.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Each day seven reporters, three editors, three designers and an editorial assistant write, edit and design your Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. One of my New Year's resolutions is to write a regular Editor's Note in the Law Bulletin that describes the hard work that occurs to get your newspaper to your office every day. ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Acevedo wins new 'Favorite Professor Award']]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: DuPage County Bar Association11:45 a.m. Attorney Resource Center505 N County Farm Rd 3rd Fl WheatonInfo: 630-653-7779; fax: 630-653-7870]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Female personal-injury lawyers face challenges]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[While the number of female partners in law firms increased slightly this year, the latest National Association for Law Placement findings show that the number of firms owned by women remains small.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[States launch new series of laws at the start of 2012]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Girls seeking abortions in New Hampshire must first tell their parents or a judge, employers in Alabama must verify new workers' U.S. residency and California students will be the first in the country to receive mandatory lessons about the contributions of gays and lesbians under state laws set to take effect at the start of 2012.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Ohio public defender's office exhibits inmate artwork]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Jimmy Corrin Sr., an Ohio prisoner for 30 years, was sentenced to solitary confinement, he drew what he wished with the few materials he had.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[New NU dean defends legal education]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The man about to become dean of Northwestern University School of Law, Daniel B. Rodriguez, started his own blog and made some predictions for 2012.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; A federal judge in Wisconsin challenged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over a proposed settlement of fraud charges against a publicly traded company, citing as a precedent the agency's pending case against Citigroup.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[New York attorney finds the time to index the Talmud]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Kendall Hill, Cook County public defender's office Central Operations director, retired today after 29 years of service.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[High court affirms destroyed DUI arrest video rulings]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The Illinois Supreme Court ruled today that recordings by video cameras mounted in police cars are discoverable evidence in misdemeanor DUI cases, affirming both appellate and circuit court rulings.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Former Bear sues law firm over tax issues]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Former Chicago Bears quarterback Kyle Orton filed a lawsuit Thursday against Chuhak & Tecson P.C., alleging that the firm advised him and others on structuring tax shelters that didn't properly yield promised tax credits.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Omission in bankruptcy case dooms discrimination claim]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A woman whose debts were discharged in bankruptcy is not entitled to pursue a discrimination claim that she failed to disclose in her bankruptcy case, a federal judge has ruled.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[New year may bring relief against rogue websites]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Copyright owners found this holiday season a hollow one as anticipated relief against foreign pirate websites crashed in an acrimonious legislative session that foiled predictions that the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) would be enacted before year's end.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Personal jurisdiction - Illinois standard]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 4th Division, has affirmed a judgment by Cook County Circuit Judge Sophia H. Hall.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court finds no scrivener's error or latent ambiguity in trust amendment]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Leon Rosen died in 1999, his revocable trust (as modified by amendment 4) called for using the amount of Rosen's "taxable estate" when calculating distributions to trusts for his daughter Adrienne Phillips and Phillips' daughter, Jennifer Sher. But literally applying the terms of amendment 4 means Rosen's other daughter, Myrna Rosen, gets nothing from his trust after distributions to the Phillips and Sher trusts.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[High court affirms destroyed DUI arrest video rulings]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The Illinois Supreme Court ruled today that recordings by video cameras mounted in police cars are discoverable evidence in misdemeanor DUI cases, affirming both appellate and circuit court rulings.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Recruiters say strong lateral hiring will continue in 2012]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Courts retain authority to decide fee disputes]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Epileptic inmate wins the right to have jury trial]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[An epileptic inmate's evidence that he suffered a seizure because prison officials failed to provide medical treatment warranted a jury trial on the inmate's civil rights suit.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Rule on cross-examination didn't excuse failure to provide photos]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sylvester Scales appealed a defense verdict in a negligence case after a Cook County judge refused to let him use three photographs when cross-examining the defendant because Scales failed to provide copies during discovery.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[New York federal courts squeezed by a tight budget]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK &mdash; An annual holiday show at the federal courthouse in Manhattan drew laughs, but no one is laughing now over the possibility of unfilled jobs and draconian budget cuts that court administrators say threatens the public's safety.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: DuPage County Bar Association11:45 a.m. Attorney Resource Center505 N County Farm Rd 3rd Fl WheatonInfo: 630-653-7779; fax: 630-653-7870]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Marvel wins Ghost Rider rights after four-year battle]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[New American offshore banking rules concern foreign institutions]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Legislation meant to help the United States government locate overseas assets of American tax cheats created little stir when it was quietly slipped into a jobs bill last year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Schnell makes move to BrightStar]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Brian B. Schnell took to the legal field with the hope of continuing his father's general practice firm in their hometown of Dickinson in North Dakota.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[New laws include shifts in juvenile sentencing process]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; A new state law requires that Illinois judges sentencing minors to state juvenile prison ensure that incarceration is the least restrictive option and that efforts to find alternatives to secure confinement were unsuccessful.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Loyola Law commends VanderPloeg for excellence in advocacy]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Lynn S. Adelman.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Insurance - bad faith for payment delay]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 6th Division, has affirmed a ruling by Cook County Circuit Judge LeRoy K. Martin Jr.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Colin H. Dunn, an associate at Clifford Law Offices, will speak at two conferences on topics involving plaintiffs' personal-injury litigation.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Illinois Green Party loses its spot in primary]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Restraining pregnant prisoners triggers debate]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Attorney Kenneth N. Flaxman said there are many reasons to oppose the use of restraints on pregnant prisoners. "It's not healthy. It's demeaning. It hurts," Flaxman said]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Legal Aid Society hosts annual holiday drive]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Colleagues say Schwartz made court collegial]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Friends and colleagues say John D. Schwartz brought more than a knowledge of the law to the job during the 24 years he served on the bankruptcy bench in Chicago.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Toomin reflects on new role in Juvenile Division]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Michael P. Toomin has sat on the bench for 31 years and held a law license since 1967.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[ERISA plan may stall in reimbursement recovery]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court weighs Miranda warnings, custodial status]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Ineffective counsel - testimony withheld]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 5th Division, has affirmed a ruling by Cook County Circuit Judge Joseph G. Kazmierski Jr.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[In a highly unusual procedure, a Cook County Circuit Court judge held court in a Morton Grove living room because a petitioner was too ill to come to the Daley Center.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Loyola 3L receives the President's Medallion]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Two deaths while in custody brings federal probe call]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A U.S. congressman asked federal authorities today to investigate the alleged suicides of two black men just three days apart while in custody at the same Chicago police station and during the same shift.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Restoration breathes life into copy of 13th Amendment]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Russ Maki didn't expect to see an original copy of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution during a January visit to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Gender discrimination - evidence of motive]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Courtroom tears create uneasy feelings for everyone]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Ross D. Taylor has joined Krieg, DeVault LLP as of counsel.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is preparing to relax a longstanding rule that limits the ability of companies to own both a newspaper and a television or radio station in the same local market.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court rules no loss is needed to be identity theft victim]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judges, clerks, lawyer play Santa for 24 kindergartners]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Because a teacher's kindergarten class had no phonics books, Cook County Circuit Judge E. Kenneth Wright Jr. and his friends gave the children the special gift for Christmas.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Charles F. MacKelvie has joined Krieg, DeVault LLP as a partner.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Noted scholar, U of I professor dies in Virginia]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Appeals panel revives suit against estate of teen killed by Amtrak train]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The estate of a teenager killed by a train should face a trial on whether it owes money to a woman who suffered injuries after part of the teen's body struck her on the train station platform, the 1st District Appellate Court ruled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Whitt works with schools, power plants]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; When Stuart L. Whitt shows up in the state capital, it often means debate will begin soon on an issue involving schools and property taxes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. Magistrate Judge Christopher A. Nuechterlein.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Professors greet lawyer, LERA award winner]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyer goes from Harpo to Much, Shelist to lead social media practice]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court rules law excludes fines from 'debts']]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel blocks lawsuit against fraternity over alleged rape]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Daniel S. Rubin has been promoted to a shareholder at Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court clarifies 'discovery rule' for harm attributed to multiple sources]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The important question of first impression for the Illinois Appellate Court in Angela Mitsias' appeal from an order that dismissed her product-liability claim was "how the discovery rule is applied when a plaintiff is aware that her injury might have been wrongfully caused by one source but is unaware that her injury might have been caused by another source and, in fact, could not be aware of that source because the causal link was as yet unknown to science."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Negligence - hazard not a case for liability]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge Amy St. Eve.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Battle pits Vermont man against restaurant chain]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[I spent a week this past summer in Burlington, Vt., and environs. Vermont is a state of rugged individualists. They drive a lot of Subarus and like hiking in the mountains. They like their beer brewed locally (e.g. Magic Hat, Rock Art breweries). And they really like their vegetables, cheese and meat home grown and artisanal. The restaurants don't just tell you that your dinner is locally grown, they tell you which little farm down the road it came from.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Chicago entrepreneurs reveal holiday wishes]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[What do Chicago's entrepreneurs want for Christmas? That is the question posed by the Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship to small business people throughout the city.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[7th Circuit rules age keeps inmate from services]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Prison officials did not violate disability law when they denied an Illinois inmate the educational services he claims he needs, a federal appeals court has ruled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Stafford fills three roles at Littelfuse]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Early in his career, Ryan K. Stafford worked at Tyco International as a junior in-house lawyer when the company's CEO and CFO were convicted of stealing about $150 million from their own company.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge upholds $327M verdict over drug marketing]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[TRENTON, N.J. &mdash; A South Carolina judge has upheld a $327 million civil penalty against health giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J), which in March was found guilty by a jury of overstating the safety and effectiveness of its former blockbuster antipsychotic drug, Risperdal.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Pending U.S. mail cuts worry some in legal community]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Darren A. Fish became concerned the moment he heard the U.S. Postal Service might consider widespread office closures and changes to its delivery schedule.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[NLRB approves new rules to make union votes easier]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; In a win for organized labor, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Wednesday approved sweeping new rules that would speed the pace of union elections, possibly making it easier for unions to gain members at companies that have long rebuffed them.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[ARDC approves $1 million to wronged clients]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The state's lawyer-discipline agency approved claims this year totaling $1 million to 89 claimants victimized by lawyers disciplined for their misconduct. And nearly half that amount got approved for two disbarred lawyers, figures show.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bargaining agreement - mandatory topic]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, has affirmed an order by the Illinois Labor Relations Board.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Proceedings - evidence of innocence]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 4th Division, has affirmed a ruling by Cook County Circuit Judge Joseph G. Kazmierski Jr.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[7th Circuit rejects case against sheriff for attack]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The inmate's inability to demonstrate that the jail officials were on notice of a substantial risk that the inmate might be attacked defeated the inmate's lawsuit against the sheriff for injuries sustained during the assault.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court considers 'alternative liability' for passengers hurt in collision]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When six passengers in a minivan were injured in a two-vehicle collision and they sued both drivers, the question of first impression for the Illinois Appellate Court was whether "alternative liability" applied.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[3 judges file for Cahill vacancy in next year's election]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[It's an unfortunate reality that creates opportunity: When a sitting judge plans to run for retention but dies before the election, there's a contested election.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Art Institute exhibits attorney's art collection]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Chicago lawyer's private collection of 130 artworks, mostly from the 1960s, is on exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago until Feb. 26.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Pending U.S. mail cuts worry some in legal community]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Darren A. Fish became concerned the moment he heard the U.S. Postal Service might consider widespread office closures and changes to its delivery schedule.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyer takes creative approach to holiday photo card tradition]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Hallie M. Bezner said she sometimes feels a little left out when opening all of the holiday cards that come every December.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[SEC embarks on first-of-its-kind lawsuit]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[On Dec. 12, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against the Securities Investor Protection Corp., the small nonprofit corporation that oversees the liquidation of U.S. broker-dealers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Decalogue Society welcomes lawyers to party]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Jennifer Adams Murphy has joined Wessels, Sherman as a shareholder. Murphy comes to the firm from Murphy & Murphy and focuses her practice on commercial and employment litigation. She works out of the firm's St. Charles and Chicago offices.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: DuPage County Bar Association11:45 a.m. Attorney Resource Center505 N County Farm Rd 3rd Fl WheatonInfo: 630-653-7779; fax: 630-653-7870]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Chicago-Kent student wins an advocacy event]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Douglass C. Hochstetler has joined Kelley, Drye & Warren LLP as a partner.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Thompson grows into 'natural leader']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Since 1994, Sherry D. Thompson worked her way from paralegal up to regional chief administrative law judge for the Social Security Administration Office of Disability Adjudication and Review for the Chicago Region.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[7th Circuit agrees to uphold $798,619 attorney fee award]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal appeals court panel today upheld a nearly $800,000 attorney fee award to a businessman in a dispute with his former business partner.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers say work continues after Colbert decision]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; A six-year period of disputes over living options for individuals with physical and mental disabilities or mental illnesses ended Tuesday, with a judge's approval of a consent decree in the third of a series of class action lawsuits.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Pittsburgh Pirates recruit Katten attorney]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bryan F. Stroh, a 36-year-old lawyer from Katten, Muchin, Rosenman LLP, has been hired as vice president and general counsel of the Pittsburgh Pirates, the law firm said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 1st District Appellate Court vacated sanctions of $4,638 that a Cook County judge levied against a lawyer in a probate case. But the appeals panel forwarded the matter to the state agency that disciplines lawyers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Hospital settles 2009 birth injury case for $7.5M]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Oak Lawn hospital agreed to pay $7.5 million to the grandparents of a girl who suffered brain injuries at birth, the grandparents' attorney said.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[State's high court clips Chicago's home rule authority]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Critics say partisan politics cause vacancies on bench]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Critics claim that the U.S. Senate's decision to adjourn for the year without voting on 21 judicial nominees threatens America's civil justice system.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Maggie Daley's passion for service leaves impression]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[On Thanksgiving Day, Chicago mourned the loss of an incredible woman, our former first lady Maggie Daley. And as we continue the holiday season, we should remember the endearing lessons and legacy that Daley left to all of us.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Missouri appeals court bars lawyer's murder retrial]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Group files new suit against Indiana immigration law]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[HAMMOND, Ind. &mdash; A Latino advocacy group from northwestern Indiana launched a second legal challenge to the immigration law approved by state legislators this year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Maggie Daley's passion for service leaves impression]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[On Thanksgiving Day, Chicago mourned the loss of an incredible woman, our former first lady Maggie Daley. And as we continue the holiday season, we should remember the endearing lessons and legacy that Daley left to all of us.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[In two recent holdings, the courts addressed the impact of deactivation of a tender on a "case or controversy" and the parameters of a "motor vehicle" exclusion.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Approach clarifies benefit claim determinations]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A recent opinion issued by the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals suggests a new approach for assessing the reasonableness of benefit claim determinations under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) abuse of discretion standard of review.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Two Muslim men file suit after being kicked off flight]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. &mdash; Two Muslim men who say they were kicked off an airplane in May after the pilot objected to their presence are suing Delta Air Lines Inc. and a regional carrier that operated the Delta Connection flight from Memphis to Charlotte, N.C.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Friends call Bridgman a top trial lawyer]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Colleagues and friends remembered Thomas F. Bridgman, a longtime Baker & McKenzie LLP partner and former firm leader, as a prominent lawyer who represented defendants in civil cases.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Kane County Bar Association7:30 a.m. KCBA Office555 S Randall Rd Ste 205 St. CharlesInfo: 630-762-1915; fax: 630-762-9395]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Former Senate president shares stories]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Philip J. Rock didn't plan on being the type of politician who retired and wrote a tell-all book.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge says opinions allowed under rules, Daubert]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Today's case involves the admissibility of expert opinion testimony by two doctors: 1) a pharmacology expert and 2) an emergency medicine expert in a Section 1983 police excessive force case. U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Cole found the expert testimony was admissible, providing a detailed and informative discussion of relevance under Rule 401 and expert testimony under Rule 702 and Daubert. Davis v. Duran. No. 276 F.R.D. 227 (N.D.Ill. 2011).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[MADISON, Wis. &mdash; State Supreme Court Justice Michael J. Gableman cast the deciding vote in two cases in favor of parties represented by a law firm that provided him with free legal services, according to a newspaper report.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Sentencing - rehabilitation effort]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated a sentence by U.S. District Judge George W. Lindberg.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Hearsay evidence - counsel appropriate]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 5th Division, has affirmed a judgment by Cook County Associate Judge Michael Brown.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Gingrich assails judges as he courts conservatives]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[DAVENPORT, Iowa &mdash; As he works to rev up his conservative base in Iowa with just two weeks to go until the state's caucuses, Newt Gingrich is launching a full-throated assault on a reliable GOP target: judges.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[High court gives guidelines for recordings from surveillance cameras]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Affirming Teryck Taylor's misdemeanor theft conviction, the Illinois Supreme Court "addressed the foundational requirements for establishing the accuracy of a process that produces surveillance camera recordings."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel says judge erred in questioning jurors after trial]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A man serving life behind bars failed to show that the jury that convicted him improperly conducted deliberations when one of its members was absent, a federal appeals court has held.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Skadden picks DePaul 3L for next fellowship program]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A former Army wife who is a student at DePaul University College of Law has been awarded a Skadden Fellowship to work in public interest law with National Guard families.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Humphries tries to invalidate prenup with fraud claim]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[It seems that everyone is "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" these days, especially since Kim Kardashian married NBA power forward Kris Humphries and filed for divorce a mere 72 days later.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Appellate panel approves third trial in car crash case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a case that features a rare mix of legal twists, the 1st District Appellate Court granted a third trial to a woman who suffered paralysis in a car crash with a Cook County sheriff's officer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Attorneys discuss the complexities of SEC complaint involving 'Rudy']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Securities and Exchange Commission settled a complaint Friday with Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger &mdash; the Notre Dame football player made famous by the movie bearing his nickname &mdash; over accusations that he and his sports beverage company took part in a "pump-and-dump-scheme."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Encrypted data makes sense in modern world]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When was the last time your firm did an information technology security audit? Are you on top of the most prescient security threats? Even when you think you may be, it's always a good idea to be sure and have someone outside the firm evaluate potential threats to your data.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Joseph F. Schmidt has joined Shefsky & Froelich Ltd. as senior counsel.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Skadden picks DePaul 3L for next fellowship program]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A former Army wife who is a student at DePaul University College of Law has been awarded a Skadden Fellowship to work in public interest law with National Guard families.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Family, friends remember Wulfers for positive attitude and sports affinity]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Services for John M. Wulfers, 64, a retired international reinsurance partner with Locke, Lord LLP, were Saturday at St. Simon's Episcopal Church in Arlington Heights.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers should take the reins with future damages]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Most people do not know about the Elf on a Shelf, yet it has been a godsend to the Kroll family this holiday season. We have convinced my 3-year-old daughter, Lily, that all discussions about her misdeeds must take place in front of our elf, Bif, who without bias, reports to Santa Claus (the judge and jury).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[State sees new test for noncompete agreements]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, the Illinois Supreme Court issued its much-awaited decision in Reliable Fire v. Arredondo, et al. (2011 IL 111871). The decision announces a new, more flexible legal test for evaluating the enforceability of noncompete agreements. It also settles a recent split in the appellate districts over the proper test to apply in evaluating these types of agreements.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[High court's decision modifies noncompete rules]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Attorney James M. Witz said a decision this month by the Illinois Supreme Court regarding noncompete clauses in employee contracts makes litigation more likely &mdash; and more unpredictable.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Same-sex couples in civil unions must file joint Illinois income tax returns soon, but several tax attorneys said the process may not be as simple as it sounds.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Certain gifts just fit lawyers]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The best-selling holiday gift from Lisa and Mark Solomon's New York business began six years ago with a simple lawyer joke.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Supreme Court announces appellate justice changes]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Supreme Court elevated Cook County Circuit Judge Stuart E. Palmer to the 1st District Appellate Court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge berates Blagojevich attorney for juror motion]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The federal judge who sentenced Rod R. Blagojevich to 14 years in prison for corruption lost patience with the impeached Illinois governor's legal team today, straying from his usual legalese to lambaste as "harebrained" its request that he look into potential misconduct by a jury forewoman.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Schiff, Hardin LLP announced today that associates Valarie Hays, Lawrence H. Heftman, Ayad P. Jacob and Amanda L. Schermer will be promoted to partner status on Jan. 1.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge grants class status to those arrested, charged fee]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The Supreme Court announced today that it will use an unprecedented three days worth of argument time in late March to decide the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's historic health-care overhaul.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[ATLANTA &mdash; After the U.S. Supreme Court last week agreed to rule on Arizona's controversial law targeting illegal immigrants, some states with similar statutes asked later in the week for delayed legal action on their laws pending the high court's decision.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[High court's decision modifies noncompete rules]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Attorney James M. Witz said a decision this month by the Illinois Supreme Court regarding noncompete clauses in employee contracts makes litigation more likely &mdash; and more unpredictable.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers give to charity, celebrate the holidays at bar group party]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Jurisdiction - marital settlement enforcement]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 3rd Division, has reversed a ruling by Cook County Circuit Judge Veronica B. Mathein.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Dallas Shippy, an employee of Luise Inc., sued Walsh Construction Co. &mdash; the general contractor for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago's McCook reservoir project &mdash; after a Walsh employee allegedly backed a bulldozer into his dump truck.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Cook County Bar Association Foundation9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Chicago Black United Communities 330 E 37th St (Lu Palmer Pl)Info: 312-759-1212; fax: 312-759-2240]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS &mdash; A Chinese drywall manufacturer has agreed to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to resolve court claims by thousands of Gulf Coast property owners who say the product corroded pipes and wires and otherwise wrecked their homes, the largest settlement of its kind so far.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently joined together to issue a National Exam Risk Alert. Republished by FINRA as Regulatory Notice 11-54, the publication provides an excellent overview of the requirements for a brokerage firm's supervision program, including information on developing effective policies and procedures for branch office inspections.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[SEC files charges in Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac bust]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The Securities and Exchange Commission has brought civil fraud charges against six former top executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac today, saying they misled the government and taxpayers about risky subprime mortgages the mortgage giants held during the housing crash.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA['Tis the season for the Cook County Bar Association to host a party]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Immigration - moral character challenge]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal from the Board of Immigration Appeals.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge rules harassing tweets are protected speech]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO &mdash; In a case with potentially far-reaching consequences for freedom of expression on the Internet, a federal judge on Thursday dismissed a criminal case against a man accused of stalking a religious leader on Twitter, saying that the Constitution protects "uncomfortable" speech on such bulletin-boardlike sites.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Aaron L. Hammer has joined Sugar & Felsenthal LLP as a partner.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[History shows 'slaves essentially freed themselves']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[During the sesquicentennial of the war between 1861 and 1865, we've heard it called the Civil War, the War Between the States and, from die-hard Southerners, the War of Northern Aggression. When I heard someone call it the War of the Slave Rebellion, I was skeptical.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel dismisses lawsuit over new congressional map]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Illinois lawmakers did not violate several amendments of the U.S. Constitution when constructing the state's new congressional district map, a three-judge panel ruled Thursday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Hospital settles small intestine case for $15M]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Cook County judge approved a $15 million settlement this week that a hospital agreed to pay to a 6-year-old boy who lost most of his small intestine and part of his colon after his birth, the boy's attorney said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Critics claim some judges' prose much too harsh]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA["I don't know why they do it," Illinois Appellate Justice Thomas E. Hoffman said. "I just think it ought to be stopped." Hoffman was commenting on judges who use their majority and dissenting opinions to attack their colleagues or mock attorneys.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Colleagues describe Agnew as arbitration field pioneer]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Former Chief 17th Circuit Judge Harris H. Agnew left behind a legacy that his friends and acquaintances said forever changed Illinois' court system.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyer sues media for saying Pippen declared bankruptcy]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Arthur S. Gold filed a defamation suit against a long list of media outlets for libel when they said former Chicago Bulls player Scottie Pippen filed bankruptcy after a string of bad investments.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Letter: LAF says it offers many strategies for making services fully accessible]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[To editor:]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[U of C law school reveals its data]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Despite the recession, 75 percent of the graduates of the Classes of 2008 and 2009 at the University of Chicago Law School obtained jobs with a starting pay of at least $160,000.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Mandatory supervised release - length]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 4th Division, has affirmed a ruling by Cook County Circuit Judge Kenneth J. Wadas.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Shoulder rub within 180 days of filing saves claim from deadline]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Cheryl Lockard complained to the Illinois Human Rights Commission about alleged sexual harassment and retaliation by her employer, but only one of the acts that allegedly created a hostile work environment &mdash; an unwelcome shoulder rub by the pastor of the church where she worked as treasurer &mdash; occurred within the jurisdictional deadline of 180 days set by Section 7A-102(A)(1) of the Human Rights Act.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Hospital settles small intestine case for $15M]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Cook County judge approved a $15 million settlement this week that a hospital agreed to pay to a 6-year-old boy who lost most of his small intestine and part of his colon after his birth, the boy's attorney said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bonds receives 30 days of house arrest, probation]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO &mdash; Barry Bonds will remain free and unpunished while he appeals his conviction for giving misleading testimony before a grand jury.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The Illinois Supreme Court today ruled that preschools do not meet the definition of "school" used to increase the penalty for violators of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bears receiver faces charges of drug distribution]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bears wide receiver Sam Hurd was in jail today after authorities accused him of trying to set up a drug distribution network in the Chicago area and arrested him after he allegedly agreed to buy a kilogram of cocaine from an undercover agent.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[N.Y. moves to end time limit on sex abuse lawsuits]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[ALBANY, N.Y. &mdash; With child sex abuse scandals rocking college sports programs, state lawmakers plan to revisit lifting time limits on victim lawsuits, an issue pitting the Catholic Church and other institutions against advocates for children.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO &mdash; The largest federal criminal investigation into sports doping began about nine years ago with a tax agent digging through the trash of the now notorious Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative. Barring an appeal, the government's work comes to an anti-climactic end Friday when Barry Bonds &mdash; the probe's highest-profile catch &mdash; is sentenced for obstruction of justice.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Lake County Bar Association5-7:30 p.m. The Forge, 634 Milwaukee AveInfo: 847-244-3143; fax: 847-244-8259]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Boho advocates for Chicago business]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Dan L. Boho said he acts as part of the bridge between the legal and business communities in his roles as pro bono general counsel for The Chicago Bar Association and the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Jordan S. Huttenlocker has joined HeplerBroom LLC as an associate. Huttenlocker, a 2011 graduate of The John Marshall Law School, will focus her practice on complex litigation, specifically on health care, tort, professional liability and insurance matters.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The Illinois Supreme Court today ruled that preschools do not meet the definition of "school" used to increase the penalty for violators of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge rules pay halt denied due process]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyer's inaction leads to clients' suit dismissal]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A lawsuit that alleges negligence against a natural gas company can't advance because the plaintiffs' trial lawyer failed to respond to discovery requests, the 1st District Appellate Court ruled Wednesday.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA['Deferred prosecution' program gives second chances]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The first group of 32 felony defendants in Cook County who completed a new "deferred prosecution" program graduated Wednesday. They heard their charges dismissed and won a chance at a better life without a felony conviction.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Attorney sees opportunities in providing law training programs]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[While working for K&L Gates LLP and teaching at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Desiree F. Moore saw a dearth of practical skills training programs for new lawyers.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Justices consider 'triggering event' time frame]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lawyers understand that every right, no matter how important, can be extinguished if papers are not timely filed. The statutory timeliness of many key filings is set forth in terms of calendar years &mdash; i.e., the filing must occur "within one/two/four years" of a "triggering event" (such as an injury or a breach).]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court allows acquitted murder defendant's suit]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Allegations that police coerced witnesses into falsely identifying a murder suspect defeated the officers' motion to dismiss the civil rights lawsuit.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 4th Division, has reversed a ruling by Cook County Associate Judge Pamela Hughes Gillespie.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bears wide receiver Hurd faces drug charges]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Chicago Bears wide receiver Sam Hurd faces federal drug charges following his arrest Wednesday night in Chicago. A criminal complaint filed today in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, alleges that between July 2011 and Wednesday, Hurd conspired with others to possess with intent to distribute "500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine," the complaint says.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[High court denies effort to stop Law Division project]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Cook County Circuit Court can run a pilot program that requires certain Law Division plaintiffs and defendants to disclose their experts at the same time, under an Illinois Supreme Court order that denies a challenge to the project.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge's transfer comes after cash donation reports]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: DuPage County Bar Association5:30-8:30 p.m. Danada House3S 501 Naperville Rd WheatonInfo: 630-652-7779; fax: 630-653-7870]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Canada bans burqas at citizenship swearing-in events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[TORONTO &mdash; New Canadian citizens must remove any face coverings, such as the Islamic niqab or burqa, while they take the oath of citizenship, the country's immigration minister said earlier this week.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[High court denies effort to stop Law Division project]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Mona E. Dajani joined Baker & McKenzie LLP. Dajani comes to the firm from SNR Denton and will focus her practice on the financing, acquisition, construction and development of energy and infrastructure projects.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[10 Chicago firms get perfect scores for LGBT equality]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fifty-five law firms, including 10 in Chicago, received perfect ratings in the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) 2012 Corporate Equality Index survey.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[12,000 hours of pro bono work pay off in case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Jenner & Block LLP devoted at least 12,000 hours pro bono to the defense of Juan Rivera whose conviction of the 1992 rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl was reversed Friday by the Illinois Appellate Court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Companies may seek similar Sears/CME tax deal]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The debate over a tax break package in the Illinois House of Representatives halted abruptly, though only for a few minutes.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Letter says an acquittal needs to be acknowledged]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[To the editor:]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Missouri public defenders ask for new caseload limits]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. &mdash; The Missouri Supreme Court considered Tuesday whether the state's public defenders can decline to represent additional poor defendants when their caseloads grow too high.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge rules jurors' doubts no basis for overturning man's conviction]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A man convicted of drug crimes is not entitled to an acquittal or a new trial even though three of the jurors later questioned his decision not to testify, a federal judge has ruled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Foreman pursues diverse career]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Fred Foreman takes over as the 19th Judicial Circuit Court's chief judge on May 1, he plans to deal with the court's growth issues.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[The real power comes from recognizing opportunities]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Power. In a law firm it can spring from a variety of sources &mdash; but the primary source is control of business.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Federal Circuit resets patent infringement rules]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court recently upheld a $200 million verdict against Microsoft in a patent dispute, while a jury in Texas found that Abbott Laboratories infringed a Johnson & Johnson patent to the tune of $1.67 billion. Over the last few years, it appeared that patent infringement cases routinely resulted in massive damage awards to the patent owner and having just the right patent could be a person's ticket to riches.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Child support - modifying payment]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 5th Division, affirmed a ruling by Cook County Associate Judge David E. Haracz.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Effective counsel - plea deal advice]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Richard L. Young.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Self-defense doesn't apply to property damage]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Thomas R. McLennon was convicted of disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property worth less than $300 based on testimony he "became agitated and began screaming and swinging at hospital staff" in Centegra Hospital-Woodstock's emergency room. He was also found guilty of ripping a wire out of an EKG machine.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lavin tells lawyers to stand out in the crowd]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[British study finds no link to brain, criminal acts]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[LONDON &mdash; Criminal behavior can't be blamed on how someone's brain is wired, at least not yet, says a report from British experts who examined how neuroscience is being used in some court cases.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Decalogue Society of Lawyers12:30-1:30 p.m. 29 S LaSalle Rm 610Speaker: Judge Michael ToominFree; reservations requiredInfo: 312-263-6493; fax: 312-263-6512]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Longtime Chicago-Kent trial advocacy team coach dies]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Services for George A. Domas, 63, a coach for the trial advocacy teams at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law that won the National Trial Competition in 2007 and 2008, will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, in Nelson Funeral Home, 820 Talcott Road, Park Ridge.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Attorneys ask convicted felon for more Ponzi details]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[MIAMI &mdash; To avoid possibly dying in prison, convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein is naming names and pledging to tell the complete truth about who else was involved in the $1.2 billion fraud, attorneys said Monday.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Patricia Anne Rexford joined Baker & McKenzie LLP. She comes to the firm from Mayer, Brown LLP and will focus her work in the firm's tax practice group.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Six candidates vie to fill Illinois Supreme Court spot]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The March Democratic primary to fill a Cook County vacancy on the Illinois Supreme Court is a six-way race after a suburban lawyer filed nominating petitions.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Suit against Jolie may move to California]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Croatian author who claims Angelina Jolie stole the plot of her upcoming movie from his book may have to battle it out with Jolie in California.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[In a consolidated opinion, the Illinois Appellate Court, 2nd District, reversed and remanded judgments by DeKalb County Circuit Judge Kurt P. Klein and Kane County Associate Judge Alan W. Cargerman.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Six candidates vie to fill Illinois Supreme Court spot]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The March Democratic primary to fill a Cook County vacancy on the Illinois Supreme Court is a six-way race after a suburban lawyer filed nominating petitions.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Hamos credits parents for her drive]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Julie E. Hamos picked up a lot from her parents.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Sandusky waives hearing, vows to fight all charges]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[BELLEFONTE, Pa. &mdash; Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky opted against a preliminary hearing in his child molestation case, sparing his accusers from making their claims in a packed courtroom today but still vowing, in his attorney's words, to "fight to the death."]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[ARDC lodges complaint against former judge for false representation]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Frossard teaches by example]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Dean John E. Corkery started thinking last year about who The John Marshall Law School should hire to head a new office entirely dedicated to professionalism, he said he knew he needed to find a professional in every sense of the word.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS &mdash; The former chairman of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission was indicted today on charges alleging that he allowed the panel's top lawyer to keep overseeing cases involving Duke Energy even though he knew the attorney was trying to land a job at Duke.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Vivian Tarver-Varnado joined Henderson, Adam LLC. She comes to the firm from Myers, Carden & Sax LLC and will focus her practice on litigation, specifically in the areas of medical malpractice and personal injury.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court strikes down a Wisconsin cap on contributions]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[$17.5M Peoria settlement sets county record]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[David G. Weldon joined Robbins, Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton & Taylor Ltd. as an associate.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[U.S. judge rules blogger cannot be called a journalist]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal judge in Oregon ruled that a Montana woman sued for defamation was not a journalist when she posted online that an Oregon lawyer acted criminally during a bankruptcy case, a decision with implications for bloggers around the country.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Legal aid group opens clinics to serve the needy in suburbs]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[With some help from a recent law school graduate and her fellowship, the Center for Disability and Elder Law (CDEL) launched four legal assistance clinics in suburban Cook County.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The Illinois Supreme Court will offer for the first time the state's uniform set of instructions for juries in both criminal and civil cases in electronic form.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[7th Circuit rejects Republican challenge to remap]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A panel of federal judges with the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday threw out a Republican lawsuit challenging a Democrat-drawn map of new state legislative districts in Illinois.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Securities litigation - fraud claims]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Elaine Bucklo.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Dental student's dismissal survives legal scrutiny]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A dental school provided a dismissed dental student with sufficient avenues of appeal to satisfy the principles of due process.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Eric J. Gribbin joined Ulmer & Berne LLP.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Rule helps ARDC fight unauthorized practice of law]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new Illinois Supreme Court rule gives the state lawyer-discipline agency the power to investigate and bring complaints against disbarred lawyers and non-lawyers for the unauthorized practice of law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Blago faces nearly $22K in court penalties]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Along with the 14-year prison sentence, U.S. District Judge James B. Zagel fined Rod R. Blagojevich $20,000 and issued a special assessment of $1,800.<br/><br/>


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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers offer their views on prison term]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Don't ask attorney Patrick J. Cotter to compare the 14-year prison term that faces ousted Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich with the 6 ½-year sentence imposed on his predecessor.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Illinois professor gets stabbed at train station]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A professor at the University of Illinois College of Law was stabbed early Wednesday morning in a train and bus station in downtown Champaign, and a suspect was arrested, Champaign police said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[CBA plans to host auction of major and minor roles in murder mystery]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[An unusual auction where lawyers will bid on parts in a stage play will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Dec. 14, at The Chicago Bar Association, 321 S. Plymouth Court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Deaton advocates for hospitals]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Mark D. Deaton's first meeting as general counsel of the Illinois Hospital Association in 1989 revolved around preparing a federal lawsuit over Medicaid reimbursement.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyer provides perspective on service]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Leadership though service is this year's theme for The Chicago Bar Association's Young Lawyers Section.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Res judicata - parsing a final order]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 5th Division, reversed and remanded a decision by Cook County Circuit Judge Jeffrey Lawrence.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Promoter not liable when acting on behalf of never-formed LLC]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Section 3.20 of the Illinois Business Corporation Act imposes personal liability on a corporate agent who "exercise[s] corporate powers without authority to do." Similarly, Section 10-10 of the Illinois Limited Liability Company Act used to say a LLC manager "shall be personally liable for any act, debt, obligation or liability" of the company, "to the extent that a director of an Illinois business corporation is liable in analogous circumstances under Illinois law."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Blago faces nearly $22K in court penalties]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Along with the 14-year prison sentence, U.S. District Judge James B. Zagel fined Rod R. Blagojevich $20,000 and issued a special assessment of $1,800.<br/><br/>


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     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Indiana sends cash offers to stage collapse victims]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS &mdash; The state is offering at least $300,000 to families of each of the seven people who died after a stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair, with more available for those whose loved ones spent days hospitalized before their deaths, Attorney General Greg Zoeller said Tuesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Republicans retaliate, block appellate court nominee]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked President Barack Obama's nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, partly as payback for the Democrats' past opposition to Republican nominees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Mob action - sufficient charging document]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 4th District, Illinois Appellate Court, has affirmed a judgment by Cook County Circuit Judge Garritt E. Howard.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Procedural due process - an exception]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Blagojevich gets 14 years]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Rod R. Blagojevich, the ousted Illinois governor whose three-year battle against criminal charges became a spectacle, was sentenced to 14 years in prison today, a stiff penalty for the man convicted of trying to sell President Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat to raise campaign cash or land a high-paying job.<br/><br/>


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     <title><![CDATA[Chief legal counsel who led Blago's impeachment trial moves on]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The attorney who led the first impeachment trial of a sitting governor in Illinois history plans to leave his current post.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Reporter, professor champions freedom of information]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[For my father, Edmund J. Rooney Jr., the transition from a reporter for the Chicago Daily News to college professor melded two of his main interests.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Annual ISBA-IJA event kicks off on Thursday]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Imagine a courtroom where jurors can submit questions to witnesses. And lawyers can say what they believe the evidence shows between witnesses.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge rules background as midwife fails to make her expert on stress]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A midwife failed to demonstrate that she is qualified to testify about the toll that work-related stress purportedly took on a pregnant government worker, a federal judge has ruled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel considers negligent misrepresentation]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a case of first impression, the 2nd District Illinois Appellate Court recently held that a homeowner's insurer had a duty to defend its insureds based on an allegation of negligent misrepresentation made by the insureds in connection with the sale of their home. USAA Casualty Insurance Co. v. McInerney. 2011 WL 5301619 (2d Dist. Oct. 31, 2011).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court looks at critical issues involving syndrome]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A recent ruling issued by a federal court in California illustrates a number of critical issues involving a claim for disability benefits due to chronic fatigue syndrome.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judicial races bring campaign challenges]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Workers' Compensation Act bars indemnity under rental agreement]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Neil Dhawan joined Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co. LPA as an associate.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[CBA's 'Christmas Spirits' brings newer songs and look]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The "Christmas Spirits" musical with 52 lawyers singing and dancing introduces more contemporary songs this year while it lampoons local and national political types and folks in the news.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Reporter, professor champions freedom of information]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[For my father, Edmund J. Rooney Jr., the transition from a reporter for the Chicago Daily News to college professor melded two of his main interests.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Clifford encourages attorneys to support CBF]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Illinois Paralegal Association5:30-8:15 p.m. Reed Smith10 S Wacker Dr 40th FlInfo: 815-462-4620; fax: 815-462-4696]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Andrew M. Kramer, a lawyer who handled dozens of labor disputes for major corporations and helped old-line manufacturers figure out how to cope with crushing health-care costs for retirees, died on Nov. 21 at his home in Potomac, Md. He was 67.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bryan, Cave expands reach, combines with Denver firm]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Nina Momtazee Sitzer joined DLA Piper as a partner, the firm announced.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Dykema survey predicts shaky outlook for M&As]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fluctuations in the corporate transaction market since the 2008 recession and through its sluggish recovery shifted market participants' perception, said Jeffrey M. Dalebroux, a partner who heads the business services department at Dykema, Gossett PLLC.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The widow of a suburban firefighter can't collect a survivor pension due to conflicting testimony about whether her husband suffered from a mental illness before he killed himself, a state appeals panel ruled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bruns goes from secretary to Statehouse]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Kathleen A. Bruns' law career began long before she advised representatives on the Special Investigative Committee that examined the misdeeds of former Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[ARDC hearing panels use shortened reports during default proceedings]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission hearing panels can now use shortened reports and recommendations in matters where lawyers do not participate in their disciplinary proceedings.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Criminal-defense lawyers being paid by the U.S. government should obtain offices close to the courthouse where they practice or foot the bill for their travel-related expenses, a federal judge contended.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 2nd District Illinois Appellate Court vacated and remanded a conviction by DuPage County Circuit Judge Ronald D. Sutter.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Dykema survey predicts shaky outlook for M&As]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[NFL needs to change mentality to prevent head injuries]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[On Feb. 17, 2011, former Chicago Bears safety Dave Duerson committed suicide in his Miami home. Perhaps even more shocking, prior to his death, Duerson sent a text message to family members requesting that his brain be used for research at the Boston University School of Medicine, where research is being conducted on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) caused by injuries sustained while playing professional football.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Zagel gives Blagojevich 14 years]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:35:55 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Company's fumble doesn't stop bankruptcy case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A corporation does not need to launch a new bankruptcy proceeding merely because its initial bankruptcy petition wasn't signed by a lawyer, a federal appeals court ruled today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Local lawyers may not know Mark S. Mathewson by name, but they probably read his work.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Support group plans to help female lawyers with career, personal issues]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Schain, Burney, Banks & Kenny Ltd. announced that Amy Degnan Gempeler joined the firm as a partner.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Alvarez, local lawyer head to high court for first time]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[For the first time in her career, Cook County State's Attorney Anita M. Alvarez will argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO &mdash; A father who believes a lack of bone marrow donors contributed to his son's death from leukemia said a federal court ruling allowing most bone marrow donors to be paid will save lives and drive down treatment costs.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Winnebago County Bar AssociationNoon WCBA Office321 W State St Ste 300Info: 815-964-4992; fax: 815-964-2462]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Labor Department finds that U.S. added 120,000 jobs]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; Small businesses and startups skittish about the economy this summer started hiring in bigger numbers this fall, helping drive the unemployment rate down to 8.6 percent in November, the lowest in 2 and 1/2 years.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[HOUSTON &mdash; Former Enron Corp. employee George Maddox said he has spent his golden years making ends meet by mowing pastures and living in a run-down East Texas farmhouse.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[High court denies a request to hear case in decade-long KPMG battle]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The long, strange path that Gary K. Bielfeldt v. KPMG LLP took through the Illinois court system may finally reach an end.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; There's little doubt President Barack Obama won high esteem among American Indians by breaking through a logjam of inaction on issues that matter to them.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced that Carolyn M. Wendel and Julie A. Veldman have joined the firm as associates.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Report: Women see more challenges in corporate world]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[While women continue to make great strides in the city's corporate community, areas of improvement still exist, says a report released Thursday by The Chicago Network (TCN).]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[On a law firm retreat in Colorado in September, Elizabeth Anne Fegan met a horse-riding guide who talked about the concussions he suffered while playing college football.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court directs Trudeau to pay a $37.6M sanction]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[TV pitchman Kevin Trudeau must pay a $37.6 million sanction because he violated a 2004 court order in a lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleging misleading advertising, a federal appeals court ruled.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[School starts environmental law clinic]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The University of Chicago Law School will launch its new Abrams Environmental Law Clinic in January.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court affirms order dismissing 'informed consent' claim]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Suing Planned Parenthood in Chicago for wrongful death of a fetus, negligent infliction of emotional distress and violation of the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, Mary Doe alleged she did not give "informed consent" to an abortion because personnel at a Planned Parenthood clinic responded to her questions by saying her fetus was not a human being.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Speedy trial - substitution of judges]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 5th District, affirmed a judgment by Judge Terry H. Gamber of the Jefferson County Circuit Court.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, affirmed a judgment by Cook County Circuit Judge Pamela E. Loza.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[The search for 'honest men' seems no easier today]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[He walked the streets a pauper, lived in a tub and had few friends. He begged for food and wasn't shy about voicing his opinions, notably his disdain of others. When he ran into the smartest and the wisest of his day, he scoffed at and ridiculed them.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Illinois considers eavesdropping a felony]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In Illinois, it is a felony to record any part of a conversation without the consent of all of the parties to the conversation. [720 ILCS 5/14-1 et seq.]. The penalty is a one-to-three-year prison sentence.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[School starts environmental law clinic]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The University of Chicago Law School will launch its new Abrams Environmental Law Clinic in January.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bar presidents pledge their continued service]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Chicago-Kent College of Law8:45 a.m.-5:30 p.m. law school 565 W Adams$275, no group discount available(fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, reception and course materials)Info: 312-906-5090; fax: 312-906-5093 orcle@kentlaw.edu]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[PHOENIX &mdash; The lawyer for the former chief operating officer of the Fiesta Bowl lashed out at federal prosecutors Wednesday for indicting his client but failing to bring charges against the bowl's former president and a lobbyist for the organization.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; That $3 check-off for election financing would disappear from income tax forms under House legislation that abolishes public financing of presidential elections.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Suffering from catastrophic brain damage caused shortly after she was born in 1993, Brooke Atherton receives medical benefits from the Illinois Quality Care Health Plan (QCHP), a program that covers families of state employees.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA['Christmas Spirits' musical obtains new leaders]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Chicago Bar Association's annual musical, "Christmas Spirits," now in its 88th year, will see new head writers, a new director and a new musical director this year.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA['Christmas Spirits' musical obtains new leaders]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Jackson enjoys new tasks at Takeda]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Julia E. Jackson gave birth to a healthy baby girl in August, she added the role of being a mother to her others as senior counsel for Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America and president of Chicago Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC).]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Report: Differing trafficking laws impede on crackdown]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new report says 41 states failed to adopt strong penalties against human trafficking, and advocates said a patchwork of differing state laws makes it difficult for authorities to target the crime.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Ulmer & Berne LLP has announced the addition of four attorneys to its firm.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[High court rejects lower rulings on juvenile violations]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The Illinois Supreme Court today cleared up confusion over a law governing benefits for public safety employees, a clarification that one lawyer said brings good news to municipalities throughout the state.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge gives disbarred lawyer a 42-month prison sentence]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A DuPage County circuit judge imposed a 3 1/2-year prison sentence on a disbarred lawyer who forged checks and took about $466,000 in law firm funds for his personal use.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel upholds two convictions in robbery before fatal police shooting]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A state appeals panel rejected a defendant's ineffective representation claim in a case that involved police fatally shooting one of three robbers and a jury consequently convicting the defendant of both armed robbery and murder.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers on panel discuss improving diversity]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Lake Forest College7:30 p.m. Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel555 N Sheridan Rd Lake ForestFree and open to the publicInfo: 847-735-5019]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Congress lifts ban, opens door to horse butchering]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[TULSA, Okla. &mdash; Horses could soon be butchered in the U.S. for human consumption after Congress quietly lifted a 5-year-old ban on funding horse meat inspections.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Company wants state to return lethal injection drug]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[OMAHA, Neb. &mdash; A Swiss pharmaceutical company wants Nebraska officials to return a drug the state plans to use to execute death row inmates.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Unfair labor practices - anti-union behavior]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a petition for review from the National Labor Relations Board and granted an application for enforcement from that board.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Cook County Circuit Judge Ann Collins-Dole is expected to return to work next week after she became ill on the bench Tuesday and went to a hospital.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[High court agrees to hear lawsuit over abortion notice]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The Illinois Supreme Court today agreed to hear arguments over a state law that requires physicians to notify parents when minors seek abortions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Peterson case now returns to appeals court]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Supreme Court today directed an appeals court to decide on the merits whether several hearsay statements should be admitted as evidence at Drew Peterson's murder trial.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Plaintiff wins largest verdict for paraplegia in Kane County]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A 55-year-old man who had a spinal infection that caused him constant back pain but whose condition was undiagnosed by a series of doctors became paralyzed from the chest down, said the plaintiff's lawyer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bankruptcy plaintiffs must disclose lawsuits]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[One of the challenges that litigating a tort case presents is that it usually involves more than just tort law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Undoing a jury verdict can become a challenge]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The aftermath of the William Cellini trial in federal district court reinforces the notion that undoing a jury verdict is no easy task.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bankruptcy - remand of state claims appeal]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal from an order by U.S. District Judge Richard L. Young.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Decedent's testimony in case didn't qualify for hearsay exceptions]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Invoking the prior testimony exception to the hearsay rule, Harold Hill wanted to use a dead man's testimony from a criminal case to support his federal civil rights claim against police officers and an assistant state's attorney who allegedly coerced him into confessing that he sexually assaulted and murdered Kathy Morgan in 1990.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[NBA's tentative labor deal changes the agenda for lawyers and agents]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The recent end of the 149-day NBA lockout forces attorneys, agents and those who work with the league's players and teams to scramble.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[High court agrees to hear lawsuit over abortion notice]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The Illinois Supreme Court today agreed to hear arguments over a state law that requires physicians to notify parents when minors seek abortions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge 'Ponce' plans updates for County Division]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[At 12 years old, Edmund Ponce de Leon decided he wanted to don the robe and become a judge. The decision came when he stood in an unwanted spot — as a defendant in a juvenile case, accused of breaking a window.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Ninth accuser steps forward and files first suit in Penn State scandal]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA &mdash; Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky sexually abused a boy at least 100 times, then threatened to harm his family to keep him quiet, says a lawsuit filed Wednesday that details new accusations not included in criminal charges against Sandusky.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Illinois ABOTA honors two judges, installs six new members]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Five candidates seek to fill Illinois Supreme Court seat]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Five candidates filed nominating petitions to fill a Cook County vacancy on the Illinois Supreme Court in the March 2012 Democratic primary, including John P. Tully, a former state appeals court justice, and Chicago lawyer Thomas W. Flannigan.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel affirms the transfer of Wade's children]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 1st District Appellate Court affirmed a Cook County judge's ruling that granted NBA star Dwyane Wade sole custody of his children and let him move them from a Chicago suburb to Miami.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Zagel criticizes Blagojevich's lawyers for request]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The federal judge who will sentence Rod R. Blagojevich had harsh words for the former Illinois governor's attorneys as he denied a request Monday to play new federal wiretap tapes in court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[NBA players, owners prepare to salvage season with agreement]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Instead of watching Carlos Boozer box out for the past two months, Chicago's pro basketball fans have been forced to focus on the NBA lockout. It's hard to believe but the lockout was into its fifth month before the framework for a tentative deal was struck early Sunday morning. Here's the play-by-play on how the dispute unfolded and a summary of what's involved in the tentative deal.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Supreme Court justices ponder meaning of 'odd' law]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; "This is the strangest statute I have ever seen," Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said near the end of a Supreme Court argument on Monday.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Trial lawyers honor Elrod and Theis' careers]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Three lawyers stand out for commitment to public service]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[State gets time to rethink murder case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Cook County prosecutors said Monday they need more time to decide whether to retry four men from Englewood whose convictions in a 1994 murder were thrown out after DNA evidence pointed to someone else.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Federal bill pits creative industries against the Internet in piracy fight]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Legal audits benefit both attorneys and clients]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In my last article, I wrote about the benefits of increasing attorneys' understanding of their current or prospective clients' businesses. Another way to accomplish this objective is by offering to conduct a legal audit of a current or a prospective client's business. This can work both for an existing company or for a startup enterprise.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed rulings by U.S. District Judges Frederick J. Kapala, Virginia M. Kendall and Amy St. Eve.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 5th District Appellate Court has affirmed, with an amended mittimus, a judgment by Chief St. Clair County Circuit Judge John Baricevic.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Negligent carrier liable for stolen cargo under amendment]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When a customer sues an interstate carrier under the Carmack Amendment for damage or loss to a shipment, the plaintiff has to first establish "1) delivery in good condition; 2) arrival in damaged condition; and 3) the amount of damages," U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly recently explained.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Five candidates seek to fill Illinois Supreme Court seat]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Five candidates filed nominating petitions to fill a Cook County vacancy on the Illinois Supreme Court in the March 2012 Democratic primary, including John P. Tully, a former state appeals court justice, and Chicago lawyer Thomas W. Flannigan.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Decalogue Society of LawyersNoon 29 S LaSalle St Rm 610Info: 312-263-6493; fax: 312-263-6512]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Baker & Daniels LLP announced that Amy K. Klockenga has joined the firm as an associate.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers build deeper bonds by 'giving thanks']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[There is one thing that networking, relationship-building, leadership and business development all have in common: You need a partner. As the old adage goes, it takes two to tango.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[U.S. judge enters injunction on 'Choose Life' plates]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WILMINGTON, N.C. &mdash; A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked North Carolina from issuing special anti-abortion license plates.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Chicago Lawyer7:30-11:30 a.m. University Club Chicago$75Info: Olivia Clarke at 312-644-4033;OClarke@LBPC.com]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge decries lack of transparency, rejects $285M SEC-Citigroup deal]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Legal Aid Society marks 125 years of assisting others]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[As part of its 125th anniversary, Chicago's Legal Aid Bureau is changing its name back to the Legal Aid Society.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Plaintiff fails to demonstrate 'bad faith' claim]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The plaintiff's failure to demonstrate that police officials intentionally destroyed evidence in bad faith defeated his request that the court instruct the jury that it could assume the missing evidence would have been harmful to the defendants' case.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Legal fight brews over Chick-fil-A's 'eat more' phrase]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[MONTPELIER, Vt. &mdash; A folk artist expanding his home business built around the words "eat more kale" says he's ready to fight root-to-feather to protect his phrase from what he sees as an assault by Chick-fil-A, which holds the trademark to the phrase "eat mor chikin."]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Divided panel upholds sexual assault verdict]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[High court disbars seven attorneys, suspends 20]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Supreme Court disbarred father and son lawyers who converted $132,382 in client funds from five different clients.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court agrees to look at overtime pay for sales reps]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The Supreme Court today has agreed to consider whether pharmaceutical sales representatives can bill their employers for overtime, a case that could affect the pay of tens of thousands of people.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyer finds niche, balance in work]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nerissa Coyle McGinn carries a client list that would make some men green with envy.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Child support obligor must show good intentions]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In this significantly underperforming economy, we regularly hear unemployment statistics and know people who have been laid off or experienced a pay reduction.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Federal sentencing - relevant conduct]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed in part and vacated in part a ruling by U.S. District Judge Larry J. McKinney.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Hearsay evidence - truth v. context]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Manager of limited liability company qualifies as insider in case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bankruptcy trustees can nullify various transfers made by a debtor within 90 days of when bankruptcy proceedings commence, but disbursements and conveyances going back to a year before bankruptcy are also avoidable as improper preferences if the recipient was an "insider."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[McDermott, Will & Emery LLP announced today that 29 attorneys, six of whom are based in its Chicago office, have been promoted to partners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Legal Aid Society marks 125 years of assisting others]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[As part of its 125th anniversary, Chicago's Legal Aid Bureau is changing its name back to the Legal Aid Society.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Law firm co-founder gets achievement award]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Northwestern, Loyola law students show off trial skills]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Midwest Regional of the ABA's Labor and Employment Law Trial Advocacy Competition was held on Nov. 19-20. Northwestern University School of Law took first place in the event.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Women's Bar Association of Illinois5 p.m. Beermann Swerdlove161 N Clark St Ste 2600Info: 312-341-8530; fax: 312-341-8533]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Chicago's 'heart,' former first lady Maggie Daley, dies Thursday night]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Maggie Daley, the wife of former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley and a gracious promoter of the city's cultural and educational programs, has died. She was 68.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Chief judge, attorneys participate in panel about professionalism]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Sirius pushes to alter how music royalties get paid]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The flow of royalty payments, counted in pennies and nickels, may be the least glamorous part of the music industry. But because those royalties are the foundation of almost everyone's paycheck, any change to the system can be controversial.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Employment bias - retaliation evidence]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed in part, and vacated in part, a judgment by U.S. District Judge Suzanne B. Conlon.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge rules against Alaska, says belugas endangered]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[ANCHORAGE, Alaska &mdash; Alaska's Cook Inlet beluga whales were correctly listed as endangered, a federal judge ruled earlier this week, rejecting a state lawsuit that claimed the listing will hurt economic development.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel rules no fault with racetrack workweek change]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A state appeals panel rejected a lawsuit this week that sought class-action status and alleged that Chicagoland Speedway violated state law by changing the days of its employees' workweek to avoid paying overtime.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Renters with children find bias still exists]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Alan S. Mills said apartment-to-rent newspaper ads stating that families with children were not welcome were common when he began practicing law 30 years ago.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers discuss ICANN's new domain names rule]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The world of website domain names will get a lot bigger next year &mdash; creating many more legal questions and legal disputes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Professor helps Haiti justice effort]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Chicago law professor who has worked on criminal justice reform efforts in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Venezuela is now working on similar efforts in Haiti.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers enjoy some cocktails and some networking at event]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A large crowd of local lawyers and those working in the legal community attended the Chicago Lawyer Network "Brews & Schmooze" event.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[New proposal challenges Internet piracy]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Piracy and the Internet have had an unfortunate, but apparently enduring, relationship. From the earliest days of "warez" sites that sold pirated versions of third-party software to today's ThePirateBay, which offers "free" versions of every type of copyright protectable work imaginable, piracy has found a regrettably comfortable home on the Web.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court decides settlement payment in trade secret case is ordinary income]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Trying to avoid having $6.12 million in net settlement proceeds taxed as ordinary income after compromising a trade-secret case against Pizza Hut for $15.3 million, C & F Packing &mdash; an S Corp. that perfected a technique for making precooked frozen sausage that looked homemade &mdash; invoked the "origin of the claim" doctrine in arguing that the payment should be taxed at the lower rate for capital gains.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated a ruling by Chief U.S. District Judge Rudolph T. Randa of the Eastern District of Wisconsin.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Chicago Bar Association will present a Continuing Legal Education program on how to develop effective presentations and seminars from noon to 1:15 p.m., Wednesday, at the CBA, 321 S. Plymouth Court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers discuss ICANN's new domain names rule]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The world of website domain names will get a lot bigger next year &mdash; creating many more legal questions and legal disputes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[ISBA delegation makes a recent visit to Cuba]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Women's Bar Association of Illinois5 p.m. Beermann Swerdlove161 N Clark St Ste 2600Info: 312-341-8530; fax: 312-341-8533]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Retail groups sue Federal Reserve over new debit card transaction cap]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Utah's new immigration law draws federal lawsuit]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Insurance coverage - 'property damage']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Larry J. McKinney.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[New regulations affect reporting requirements]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge restricts liability in porch collapse]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Cook County judge limited Tuesday the amount of money that an insurance company must pay to the families of 13 people who died and others who suffered injuries eight years ago in a Lincoln Park porch collapse.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Attorney takes on Southwest over canceled drink coupons]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Take a drink out of someone's hand and expect a fight. Take thousands of free drinks out of customers' hands and a company should expect a lawsuit.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Denlow gets praise for mediation skills]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[U.S. Magistrate Judge Morton Denlow took a course in alternative dispute resolution several years ago after a mediator helped settle a case that Denlow was handling as a private attorney.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Legal leaders build professional identities]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[We as attorneys too often think that practicing law is only about meticulously preparing for court appearances, depositions or trials. But truly being a successful attorney is about more than that. It's about building a professional identity.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Inaction by probation department didn't create 'state-created danger']]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[A 'door kicker' encounters exciting news stories]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In an inscription in his book "Boss," Mike Royko called Edmund J. Rooney Jr., his Chicago Daily News colleague, "a good friend, a gentleman, a fine journalist and &ndash; above all &mdash; one of the greatest door kickers this town has ever seen. And that, for other eyes, ain't an accolade we toss around lightly."]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[A 'door kicker' encounters exciting news stories]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In an inscription in his book "Boss," Mike Royko called Edmund J. Rooney Jr., his Chicago Daily News colleague, "a good friend, a gentleman, a fine journalist and &ndash; above all &mdash; one of the greatest door kickers this town has ever seen. And that, for other eyes, ain't an accolade we toss around lightly."]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[FCC head questions AT&T merger, wants legal review]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission took steps Tuesday to block the proposed $39 billion merger of mobile phone companies AT&T and T-Mobile USA.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Supreme Court hears dispute over CPS teacher layoffs]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Supreme Court's November term came to a close Tuesday when the justices heard arguments in an ongoing federal lawsuit over layoffs in the Chicago Public School system.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Appellate court asks district judge to reconsider 'junk fax' class action]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Saying allegations of misconduct leveled against lawyers representing the plaintiffs in a "junk fax" lawsuit called for a closer look, a federal appeals court today vacated a class that was certified in the matter.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Ex-AIG CEO's company sues government over bailout]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; A company run by the former CEO of American International Group Inc. is suing the government for $25 billion in damages over its taxpayer bailout of the big insurer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers volunteer time with program to improve diversity]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lawyers with a local intellectual property law firm recently made presentations to high school and college engineering students as part of a program intended to improve diversity in the legal profession.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[ERISA benefits - health-care plan]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed, with a partial dissent, a judgment by Chief U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb of the Western District of Wisconsin.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers must remain civil, courteous]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[My son Jack is a bright, 10-year-old boy, but his mouth seems to get him grounded more often than not. I can relate and realize that the apple does not fall far from the tree.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Attorneys gather for NAWL Foundation event]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The NAWL Foundation, an affiliate of the National Association of Women Lawyers, hosted its Fall Reception on Nov. 15. ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[ABA meet-and-greet caters to young lawyers]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Supreme Court committee plans to hear rule proposals]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Parties in family law cases would need to complete mandatory disclosure statements and criminal law judges would be able to participate in plea discussions under a pair of proposals before the Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Women's Bar Association of Illinois5 p.m. Beermann Swerdlove161 N Clark St Ste 2600Info: 312-341-8530; fax: 312-341-8533]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge holds that coaching a witness is improper]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Today's case addresses a frequently occurring matter during depositions that Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Cole pointedly held was improper and sanctionable: Coaching the witness during a deposition.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge adds seven years to Rezko's prison sentence]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A former top fundraiser for ousted Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich, whose trial exposed Illinois' pay-to-play political culture, was sentenced today to 10½ years in prison but will get credit for time he has already served.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Bryan, Cave LLP announced that Katharine Flynn Lessaris has joined the firm as an associate.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Appellate court denies petitioner's request for tax deed]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Providing important guidance on the diligence required when giving notice under Section 22-10 of the Property Tax Code before petitioning for a tax deed, the Illinois Appellate Court affirmed a judgment against Glohry LLC.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Supreme Court committee plans to hear rule proposals]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Report details growing use of online training]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Mullen brings a common-sense approach to job]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Michael J. Mullen talks to Daley Center juries from a podium that he brings to court. That's not an unusual practice, but Mullen's podium could be the only one in the courthouse that features a few drops of paint.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Athlete disproves paternity in court and avoids paying child support]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[After a World Series filled with tremendous excitement, big home runs and top defensive plays, most Major League Baseball players will enjoy a few more weeks of rest and relaxation with their friends and family before proceeding into their off-season training routine.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Equip for Equality hosts event, honors those who donate their time]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Frank Cicero Jr.'s search to find his family's roots took about seven years, several trips to Italy and a few good fortunes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Mayer, Brown LLP announced today that it has promoted 39 lawyers to partners, including eight in Chicago.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court considers question of first impression in tax deed case]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[U.S. attorney's office collects $142.6M in fiscal 2011]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[While the local U.S. attorney's office is not a moneymaking operation, it collected about $142.6 million in civil and criminal debts, along with asset forfeitures, during fiscal year 2011.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Cook County judge acquits doctor, nurse and nursing home in case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A judge in Cook County Criminal Court gave a directed verdict of acquittal to a doctor, a nursing home and to its former director of nursing who were on trial for 16 counts of criminal neglect of a patient who died.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyer creates book on his family]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Frank Cicero Jr.'s search to find his family's roots took about seven years, several trips to Italy and a few good fortunes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bankruptcy plaintiffs must disclose assets]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[If a party fails to disclose assets in a bankruptcy petition, is there any consequence? In short, the answer is yes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Spatuzza receives award for years of service]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[YLS sponsors its 30th annual moot court competition]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[CHEYENNE, Wyo. &mdash; Before he became a U.S. senator, Mike Enzi ran a shoe store and was mayor of Gillette, in the heart of Wyoming's coal country.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lincoln's speech still remains a gift to history]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two minutes, 10 sentences and 272 words that forever changed history.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bond contracts - third-party beneficiary]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge John W. Darrah.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[PD, prosecutor's offices expect layoffs of support staff]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[An agreement announced today is expected to spare 80 jobs for the Cook County state's attorney and public defender's offices.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Nebraska lawyer files suit to get pro-marijuana plates]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[OMAHA, Neb. &mdash; An attorney who wants voters to decide whether marijuana should be legal in Nebraska sued the state's Department of Motor Vehicles on Thursday, saying its rejection of his application for personalized license plates with a marijuana-themed message violated his free speech rights.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Visitors learn about U.S. courts]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Eleven judges from Mexico and the dean of a Mexican law school came to IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law this week to learn about open, oral trials, American style.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge G. Patrick Murphy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court refuses to revisit State Farm case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[With one of its own at the crux of an argument made to reopen a high-profile case, the Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a motion to recall and vacate a 2005 ruling that overturned a billion-dollar judgment against an insurance giant.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel affirms another fine in soccer field battle]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 1st District Appellate Court upheld a $53,492 sanction today that a Cook County judge levied against a community group that battled a private school over a deal to build a soccer field on public land.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[New science of human conception triggers questions over inheritance]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Advances in science are outpacing the evolution of the law. More and more children nowadays are being conceived in ways that would have sounded like something out of Aldous Huxley's novel "Brave New World" only a short time ago.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Giorgi Legal Clinic marks 10 years of helping elderly, poor in Rockford]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Zeke Giorgi Legal Clinic in Rockford celebrated its 10th anniversary this week. The clinic trains law students and provided free legal help to low-income people in 200 cases this year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Attorneys enjoy lunch and group discussion with Kennelly]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Clients like cost, convenience of automation]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Automation in manufacturing lead to inexpensive, mass-produced consumer goods, often with fairly high-quality results. Can similar techniques be applied to the practice of law, to lower the costs of access to legal services without sacrificing quality? Perhaps so.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[7th Circuit refines website jurisdiction analysis]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Last month I wrote about the concern that Americans don't know much about history. This month, we shift our focus to geography, since Bulgaria plays a role in an important case from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Copyright - aspects of work protectable]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Samuel Der-Yeghiayan.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court can't touch pension account for payment of interim fees]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ten months after Magdalena Radzik petitioned for dissolution of her marriage to Christopher Agrella, a Lake County (Ill.) judge ordered Agrella to pay $32,000 to Radzik's attorneys as interim fees under Section 501(c-1) of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. And when Agrella failed to pay, saying he didn't have that much money, the judge ordered him to withdraw $32,000 from his Individual Retirement Account.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Michael J. LaMonica announced Thursday that he and Erron H. Fisher will open their own law firm, Fisher & LaMonica P.C., on Tuesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Legal problems grow in wake of Penn State scandal]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[PD, prosecutor's offices expect layoffs of support staff]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[An agreement announced today is expected to spare 80 jobs for the Cook County state's attorney and public defender's offices.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Survey sees more work staying in-house]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Inmate faces soliciting for murder charges]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Authorities charged a prison inmate Wednesday with soliciting the murder of a judge and prosecutor in DuPage County.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Wal-Mart may offer $19M in cash or gift cards to Netflix subscribers]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court protects identity of an anonymous online poster]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[David M. Buddingh has joined Baker & Daniels LLP as an associate.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Jewish group calls Sachnoff a 'tireless advocate' for poor]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When he was 31 years old and general counsel of the Illinois Department of Mental Health, Lowell E. Sachnoff said he decided the state needed a new mental health code.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers put their BlackBerrys down, pick up their sheet music]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court protects identity of an anonymous online poster]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The identity of a person accused of posting defamatory statements on a newspaper's website doesn't have to be revealed, a state appeals panel held today in an opinion that reverses a Cook County judge's ruling.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[FedEx loses bid to consolidate cases in one court]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) has the discretion to decide how lawsuits consolidated before a single judge for pretrial proceedings will be handled after those proceedings are concluded, a federal appeals court ruled today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyer-musicians take a bow after a concert]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bishop, prosecutor strike deal over abuse scandal]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[KANSAS CITY, Mo. &mdash; In a deal to avoid a second round of criminal charges, a Roman Catholic bishop in Kansas City has agreed to meet monthly with a county prosecutor to detail every suspicious episode involving abuse of a child in his diocese for the next five years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Parents sue, claim school let bullies injure their son]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[ST. JOHN, Ind. &mdash; A couple is suing their northwest Indiana school district, claiming school officials failed to protect their son from prolonged bullying over his Middle Eastern background that culminated in an attack this month that left him with a brain injury.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Joseph W. Barber has joined Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC, the firm announced.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Justinians Society6-10 p.m. Al Teatro, 1227 W 18th StInfo: 708-338-0760; fax: 708-401-0360]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Nagle offers unique balance of talents]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Patrick R. Nagle, chief administrative law judge in the Chicago hearing office for the U.S. Social Security Administration, said one of the toughest parts of his job is the plight of the people who appear before him.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[College football teams must weigh telecast rights]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The University of Nebraska's football team is in the midst of its first full year of conference play in the Big Ten. For college football fans (including myself), it's an odd sight. For about 100 years, Nebraska was one of the most recognizable members of the Big Eight, then Big 12, Conference.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge predicts state's high court would deny child's consortium claim]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A woman who contends she was injured while shopping in a store cannot pursue a claim for loss of consortium on behalf of her minor son with special needs, a federal magistrate judge ruled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel reverses convictions of E2 nightclub defendants]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 1st District Appellate Court reversed the convictions and vacated the prison sentences today of two men convicted of violating a court order by operating a South Side nightclub where 21 people died.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Minor asks high court to clarify GAL role]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A defense attorney told the Illinois Supreme Court Tuesday that her client was denied his right to counsel because his lawyer acted more like a guardian ad litem (GAL) than a defense attorney.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Wood hopes to explore new ways to expand legal services]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Legal Services Corp. (LSC) must think outside the box when it comes to assisting low-income people who need help with civil matters, Judge Diane P. Wood of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[BWLA hosts a discussion at The John Marshall Law School]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court finds tenant co-insured with the landlord]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 2nd District Appellate Court recently held that a property insurer's subrogation claim against tenants of property destroyed by fire was barred by the doctrine that an insurer may not seek subrogation against a co-insured, inasmuch as the tenants were regarded as the co-insureds of the insured landlord/subrogor. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Co. v. T and N Master Building and Renovators. 2011 Ill. App. 101,143, 2011 WL 5073757 (2d Dist. Oct. 25, 2011).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Civil procedure - forum non conveniens]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 3rd Division, has affirmed a ruling by Cook County Circuit Judge Jeffrey Lawrence.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Arbitration boundaries - 'illusory' mutuality]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 5th District, has affirmed, with a dissent in part, a judgment by Marion County Circuit Judge David L. Sauer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Salaried doctors not covered by Illinois Good Samaritan Act]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Answering "an important question about the meaning of a provision of the Illinois Good Samaritan Act," the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed summary judgment for two doctors in a medical malpractice case filed by Gloria Rodas.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel reverses convictions of E2 nightclub defendants]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 1st District Appellate Court reversed the convictions and vacated the prison sentences today of two men convicted of violating a court order by operating a South Side nightclub where 21 people died.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Poll finds most baby boomers don't possess living wills, health proxies]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; Most people don't want to think about death, much less plan for it &mdash; especially when they feel healthy and young in their middle-age years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[New law eases adoptees' search for birth parents]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[After decades of searching in vain for her birth mother, Ami Dessen said the chance to see the woman's name on her birth certificate for the first time made Tuesday the most important day of her life.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[BWLA's members talk with area law students]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Health-care professionals need to disclose errors]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Concurring in the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' decision to affirm a $29 million judgment in a medical malpractice case under the Federal Tort Claims Act, Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner's separate opinion provided important analysis of (a) the appropriate approach for determining the knowledge of a "reasonable man" (b) the significance of failure by health-care professionals to disclose their possible role in a medical outcome gone wrong.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Defense lawyers question why ex-assistant Penn State coach talked]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In an interview broadcast on national television Monday night, Jerry Sandusky issued a quick "no" to a question about whether he's a pedophile.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Society gives law scholarships]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Madigan gives thoughts on foreclosure crisis]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Women's Bar Association of Illinois5:30 p.m. McDermott Will & Emery227 W Monroe StInfo: 312-341-8530; fax: 312-341-8533]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Law professor says amicus briefs have become much too self-serving]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; Not long ago, a law professor at Harvard received a routine request. Would he add his name to a brief from a group of law professors urging a federal court to uphold the health-care overhaul law?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Legal aid could see 14 percent cut in federal funding]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Legal Services Corp. (LSC) could have done worse, but it also could have fared far better in a federal funding agreement that was reached late Monday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Sweeping changes come to U.S. patent law]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama recently signed into law the most sweeping changes to U.S. patent law in 150 years. The changes affect procedures at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and litigation involving patents. The changes have different effective dates, such as Sept. 16 of this year; Sept. 16, 2012; and March 16, 2013. This article will discuss the changes in the order of their effective dates.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Archdiocese settles sex abuse lawsuit for $3.2M]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A $3.2 million settlement was reached with the Archdiocese of Chicago in a lawsuit filed on behalf of a young victim of sexual abuse, a lawyer for the plaintiff said today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge James B. Zagel.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Quarles & Brady LLP announced Monday that 14 associates, including four in Chicago, have been promoted to partners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Defense lawyers question why ex-assistant Penn State coach talked]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In an interview broadcast on national television Monday night, Jerry Sandusky issued a quick "no" to a question about whether he's a pedophile.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Experts warn NBA players' antitrust suit could fail]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Now that NBA players are preparing to take the labor fight with the league's owners to the courtroom, some legal experts expect them to face a daunting challenge if they file an antitrust lawsuit.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyer displays firm, charity flags on mountain]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Kimball R. Anderson recently climbed to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, he carried two lightweight items to display.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court reviews Occupy Wall Street group's legal status]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK &mdash; Hundreds of police officers in riot gear raided the Occupy Wall Street encampment in New York City in the pre-dawn darkness today, evicted hundreds of demonstrators and demolished the tent city that was the epicenter of a movement protesting what participants call corporate greed and economic inequality.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Subject of 'reality' show may pursue privacy law claim]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Securities regulators work to protect investors]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Brady precedent - evidence materiality]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Lynn S. Adelman.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[DuPage County bar group celebrates Veterans Day with event]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Obama nominates Chicago partners to be federal judges]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel upholds $23.8M spinal damage verdict]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A state appeals panel upheld a $25 million verdict that a Cook County jury awarded to a man who suffered lower body paralysis in 2004 when his sport-utility vehicle collided with an Illinois Department of Transportation truck.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel upholds $23.8M spinal damage verdict]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A state appeals panel upheld a $25 million verdict that a Cook County jury awarded to a man who suffered lower body paralysis in 2004 when his sport-utility vehicle collided with an Illinois Department of Transportation truck.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[FBI reports 6,628 hate crimes occurred in U.S. in 2010]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Race was the motivating factor in nearly half the 6,628 hate crimes reported in the United States last year, the FBI said today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Two family law firms join forces for their clients]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two Chicago family law firms have combined and are now known as Beermann, Pritikin, Mirabelli & Swerdlove LLP.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Tenants' organization helps renters get justice]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Everyone knows that you don't make a lot of money in the field of public interest law, but you certainly can make a difference: in your client's life, in your community and in people's perception of justice and the legal system.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[State law outlines premarital agreement basics]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lawyers who draft premarital agreements are the general practitioners for whom family law is a mainstay &mdash; lawyers who will draft a premarital agreement for a friend or a walk-in or lawyers who regularly engage in family law. Most lawyers, therefore, need a primer on the basics of a premarital agreement.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Trademarks - status in bankruptcy case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge William J. Hibbler.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Chicago-Kent earns first place at competition]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: DuPage County Bar Association11:45 a.m. Attorney Resource Center505 N County Farm Rd 3rd FlInfo: 630-653-7779; fax: 630-653-7870]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[New York expands medical malpractice pilot program]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Supervised release - violation conditions]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by Chief U.S. District Judge David R. Herndon of the Southern District of Illinois.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judges consider accrual rules for tort claims against U.S. government]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Reviewing the rules for determining when the statute of limitations starts running under the Federal Tort Claims Act, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a $29 million judgment for a child who suffered severe brain damage because doctors who were deemed to be federal employees failed to promptly administer antibiotics after the baby showed signs of having been exposed to Group B streptococcus from his mother's blood during delivery.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Chicago lawyer Irving Stenn Jr. will share his collection of drawings with the Art Institute of Chicago for the next three months.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bar groups celebrate Freeman for service at annual meeting]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Justice Freeman attends bar groups' meeting]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bad economy leads to Internet scams against lawyers]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bad times are proving to be good for some con artists. Internet scams are not new, but observers say the number of lawyers falling prey to criminals who conduct their fraudulent schemes online is rising.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers need to keep emotions out of cases]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[I heard something the other day that has really resonated with me.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Report says U of I official was a star]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The former assistant dean for admissions at the University of Illinois College of Law was known as a man of "high integrity," "a model of transparency," who was showered with praise by superiors and a national leader in the field of law school admissions.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Jury instructions - double recovery]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed in part and vacated and remanded in part, a judgment by U.S. District Judge John F. Grady.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court looks at laches as defense to contract claim]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Arguing that Illinois law on the equitable defense of laches barred a breach-of-contract case that was initiated within the 10-year statute of limitations for claims on written agreements, Wilder Corp. of Delaware appealed to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for summary judgment for The Nature Conservancy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Mammas & Goldberg Ltd. announced that it is celebrating its 30th anniversary today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Clifford meets with Canadian justice during visit to Chicago]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Female attorneys at Sedgwick seek new ways to come up with business]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Jennifer Quinn Broda and her colleagues in Sedgwick LLP's Women's Forum often return to the same question: How can women continue to move into the upper echelon of firms and corporations?]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Chicago Bar Association6:30-10 p.m. Field MuseumInfo: 312-554-2000; fax: 312-554-2054]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO &mdash; Facebook and the Federal Trade Commission are nearing a settlement over deceptive practices related to several Facebook features, including its privacy settings, according to two people briefed on the settlement.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Scientists and legal scholars study 'moral luck']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[What can the structure of the human brain teach us about criminal law?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyer says political ad prevents fair trial for client]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[JACKSON, Miss. &mdash; The lawyer for a man accused of killing a Catholic priest says his client can't get a fair trial in Mississippi because a campaign commercial in the state attorney general's race said he murdered the cleric in cold blood.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Reaching accord - proof of true intent]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Webb plans to file mistrial motion in Cellini case, cites juror's status]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A clout-heavy Illinois businessman recently convicted of conspiring to shake down a Hollywood producer will ask a judge to overturn his verdict on the grounds that one juror failed to disclose her felony convictions during jury selection, his lawyer said Friday.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bad economy leads to Internet scams against lawyers]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bad times are proving to be good for some con artists. Internet scams are not new, but observers say the number of lawyers falling prey to criminals who conduct their fraudulent schemes online is rising.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Peers praise juvenile judge for caring ways]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Alpha Sigma Nu recognizes Loyola's students]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; Richard Nixon's grand jury testimony about the Watergate scandal that destroyed his presidency is now available for viewing.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 2nd District, has affirmed a ruling by Boone County Associate Judge John H. Young.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Citizen earns a jury trial against paramedics]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The paramedics who allegedly used excessive force against a person when transporting him to the hospital for treatment acted "under color of law" for the purposes of a civil rights lawsuit alleging excessive force.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Illinois' October home foreclosures climb 9.7 percent]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Quarles & Brady LLP announced that Sarah K. Baker has joined the firm as an associate.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Do the right thing. It might sound like a self-explanatory piece of advice, but Cook County Associate Judge Frank Castiglione admitted to a group of new lawyers today that he didn't understand the gravity of that four-word phrase until several years after hearing it.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Survey ties women's status to firm revenue]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA['Your own path awaits,' book says]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two lawyers who wrote a book about female general counsel initially thought the book would run about 50 pages, said Michele Coleman Mayes, one of the authors.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 2nd District, has affirmed a ruling by Stephenson County Circuit Judge Michael Paul Bald.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Assignee entitled to defense under seller's insurance policies]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Illinois Tool Works (ITW) purchased an electrostatic-coating business in 1998 from a corporation that was originally known as Binks Manufacturing Co., it received the seller's equipment; the lease on a building used by Binks in Boulder, Colo.; and assignment of a series of old "occurrence" insurance policies.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Illinois legal community welcomes 2,155 new lawyers]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Do the right thing. It might sound like a self-explanatory piece of advice, but Cook County Associate Judge Frank Castiglione admitted to a group of new lawyers today that he didn't understand the gravity of that four-word phrase until several years after hearing it.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers assist police officers with their wills]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Internet brings many changes to adoption law]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[November is National Adoption Awareness Month and a good time to offer some perspective on how the adoption landscape has changed recently.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[New Jersey takes first step to permit sports betting]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated a sentence by U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Kendall.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge Joe B. McDade.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Matthew F. Kluchenek has joined Schiff, Hardin LLP's securities and futures regulation practice group as a partner.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyer ends 3,200-mile trek in California]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Reporter stirs the pot when covering big cases]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Edmund J. Rooney Jr.'s competitive side showed when he tried to scoop the competition on major crime stories and court cases as a reporter for the Chicago Daily News.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Reporter stirs the pot when covering big cases]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Edmund J. Rooney Jr.'s competitive side showed when he tried to scoop the competition on major crime stories and court cases as a reporter for the Chicago Daily News.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Texans use election to reinvent their constitution]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge OKs $410 million Bank of America settlement]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[U of I report says data changes worsened over years]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The man accused of manipulating admissions data for six years at the University of Illinois College of Law to make the school appear more selective started years ago with tiny changes, the university's investigative report says.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Cook County flags Bears, says team needs to collect more taxes]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Letter: Law organization discusses judicial appointments, recall]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[District judge rules marital privilege prevents wife from being deposed]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The privilege protecting confidential communications between spouses blocks the plaintiff in a sexual harassment case from questioning the defendant's wife about her husband's sexual abilities, a federal judge has ruled.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Other-acts evidence - prejudicial effect]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by Chief U.S. District Judge Charles N. Clevert Jr. of the Eastern District of Wisconsin.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Attorney-client privilege waived for this business transaction]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When a litigant shares an attorney-client communication with third parties, "subject-matter waiver" applies to all of the otherwise privileged communications concerning the same topic.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Quarles & Brady LLP announced that Melissa E. Manning has joined the firm as an associate.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Cook County flags Bears, says team needs to collect more taxes]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[If you enjoy a Chicago Bears game from a club seat or a luxury suite, you or your host doesn't pay Cook County's amusement tax on the perks &mdash; access to heated lounges, more food choices and other advantages.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge halts graphic health images on cigarette packs]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; A judge today blocked a federal requirement that would have begun forcing tobacco companies next year to put graphic images including dead and diseased smokers on their cigarette packages.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Mall giant sues Indiana to collect Amazon sales tax]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS &mdash; Shopping mall giant Simon Property Group sued the Indiana Department of Revenue late last week to try to force it to collect taxes from Amazon.com Inc. for all sales made in the state.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge gives lesson on civics to those wanting to avoid jury duty]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Employment bias - similar situations]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a judgment by U.S. District Judge Jane E. Magnus-Stinson.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[U of I law school blames assistant dean for false data]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[One person was "solely responsible" for inaccuracies in the University of Illinois College of Law's student profile data, a report released today concludes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bankruptcy filings drop 8 percent in 2011]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel dismisses a lawsuit in fatal train accident]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers find work from local cyclists]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When James M. Freeman left the law firm world to go out on his own, he ran into a pretty big roadblock &mdash; he had no clients.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Decisions may show trend in data breach cases]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Local employers should study their hiring policies]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Judges have absolute immunity; public defenders don't. A key question when Milijana Vlastelica sued Jeffrey W. Brend — her minor son's court-appointed representative in a contentious divorce case — was whether Brend had absolute immunity for work he performed as the child's advocate.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Latham & Watkins LLP announced today that 23 attorneys have been promoted to partner and 11 associates have been selected to move up to counsel. Matthew L. Kutcher, one of the new partners, is the only Chicago-based Latham & Watkins attorney to be affected by the promotions. He focuses his practice on white-collar and government investigations as well as securities and professional liability defense.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel dismisses a lawsuit in fatal train accident]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Kilbride talks with one of the Women's Bar award recipients]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel upholds retainer in two firms' dispute]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[7th Circuit affirms a dealer's bribery conviction]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Cubans prepare to buy, sell real estate with new law]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[HAVANA &mdash; For the first time in a half-century, Cubans will be allowed to buy and sell real estate openly, bequeath property to relatives without restriction and avoid forfeiting their homes if they abandon the country.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[N.Y. judge sees familiar face among Occupy crowd]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK &mdash; When dozens of Occupy Wall Street protesters charged with blocking traffic went to court, they faced a judge with experience handling prominent cases that grow out of political demonstrations.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Angry at photographer, groom sues six years later, wants new wedding]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Reform advocacy group plans to honor DLA Piper, Elmhurst attorney]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform (ICPR) will hand out a pair of awards next week and both recipients happen to belong to the state's legal community.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Duo challenges crop diversity theory]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[National Geographic, answer your phone.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Nation's morale falls on president's shoulders]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The year was 1940. Hitler's forces had invaded France that May and forced its quick surrender. France's fall followed incomprehensible German victories in Czechoslovakia, Poland, Denmark, Norway, Belgium and the Netherlands. Everyone knew that Great Britain was next, which caused a crisis of leadership in the country and Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's political demise.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Evidence - 'other acts' in drug context]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge William D. Stiehl.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 3rd Division, has affirmed a judgment by Cook County Circuit Judge Jennifer Duncan-Brice.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Teacher strikes out in state-created danger case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Seriously injured by W.K., a fourth-grader with Asperger's syndrome and a long history of violent outbursts, Paula Jackson &mdash; a special education teacher at Indian Prairie School District 2004 &mdash; sued the district under the state-created danger doctrine, alleging that administrators violated her constitutional rights by rejecting repeated pleas to transfer the child to a therapeutic day school.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP announced that Amanda K. Antons, Carl P. Evans III, Eric George and Geoffrey W. Heaven have joined the firm as associates.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Chief judge introduces one of the WBAI award recipients]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel rules in favor of CBS on FCC Super Bowl fine]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA &mdash; In the latest court battle over the steamy 2004 Super Bowl halftime show, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that CBS should not be fined $550,000 for Janet Jackson's infamous "wardrobe malfunction."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[A hospital wants the Illinois Supreme Court to stop a pilot program in the Cook County Circuit Court Law Division that requires plaintiffs and defendants to reveal their expert witnesses at the same time.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Cross hopes for approval of jobs bill at next week's veto session]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Legislation meant to create Illinois jobs would create tax benefits for businesses, but experts say it's unclear whether the plan will pay for itself.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[CBA, Hispanic Lawyers Association host Mexican jurist event]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Religious requests pose challenges for employers]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The world changed after 9/11, professor Michael J. Zimmer of Loyola University Chicago School of Law said. Zimmer said discrimination in the workplace against Muslims existed before the terrorist attacks, but in many instances became more blatant after Sept. 11, 2001.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Experienced health-care attorney earns Rush GC spot]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Anne M. Murphy plans to bring a combination of private practice and state government service experience when she takes over as Rush University Medical Center's general counsel early next year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Yore builds career on child advocacy]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[As chief legal officer of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in the mid-1990s, Elizabeth F. Yore often sent information on missing children to "The Oprah Winfrey Show."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[This is part one of a two-part series. The second part will be in Friday's paper.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education9 a.m.-4 p.m. Hilton Garden Inn SpringfieldInfo: 800-252-8062; fax: 217-787-5986]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The city of Chicago Heights' alleged failure to take action in response to several complaints of domestic violence did not render it liable to the estate of a domestic violence victim who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed judgments by Chief U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb of the Western District of Wisconsin and U.S. District Judge William C. Griesbach.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Ordered to pay $71,347 to her divorce attorney, Kristina Baniak argued the judge didn't have subject matter jurisdiction over the fee dispute because the lawyer's petition &mdash; which was filed 31 days after a final judgment was issued in the dissolution case &mdash; fell on the lethal side of the 30-day deadline set by Section 508(c)(5) of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[McAndrews, Held & Malloy defends two challenges to clients' patents]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Attorneys with McAndrews, Held & Malloy Ltd. recently secured victories for clients in a pair of patent cases.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Barack, Ferrazzano, Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP announced that Karen Mayank Kothari, Abdul R. Mitha and Gregory V. Demo have joined the firm's financial institutions practice group as associates.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Law Division's new expert rule faces fight]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A hospital wants the Illinois Supreme Court to stop a pilot program in the Cook County Circuit Court Law Division that requires plaintiffs and defendants to reveal their expert witnesses at the same time.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Criminals who serve time in prison after they're convicted of a forcible felony must wait 20 years until after their release to qualify for a gun permit, the 1st District Appellate Court ruled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Legal community fondly remembers recruiter Kimball for his diligence]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[James D. Wascher's devotion to public service is evident whether he is on or off the job.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Arrested for disorderly conduct, theft of lost or mislaid property, and criminal trespass, Kevin Sroga sued for alleged violations of his civil rights after the criminal charges were dropped.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Keri A. McGuire, a 34-year-old attorney at Life Span, said she didn't think she would be able to pay back her law school debt until she was 70.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Kane County Bar Association Local Government Law Committee11 a.m.-2 p.m. Eagle Brook Country Club2288 Fargo Blvd GenevaInfo: 630-762-1915; fax: 630-762-9395]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Group wants Mormon church out of liquor debate]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SALT LAKE CITY &mdash; A trade group for bars and restaurants is asking a federal judge to block Utah legislators from considering input from the Mormon church when drafting future liquor laws.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[White teacher claims bias in suit after losing her job]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[PITTSBURGH &mdash; A white Spanish professor filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday claiming she was fired from the University of Pittsburgh because she spoke the language with a European accent and was looked down upon by Latino faculty members, including a Bolivian department chairwoman who called Spain a land of "oppressors."]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 1st District Appellate Court recently found coverage for claims brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) against a corporate insured, and, in addition, found that the insured had not breached the voluntary payments condition in the policy by entering into a settlement agreement with the claimant after the insurer denied coverage. Pekin Insurance Co. v. XData Solution, Inc. 2011 Ill. App. 102,769, 2011 WL 4578485 (1st Dist. Sept. 30, 2011).]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge Harry D. Leinenweber.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 2nd District, has reversed a judgment by Kane County Circuit Judge Timothy Q. Sheldon.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Dykema, Gossett PLLC announced that Matthew D. Kelly and Edward W. Somers have joined the firm as associates.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Inmates rejoin society after revised crack penalty sentences take effect]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Antwain Black was facing a few more years in Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary for dealing crack. But on Tuesday, he returned home to Illinois, a free man.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Sidley scores U.S. News' top marks two years running]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[For the second year in a row, Sidley, Austin LLP came out on top in the "Best Law Firms" survey conducted by U.S. News & World Report in conjunction with the Best Lawyers publication.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Health records access bill heads to Quinn]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Families could soon have easier access to medical records of deceased relatives under a bill passed recently by state lawmakers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[CBF helps public interest attorneys relieve debt]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Keri A. McGuire, a 34-year-old attorney at Life Span, said she didn't think she would be able to pay back her law school debt until she was 70.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Illinois Paralegal Association5:30-8:15 p.m. Reed Smith10 S Wacker Dr 40th FlInfo: 815-462-4620; fax: 815-462-4696]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Pending Oklahoma damages cap prompts rush to file]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[OKLAHOMA CITY &mdash; Courthouse officials across Oklahoma have reported a surge in civil cases being filed ahead of a law set to take effect today that caps the amount of damages plaintiffs in bodily injury lawsuits can collect for pain and suffering.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Law scholars talk at Loyola event about constitutional issues]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Anne M. Cooper and Kathryn M. Stalmack have been promoted to shareholders at Polsinelli, Shughart P.C., the law firm announced today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Occupy Chicago raises employment law questions]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Peter J. Gillespie, a labor and employment lawyer with Fisher & Phillips LLP, who represents management, often hears clients ask about political or religious demonstrations in the workplace.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Justices seem reluctant to alter verdicts over pleas]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The Supreme Court seemed reluctant Monday to allow criminals to ask for a previously offered plea bargain after they've been sentenced, despite the inmates' claim of misconduct by their lawyers including neglecting to tell their clients that a deal had been offered.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Cellini may face 30-year sentence]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A multimillionaire whose decades-long influence with Illinois politicians made him a behind-the-scenes power broker was convicted Tuesday of conspiring to shake down the Oscar-winning producer of "Million Dollar Baby," one of the last chapters of the legal saga tied to disgraced former Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[U.S. report faults mandatory minimum prison terms]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Federal statutes that require mandatory minimum sentences have failed to bring uniformity to penalties imposed on lawbreakers across the country, the U.S. Sentencing Commission contended in a report released Monday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawsuits in the wake of race car crashes encounter legal tests]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Tragedy recently struck the sports world when British driver Dan Wheldon, 33, of the Indy Racing League (IRL) died in a horrific crash 11 laps into the IRL's season-ending race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Jury awards $8.3M but verdict gets reduced by half under Indiana law]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Cook County jury awarded about $8.3 million to a bricklayer who fractured his heel and suffered other injuries in a construction accident.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Johnson shows zeal for voter reform]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Daniel E. Johnson laughed as he recalled doing his first contract lobbying job for one day and only $100.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Juries should not decide contingency fee disputes]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[This is the first part of a two-part article. The second part will appear in December.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Odor standard needs update]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[This is part two of a two-part series. The first part was published on Monday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[ERISA - witnessing spousal consent forms]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by Chief U.S. District Judge Philip P. Simon of the Northern District of Indiana.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Ejusdem generis - when it applies]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed convictions and sentences by U.S. District Judge Michael J. Reagan.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Dissolved corporation still gets to claim privilege]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a case involving a defunct corporation that was resurrected more than a year after it was dissolved so it could pursue litigation seeking compensatory damages, the question for U.S. Magistrate Judge Morton Denlow was whether the company lost the protection of attorney-client privilege when it was extinguished.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Occupy Chicago raises employment law questions]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Peter J. Gillespie, a labor and employment lawyer with Fisher & Phillips LLP, who represents management, often hears clients ask about political or religious demonstrations in the workplace.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Reed, Smith starts global energy and natural resources practice group]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Reed, Smith LLP created a global energy and natural resources practice group consisting of about 100 lawyers, including some in Chicago, firm officials announced today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[New odor standard can address gray areas]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Excessive force - nominal damages]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by Chief U.S. District Judge Michael P. McCuskey of the Central District of Illinois.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Client's tort claim barred by rehab program's 'exculpatory agreement']]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Handler, Thayer LLP announced that David A. Berek, Katarinna McBride and Andrew D. Morton have joined the firm as partners and Christine E. McKillip as an associate.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel tosses out a challenge to state redistricting map]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Illinois lawmakers did not violate the First Amendment by considering the partisan composition of districts when drawing up the state's new legislative map, a three-judge panel has ruled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyer documents epic journey on Appalachian Trail]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Katherine M. Imp can't stomach the idea of eating peanut butter or tuna.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[McDermott parts ways with 38 partners]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Thirty-eight partners have departed voluntarily or involuntarily from McDermott, Will & Emery LLP so far in 2011.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Illinois State Bar AssociationNoon-1 p.m. via telephoneInfo: 800-252-8908; fax: 217-525-0712]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[There is an old Gaelic saying that, in our togetherness, castles are built. In Kenya, they say that sticks in a bundle are unbreakable. In my own life, I have proven these sayings to be true in the social network that I have built and maintained. From my perspective, togetherness &mdash; found in a real-life, interactive "social network" &mdash; strengthens our lives and enriches our careers. And, while such networking can lead to opportunities and result in "business development," a social network]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Brown gives Mary Todd Lincoln file to museum]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Man challenges legitimacy of Class X felony for marijuana]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; A convicted drug dealer wants the Illinois Supreme Court to find unconstitutional a state law that makes dealing large amounts of marijuana a Class X felony.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Kodak sees its large treasure trove of patents as a way to rescue itself]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel tosses out a challenge to state redistricting map]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Illinois lawmakers did not violate the First Amendment by considering the partisan composition of districts when drawing up the state's new legislative map, a three-judge panel has ruled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[High court avoids dispute over crosses on roadway]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Three Illinois dioceses of Catholic Charities lost a bid Thursday to temporarily halt the transfer of 1,000 foster care cases to other agencies, but the groups instead gained an accelerated appeals schedule to make their case.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Wisconsin Senate approves bill restricting attorney fees]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[An office works to keep memories alive]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA["How did your training run go?"]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA["How did your training run go?"]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Disabilities act - proof of discrimination]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge G. Patrick Murphy.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by Chief U.S. District Judge Michael P. McCuskey of the Central District of Illinois.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Swanson, Martin & Bell LLP announced that Jennifer E. Dicken, Thomas B. Fullerton, John R. Knowles and Troy M. Sphar have joined the firm as associates.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA['Personhood' ruling may help in rights case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Last summer, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney explained his reason for opposing a tax hike on businesses as well as on individuals.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Civil rights organization teams up with law firms on pro bono matters]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sometimes it just takes a bit of change to rejuvenate an organization.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Convicted of bribing Chicago Alderman Isaac Carothers, Calvin Boender argued the district judge erred in holding an "adversarial" in camera hearing on whether the crime-fraud exception eliminated attorney-client privilege for Boender's statements about the invoice to two of his lawyers.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Loyola honors several alumni at its luncheon]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Program opens people's eyes to low-income world]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a downtown church basement Wednesday, Benjamin C. Weinberg lived a simulated reality that would give anybody a headache.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; It would be hard for any lawyer to fathom a more riveting caseload than the one Paul D. Clement carried during his seven years in President George W. Bush's Justice Department.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawsuit criticizes inmates' medical care in state correctional facilities]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Alleging "widespread and persistent mistreatment of Illinois inmates needing ongoing medical attention," attorneys for Seyfarth, Shaw LLP and the Uptown People's Law Center have filed a federal lawsuit against state prison officials.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Maine recognizes lawyers for their pro bono activity]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court denies jury trial regarding teen's suicide]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A U.S. District Court judge failed to find various public officials deliberately indifferent to a juvenile detainee's risk of suicide, thus awarding summary judgment to all defendants.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Decalogue Society of Lawyers will offer a CLE program on mediation dishonesty from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, in Room 420, at The John Marshall Law School, 315 S. Plymouth Court.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Justices uphold money transfer from trust to pay bills]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The Illinois Supreme Court upheld today transfers of money from state-managed trusts to state coffers.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Supreme Court rules improper notice given]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Blago joins six other temporarily suspended attorneys]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Cicero firearms-registration ordinance receives judge's OK]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[California sues over water bottle biodegradable claim]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court concludes that 'drug asset forfeiture' deadlines are mandatory]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Justices uphold money transfer from trust to pay bills]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The Illinois Supreme Court upheld today transfers of money from state-managed trusts to state coffers.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Hammond energizes start-up]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In 2009, as Lincoln Renewable Energy LLC began developing wind and solar farms across the country, Taylor S. Hammond heard the start-up company wanted to hire an in-house lawyer to help with real estate deals and other contract work.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Attendees learn about pro bono opportunities]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Kane County Bar Association9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Eagle Brook Country Club2288 Fargo Blvd GenevaInfo: 630-762-1915; fax: 630-762-9395]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Pro bono work helps lawyers develop their practices]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lawyers historically celebrate pro bono service during October. Chicago lawyers have a proud tradition of providing pro bono legal services to the community's least fortunate as well as donating millions of dollars each year to support the various legal aid organizations in the Chicago metropolitan area. These efforts and contributions reflect great pride upon the Chicago legal community and are a hallmark of the good within the profession as a whole. In addition, these donations of time and money are essen]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[E-records pilot program starts in new county]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Local lawyers exchange ideas about legal system in Russia]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Margrethe K. Kearney said a glass cage sitting in a Moscow courtroom caught her eye during a recent trip to Russia.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Group sues over secret court arbitration in Delaware]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[DOVER, Del. &mdash; An open-government group on Tuesday challenged a law that allows members of Delaware's Court of Chancery to preside over secret arbitration proceedings in business disputes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Plan for superintendents' pay prompts municipal fears]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The Illinois House of Representatives seems poised to resolve a dispute over how to pay the state's regional school superintendents, but some lawmakers worry about the effect on local government.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge declares a mistrial in $700M tobacco lawsuit]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[ST. LOUIS &mdash; A St. Louis judge declared a mistrial Tuesday in a $700 million lawsuit against Philip Morris USA, after jurors failed to reach agreement on whether Missouri smokers were misled into believing that light cigarettes were safer than regular cigarettes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[A local reporter finds himself in the thick of the civil rights movement]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA["The mob's recklessness became a very personal experience for me when a shabbily dressed Negro ran out of the crowd at Congress Street and without provocation, slugged me in the head." Chicago Daily News, Aug. 14, 1965.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Jewish judges group celebrates its 10th anniversary, looks to expand]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Jewish Judges Association of Illinois, founded for a host of reasons in 2001, including to help "provide leadership for the legal community and for everyone," celebrated its 10th anniversary Sunday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Seyfarth, Shaw aids immigrant children]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Chicago attorney Allegra R. Rich of Seyfarth, Shaw LLP said there is more than one way to help immigrant children who find themselves alone in the American immigration system.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[The law and the Law Division fuel Maddux's passion]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[This is another installment of an occasional series in which the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin presents Q&As with Cook County Circuit Court presiding judges.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Pleadings in federal court require distinctions]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In law school, we are told that if a lawyer says he's going to "state court" he means (at least in Chicago) one of the courts located in the Daley Center and if he says he's going to "federal court" he's bragging. A more important distinction between the two systems is the pleading requirements for stating a claim. Illinois is a "fact-pleading jurisdiction," which means that the pleader must set out sufficient facts to support his claim. Pleadings in federal court require only a "short and plain statemen]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Immigration law - crimes of violence]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a petition for review from the Board of Immigration Appeals.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Obstruction of justice - use of evidence]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge Robert W. Gettleman.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge reviews conflicting precedent on third-party arbitration 'discovery']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Federal Arbitration Act doesn't provide for prehearing discovery from third parties, but Section 7 of the FAA authorizes arbitrators to "summon in writing any person to attend before them or any of them as a witness and in a proper case to bring with him or them any book, record, document or paper which may be deemed material as evidence in the case."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Much, Shelist, Denenberg, Ament & Rubenstein P.C. announced that Warren Lupel and Jonathan L. Loew have joined the firm as special counsel.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[A local reporter finds himself in the thick of the civil rights movement]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA["The mob's recklessness became a very personal experience for me when a shabbily dressed Negro ran out of the crowd at Congress Street and without provocation, slugged me in the head." Chicago Daily News, Aug. 14, 1965.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Failure to OK oral settlement ends in dismissal]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Today's 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals case provides a warning and advice to all that oral settlement agreements before a magistrate judge are enforceable if the terms are expressly agreed to. Lewis v. School District No. 70. 648 F.3d 484. (7th Cir. 2011).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyer uses local knowledge to advise 'The Good Wife']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Chicago criminal lawyer Irving Miller got a phone call from Los Angeles asking if he'd be legal adviser to a television series, he said he thought it was a practical joke.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Husch, Blackwell LLP announced that it received the 2011 "Long Term Involvement" corporate partner award from the Chicago Area Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). The firm said it received the award earlier this month at an annual gathering of NAWBO's Chicago chapter.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Older lawyers stay active and competitive with senior softball league]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Last week, as most lawyers took refuge from Chicago's wet, winter-like weather, Charles L. Byrum and Edwin R. Dunn spent hours under Phoenix's stifling sun.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawmakers expect hectic time during veto session]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[It will be all about arithmetic when lawmakers return to work this week at the Illinois Capitol for the start of an ambitious fall veto session.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge blocks Florida's new welfare drug-testing law]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[ORLANDO, Fla. &mdash; A federal judge temporarily blocked Florida's new law that requires welfare applicants to pass a drug test before receiving benefits on Monday, saying it may violate the U.S. Constitution's ban on unreasonable searches and seizures.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel rejects claim that Sheahan passed over deputy due to politics]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A former Cook County sheriff's sergeant failed to present enough evidence to pursue his claim that he was passed over for promotion because of his political affiliation, a federal appeals court ruled today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Legislators give back through pro bono]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Targeted for execution by a notorious gang in his native Guatemala, one immigrant in Chicago had nowhere to turn until a state legislator helped him gain asylum in the United States.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Disability benefits - doctor's opinion]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed and remanded a judgment by U.S. Magistrate Judge Sidney I. Schenkier.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Evidence - silence as impeachment]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 5th Division, has reversed a judgment by Cook County Circuit Judge John T. Doody Jr.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court considers conflicting opinions on stand-alone claims]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Does Illinois permit stand-alone claims for unjust enrichment? No, the appellate court concluded in <em>Martis v. Grinnell Mut. Reinsurance Co.</em>]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Jewish association installs its new president]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[OCTOBER 26]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyer uses local knowledge to advise 'The Good Wife']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Chicago criminal lawyer Irving Miller got a phone call from Los Angeles asking if he'd be legal adviser to a television series, he said he thought it was a practical joke.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Jury awards $23 million in expressway crash lawsuit]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Cook County jurors awarded $23 million to a man who suffered paralysis below his chest after an accident on the Edens Expressway. Due to the attorneys' high-low negotiations before the jury read the verdict Friday, the award escalated to $25 million.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[ABA head calls for proper legal aid funding]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The American Bar Association's president called for the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to provide sufficient funding for civil legal services and the federal court system.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; First-year attorneys in Cook County now have multiple opportunities to earn mandatory continuing legal education (MCLE) credits by participating in approved mentoring programs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Dinosaur dispute becomes major copyright lawsuit]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[BILLINGS, Mont. &mdash; A federal judge has ordered settlement talks in a multi-million-dollar dispute over bone castings from three famed tyrannosaurus rex specimens.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Pro Bono Week serves to recruit new volunteer lawyers]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[To honor lawyers who do pro bono work and highlight how they help the less fortunate, the Chicago legal community is marking the seventh annual Pro Bono Week this week.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[New federal court clerk says service is No. 1 job]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The customer comes first, Thomas G. Bruton said today. Bruton will be handling a multimillion-dollar budget and overseeing nearly 150 employees when he becomes clerk of the Chicago-based federal trial court next year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Several state research and advisory panels need new members, and one lawyer group wants its members to fill the vacancies.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel recommends former lawyer not regain law license]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A former Chapman and Cutler LLP partner who, according to a disciplinary report, engaged in "misconduct of enormous proportions" by fraudulently billing clients should not regain her Illinois law license, a lawyer-discipline panel recommended.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge upholds state law on the assigning of personal-injury claims]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Cook County judge has upheld state law and 114-year-old precedent to prevent shareholders of a defendant company in a wrongful death suit from collecting more insurance money than they paid to settle the case with the plaintiff.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Chadha commits to Ethiopia's children]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Paul Chadha remembers his first trip to Awassa, Ethiopia, he describes the field in front of the church where children go when they have nothing else.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Professionals must create that balance]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Captive Network, a digital media company that keeps elevator passengers informed with the latest headlines, recently released the results of its survey of white collar workers' attempts to balance their professional and personal lives. The Captivate Office Pulse survey revealed that men, more than women, are happier at work. In fact, the "extremely happy person" is a 39-year-old, married man with a young child at home in a senior management position whose wife works part-time and whose household income i]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers should know these conflict-of-interest rules]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[This is the second in a two-part series. The first part was published on Oct. 10.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: John Marshall Law SchoolNoon-2 p.m. ChicagoFreeInfo: 312-427-2737; Events@jmls.edu]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Report says errors in Pennsylvania appeals common]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA &mdash; Scores of capital murder convictions in Pennsylvania have been reversed or sent back for new hearings due to errors judged to have been made by often low-paid defense attorneys, a newspaper reported.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[LAP celebrates 31 years, honors members of legal community]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Brady rule - materiality of suppressed evidence]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge William C. Griesbach.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bankruptcy - preclusive effect of rulings]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Charles R. Norgle.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Debtors get 'standard' deductions in case, despite lower auto payments]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Objecting to the bankruptcy plan proposed by Greg and Ka Sandra Scott, the Chapter 13 trustee argued they would not be devoting all of their disposable income to repaying unsecured creditors, in violation of 11 U.S.C. Section 1325(b), because &mdash; when calculating car ownership expenses in Form B22C &mdash; they claimed the Internal Revenue Service's standardized deduction of $496 a month for each of two automobiles, even though this was more than their actual monthly car payments.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Gardiner, Koch, Weisberg & Wrona announced that Susan R. Rogers and Anastasia Xinos have joined the firm and will work out its new Naperville office.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Pro Bono Week serves to recruit new volunteer lawyers]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[To honor lawyers who do pro bono work and highlight how they help the less fortunate, the Chicago legal community is marking the seventh annual Pro Bono Week this week.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[GOP candidates make judges frequent campaign target]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; Most of the Republican presidential candidates want to wipe away lifetime tenure for federal judges, cut the budgets of courts that displease them or allow Congress to override Supreme Court rulings on constitutional issues.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyer dresses the part for job of auctioneer]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Clifford and Lang talk about state's health care, education]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Women's Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI) will honor three lawyers next month at its Joint Professional Dinner.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lab teaches real world skills]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[David Zarfes still remembers the look on the faces of his students when he used legal terms like "indemnity" and "subrogation" during one of his transactional courses a few years ago.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lab teaches real world skills]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[David Zarfes still remembers the look on the faces of his students when he used legal terms like "indemnity" and "subrogation" during one of his transactional courses a few years ago.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Supreme Court rule changes carry significance]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[This year has brought with it changes to the Illinois Supreme Court Rules, which should be familiar to the civil practitioner. While some of the changes simply codified current practice, others were adopted to modernize the system and one in particular, to make it fairer. The following addresses some of those changes, but is by no means to be interpreted as a comprehensive analysis of all of the changes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[A historical perspective exists for copyright law]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Looking at the past sometimes helps us have a better understanding of the present. Americans are criticized for having a weak grasp of history. A recent poll (Marist Poll, July 2011) asked Americans in which year the U.S. declared its independence. Only 58 percent knew the correct answer (yes, it is 1776). The results were worse for younger respondents. Only 31 percent of adults younger than 30 got it right.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Post-conviction petition - actual innocence]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 4th Division, has affirmed a judgment by Cook County Associate Judge James B. Linn.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Insurer obligated to defend insured who plead guilty to shooting spree]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Relying on the criminal acts exclusion in a liability policy it sold to James Ferando and his guilty plea on charges of "aggravated discharge of a firearm," Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. sued for a declaratory judgment that it was not obligated to defend or indemnify Ferando in a civil suit pursued by Kevin and Chad McCoy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal EducationUBS Tower & Conference CenterOne N Wacker Dr 2nd FlInfo: 800-252-8062; fax: 217-787-5986]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Resident starts FOIA fight over hog factory proposal]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[It's a downstate dispute that involves a proposed pig factory, an upset neighbor and a Freedom of Information Act fight.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Advocates Society welcomes local judges to its annual event]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Criminal procedure - vacating motion]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated a judgment by Chief U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb of the Western District of Wisconsin.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Civic group sues over Wisconsin voter photo ID law]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[MADISON, Wis. &mdash; The League of Women Voters sued Thursday to block Wisconsin's new voter photo identification law, arguing that the state constitution clearly only bars children, felons and the mentally incompetent from voting, not people who lack photo IDs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[8th Circuit rejects Nebraska ban on picketing restrictions at funerals]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[OMAHA, Neb. &mdash; A federal appeals court struck down a Nebraska law on Thursday that keeps protesters several hundred feet away from a funeral or memorial service.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Blago responds to petition on his law license]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[While former Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich fought hard during two federal criminal trials, his pending attorney disciplinary matter seems much less contentious.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge takes issue with language in SEC settlements]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[It is boilerplate language found in nearly every settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission: A company resolves its case "without admitting or denying" wrongdoing.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Ruling puts domestic abuse issue under spotlight]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Chicago attorney Martin A. Dolan is pinning his hopes on a dissent written by a judge on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Committee appoints two new leaders to Legislative Reference Bureau]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; They've been counterparts as advisers to an influential legislative committee for years, but they'll soon work together at the helm of the state's Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Appeals court affirms ruling on police shooting, avoiding new trial]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A judge presiding over the trial of an excessive-force lawsuit did not err by admitting evidence that a robbery suspect had packages of cocaine in his mouth when he was shot to death by a police officer, a federal appeals court ruled today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Pierson enjoys labor of the job]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Dale D. Pierson found himself "knee-deep" in law school before he realized that it wouldn't be easy to find a job as a union-side labor lawyer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[County faces split decision in civil rights lawsuit]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Material issues of fact precluded summary judgment for two sheriff's deputies in a civil rights case, however, the officers' conduct was not egregious enough to warrant the submission of a punitive damage claim to the jury.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Defendant testimony - <em>Bruton</em> violation]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed several convictions and sentences by U.S. District Judge Elaine Bucklo.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Levin, Ginsburg announced that Cynthia B. Stevens has joined the firm as of counsel. Stevens comes to the firm from Foley & Lardner LLP. She will focus her work in the firm's intellectual property practice group.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Event addresses diversity in legal community]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel: Disbar attorney due to Ponzi scheme]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Deerfield lawyer should lose his law license due to his participation in an alleged Ponzi scheme that left various investors out $1.8 million, a lawyer-discipline panel has recommended.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Women's Bar Association of Illinois5:30-7:30 p.m. Jenner & Block353 N ClarkInfo: 312-341-8530; fax: 312-341-8533]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Notre Dame lets small school use some trademarks]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Insurance coverage - damaged evidence]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 1st Division, has affirmed a judgment by Cook County Circuit Judge Charles R. Winkler.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Holder calls for change in grand jury secrecy rules]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The Obama administration, in a move that could open up more transcripts of historically significant grand jury testimony from many years ago, is proposing to change a rule that imposes strict and permanent secrecy requirements on such records.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Outsider faces liability for insider trading after allegedly predicting deal]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When directors of a publicly traded corporation hire an investment banker to confidentially drum up offers to purchase the firm, low-ranking employees can sometimes figure out that a major transaction is imminent. And although most workers would just worry about losing their jobs, others could see this as an opportunity to score easy money.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Finders operate without understanding legal risks]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA["Finders" are well-connected individuals who offer capital matchmaking services. A finder may assist with raising capital for a new private equity fund, help find money to build a new hotel or aid an entrepreneur who seeks seed money for a new business. The client generally pays the finder a percentage of the capital secured. Acting as a finder, in many circumstances, constitutes acting as a "broker" under the securities laws and requires registration as a broker-dealer. A failure to register can have]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Attorney general plans push for anti-meth legislation]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; As illegal methamphetamine production evolves, so do legal efforts to fight the drug.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel drops CTA rider's suit due to missing accident time]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A bus rider can't proceed with her personal-injury lawsuit against the Chicago Transit Authority because she didn't mention the time of day in her accident notification report, under a ruling by a state appeals panel.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[DuPage County honors Bauer for outstanding career]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[WHEATON &mdash; It wasn't quite what he expected, but Judge William J. Bauer of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said he was honored to see a statue bearing his likeness find a home today in the town his legal career began in.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Train lawsuits end with settlements totaling $36.25M]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A fiery train derailment that killed a woman and caused the birth and death of a child yielded $36.25 million in two Cook County settlements.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Daley, Mohan, Groble P.C. announced that Pamela Nehringhas joined the firm as a partner.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Larry J. McKinney.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Train lawsuits end with settlements totaling $36.25M]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A fiery train derailment that killed a woman and caused the birth and death of a child yielded $36.25 million in two Cook County settlements.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Young Lawyers Section invites Egan to lunch]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Lake County Bar Association11:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m. LCBA Office300 Grand Ave Ste AInfo: 8487-24-3143; fax: 847-244-8259]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Catholic groups claim DCFS is retaliating]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; A group of Catholic foster care and adoption agencies claim the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) has retaliated against them because of an ongoing lawsuit.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court rules clear title determines property ownership]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[BOSTON &mdash; The state's highest court ruled Tuesday that individuals who purchased foreclosed homes from lenders who seized the property without first obtaining a clear title may not be the legal owners, and may not have access to at least one legal remedy.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Defense lawyer sees opposite side in $12 million pact]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A lawyer who suffered severe injuries from a form of meningitis will receive a $12 million settlement, his attorney said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[One of the forces behind Skadden's growth dies at 83]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Peter P. Mullen joined Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in 1961, when it consisted of just 10 lawyers. When he stepped down as its de facto chief executive in 1994, it employed about 1,000 and was one of the world's richest and most prominent firms.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Train lawsuits end with settlements totaling $36.25M]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Viacom lawyer goes after YouTube copyright ruling]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK &mdash; A lawyer for Viacom Inc. warned an appeals court panel Tuesday that there will be greater exploitation of copyright material on the Internet if the court lets YouTube get away with a business built on "rampant copyright infringement."]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Scalia criticizes <em>Kelo</em> ruling on private property]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin G. Scalia said Tuesday he does not believe the high court's "infamous" Kelo decision of 2005, which held that cities can take land from some residents with compensation and give it to others for economic development, will be lasting law.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Despite seeing their budgets shrink over the past few years, the three Illinois legal aid providers that receive funding from the Legal Services Corp. (LSC) have managed to maintain their services and create new programs.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[American Medical Association must face employee's FMLA claims]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit accusing the American Medical Association (AMA) of firing an employee because he asked for time off to have knee-replacement surgery.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Schmidt says being judge an honor]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Though he just finished his first year on the bench, Sangamon County Circuit Judge John P. Schmidt has already handled two high-profile cases against the state government.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 3rd District Appellate Court recently held that a pollution exclusion in a commercial general liability (CGL) policy was ambiguous with respect to its application to a claim based on manufacturing plant emissions allowed under a permit issued by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) in compliance with the federal Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 7401 et seq. Erie Insurance Exchange v. Imperial Marble Corp. No. 3-10-0380. 2011 WL 4375335 (3d Dist. Sept. 15, 2011).]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge Ronald A. Guzman.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Seller gets to pocket liquidated damages, collect $400,000 profit]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Farid Karimi and Mahmobah Kashani failed to close on a contract for Unit 47A and three parking spaces in Chicago's Trump International Hotel and Tower, the developer grabbed the earnest money as liquidated damages &mdash; and then reportedly sold the condo to someone else for $400,000 more than Karimi and Kashani were supposed to pay.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Ultrasounds dominate abortion lawsuit arguments]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[LONDON &mdash; The European Union's top court ruled today that scientists cannot patent stem cell techniques that use human embryos for research purposes, a ruling some scientists said threatens important research since no one could profit from it.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Youth work fulfills Bernard]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Jones, Day's worldwide deal dollar volume rises for first nine months]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Federal Bar Association hosts annual installation luncheon]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed rulings by U.S. District Judges Elaine Bucklo and Samuel Der-Yeghiayan.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[NBA pros face legal, business issues playing overseas]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Federal judge orders additional review on polar bears]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Campaign war chests grow for two high court hopefuls]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Two 100-year-old lawyers mark big day together]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[MONROEVILLE, Ala. &mdash; Alice F. Lee and Nicholas S. Hare were born a month apart in the fall of 1911 and grew up walking to elementary school on a dusty Cherry Lane side by side.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Questioning the 'balanced budget amendment']]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sidley, Austin LLP announced that Sarah L. Olson has joined the firm as its chief diversity officer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Halloween illustrates element of surprise at trial]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When we moved from the city, our suburban neighbors introduced us to the local Halloween tradition &mdash; getting "booed." Of course, at first, we had no clue what it meant. Now, we understand that a family is "booed" when a phantom &mdash; usually a child's classmate &mdash; fills a plastic pumpkin with goodies, drops it on the front door step and rings the doorbell. When the family member opens the door, the phantom has vanished and the treats are yours. It's kind of a magnanimous ding-dong dit]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Suit accuses Kanye, Jay-Z of copyright foul]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A blues singer is accusing Kanye West and Jay-Z of sampling one of his songs without permission.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[A blues singer is accusing Kanye West and Jay-Z of sampling one of his songs without permission.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Mediation of civil disputes is here to stay. Effective use of the mediation process can resolve disputes not only efficiently, but also bring greater satisfaction to the client. Successful representation of a client in mediation often requires a different approach than that of a litigator. This article will help practitioners to better understand "mediation advocacy" and prepare themselves and their clients for a positive outcome.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Third U.S. senator enters law school data debate]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A third U.S. senator has raised questions about the operations of American law schools and the information those schools are giving to prospective students on job opportunities for new lawyers.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[IBF honors Minow with 'Distinguished Award for Excellence']]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Robert M. Dow Jr.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[People need to 'get involved and use our voices']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, 11 outstanding women were inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame for their valuable and enduring contributions to our society. The Hall of Fame was created in 1969 by the citizens of Seneca Falls, N.Y., the site of the first Women's Rights Convention in 1848. That gathering ignited an organized, nationwide effort to secure the franchise for women which culminated in the adoption of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1920.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Bryan, Cave LLP announced that partner Mary Clare Bonaccorsi has been selected to lead the firm's life sciences and health-care client service group.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Quinn calls for contribution ban on gaming licensees]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Gov. Patrick J. Quinn today said he will veto a gaming expansion bill passed earlier this year.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Travel sites owe Rosemont taxes on hotels]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The fees that online travel companies charge for booking hotel rooms in Rosemont are subject to a tax imposed by the village, a federal judge has ruled.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyer discusses his role in creating Dodd-Frank Act]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Stephen M. Kohn began representing whistle-blowers about 28 years ago &mdash; before the U.S. government enacted laws like the False Claims Act and Dodd-Frank Act to protect employees who report wrongdoing.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Report: McCourts OK divorce deal; he keeps Dodgers]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES &mdash; Frank and Jamie McCourt have reached a divorce settlement that gives him control of the Los Angeles Dodgers and her about $130 million, making it one of California's costliest divorces, according to a report published today.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Alito tries to find balance between law and fairness]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. gets frustrated. He is alert to injustice, and he is a careful legal craftsman — and sometimes those two qualities collide. About once a term, he muses about the conflict from the bench.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[High court agrees to hear case over lying and medals]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The Supreme Court will decide whether a law making it a crime to lie about having received military medals is constitutional.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Quigley brings work ethic to job, ice]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Michael B. Quigley said everyone needs a rabbit to chase.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Chicago-Kent names Demetrio head of its board of overseers]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The new chairman of the board of overseers of Chicago-Kent College of Law, Thomas A. Demetrio, said he attended Chicago-Kent almost by accident.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Travel sites owe Rosemont taxes on hotels]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The fees that online travel companies charge for booking hotel rooms in Rosemont are subject to a tax imposed by the village, a federal judge has ruled.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court rejects unusual 'cramdown' in Chapter 11 bankruptcy case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Trying an unusual route for judicial blessing of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan, River Road Hotel Partners and River Road Expansion Partners pursued a "cramdown" &mdash; approval despite objections from a class of claimants &mdash; under Subsection (iii) of 11 U.S.C. § 1129(b)(2)(A).]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[BlackBerry outage affects lawyers and law firms]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Patricia L. Gifford said she knew something was wrong Wednesday when her BlackBerry wasn't buzzing.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Communication builds trust with clients]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Truly it is part of our trade. Sadly, there is not a class in law school you can take on how to effectively communicate with each other, our clients and the court. In my few years practicing in a small firm, I have come to learn it is one of the single most important skills I employ. It is everything in the practice of law. I know it sounds silly that one would need to write about the topic but I felt the need to. One of the reasons why this topic has been on my mind is a significant change in my life.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Foundation's board of directors welcome guests to annual event]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Rachel L. Pack has joined the Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving Ltd.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Insurers resist treatment claims for eating disorders]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[People with eating disorders like anorexia have opened up a new battleground in the insurance wars, testing the boundaries of laws mandating equivalent coverage for mental illnesses.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Courts address issue of eyewitness identifications]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Like the drip-drip-drip of a faulty faucet, last month produced yet another reversal of a murder conviction based on problems with eyewitness identifications.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Quantum meruit - necessary evidence]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a ruling by Chief U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb, Western District of Wisconsin.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Breach of contract - record on appeal]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 5th Division, has affirmed a ruling by Cook County Circuit Judge Mary Anne Mason.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Relying on a ruling from the European Court of Justice, Theodoros and Alexandra Giannopoulos launched a class action in Chicago against Iberia Airlines, alleging that a delay of more than three hours on their flight to Madrid should be compensated as a cancellation.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[BlackBerry outage affects lawyers and law firms]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Patricia L. Gifford said she knew something was wrong Wednesday when her BlackBerry wasn't buzzing.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Justices suspend former state's attorney's law license]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Supreme Court suspended the law license of Jeff Terronez, the former Rock Island County state's attorney, who was accused of breaching his trust as a prosecutor through a relationship with a minor girl.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyer links wedding to scholarship for law students with disabilities]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When the guests attend Stacy J. Campbell's wedding on Saturday, some will contribute to a scholarship that helps students with disabilities pay for law school.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel talks about workers' compensation bill]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal EducationHilton Garden Inn ChampaignInfo: 800-252-8062; fax: 217-787-5096]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Former Motorola lawyers tell of Galvin's vision]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Richard H. Weise started as a senior lawyer at Motorola Inc. in 1968, just eight years after Robert W. Galvin inherited the small, two-way radio communications company from his father.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bills touch on two hot-button lawsuits against state]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Two new bills introduced recently in the Illinois General Assembly address controversies that led to lawsuits against the state.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Pittsburgh-area judge faces indecent assault charges]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[PITTSBURGH &mdash; A Pittsburgh-area district judge has been charged with fondling two women who came to his courtroom in landlord-tenant disputes and promising favorable treatment in their cases if they complied.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Australian court favors Apple in patent dispute war]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Due process - parole revocation hearings]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 5th Division, has affirmed a ruling by Cook County Circuit Judge Victoria A. Stewart.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The police officers' belief as to the presence of probable cause was irrelevant to compensatory damages, but relevant to a punitive damages claim, such that a trial would be bifurcated into two potential phases.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Injured workers receive $5.5M settlement]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A construction company will pay $5.5 million to three iron workers who suffered injuries while building a bridge.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[League honors 'dean of municipal law' for his service]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Schaumburg's village president said his community wouldn't be what it is today without Jack M. Siegel.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[League honors 'dean of municipal law' for his service]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Schaumburg's village president said his community wouldn't be what it is today without Jack M. Siegel.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Paul, Hastings taps former in-house counsel to head its litigation group]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[After working for eight years as general counsel for Arthur Andersen LLP, Mark D. Pollack sought to join a law firm as a litigation partner.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Justices debate duty to prevent fall down stairwell]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Using a side door to exit a house in far north suburban Glencoe after installing automated window coverings, Donald Van Gelderen fell down a stairwell.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court addresses ADA-protected pregnancy issues]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Beverly Healthcare's Golden Living Center nursing home in Valparaiso, Ind., hired Victoria Serednyj (Serednyj) as an activity director in August 2006. Activity directors, according to Beverly's job description, were tasked with multiple physically strenuous functions, including climbing, lifting, pushing and pulling. Activity directors, by practice, also were required to transport nursing home residents by wheelchair.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Simmons, Browder, Gianaris, Angelides & Barnerd LLC attorney Andrew S. Williams has been appointed to serve in a leadership position in the national litigation surrounding pain killer drug Darvocet, his firm announced.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Hedge fund exec receives record 11-year jail term]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The fallen hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam received today the longest-ever prison sentence for insider trading, a watershed moment in the government's aggressive two-year campaign to root out the illegal exchange of confidential information on Wall Street.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Sheriff uses new technology in bid to identify Gacy victims]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[As part of the reopening of about 130 "cold cases," the Cook County sheriff's office is making a renewed effort to identify the last eight unidentified victims of serial killer John Wayne Gacy.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Florida wants end to federal oversight of elections]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[TALLAHASSEE, Fla. &mdash; Florida's top elections official on Tuesday challenged federal oversight of state elections as part of an earlier lawsuit seeking approval of portions of a Republican-sponsored election law]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Interstate commerce - criminal intent]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge William J. Hibbler.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Sentencing - warning in supervised release]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Loyalty: Attorneys forge many unbreakable bonds]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Mark R. Anderson has joined Ulmer & Berne LLP as an associate.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Baker & Daniels combines with Minnesota-based firm]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Peoria group withdraws from DCFS fight]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Health court concept draws critics from trial, defense attorney groups]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Marc D. Ginsberg, a professor at The John Marshall Law School, said there is a reason the author of a 2007 article about health courts included a question mark in the title.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Decalogue Society of Lawyers' student members host social event]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[High court reviews merit behind jail strip searches]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Defense attorney prepares to defend himself in court]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Son describes the career his father, Ed Rooney, built in local journalism]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[My exposure to journalism, the law and its intersection began at a young age. My late father, Edmund J. Rooney Jr., worked for about 25 years at the Chicago Daily News as a general assignment reporter]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Son describes the career his father, Ed Rooney, built in local journalism]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[My exposure to journalism, the law and its intersection began at a young age. My late father, Edmund J. Rooney Jr., worked for about 25 years at the Chicago Daily News as a general assignment reporter]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Hopkins goes 'extra mile' for others]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[He grew up on a farm and for six years after college, Lawrence County Circuit Judge Robert M. Hopkins worked as a farmer before he decided to go to law school.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA['Bookie bill' veto offers food for thought]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lender gets to collect on debtor's accounts receivable]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Agri-Best Holdings borrowed millions of dollars from Wells Fargo N.A., secured by assets that allegedly included more than a million dollars in unpaid bills for meat that Agri-Best sold to The Atlanta Cattle Exchange (TACE).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK &mdash; On a busy day of news, the slurred voice of Michael Jackson from beyond the grave is as valuable as "Thriller" for the HLN television network.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Domestic violence involving athletes hurts all the parties involved]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[We would love for our heroes to be perfect! Fans tend to view all sports personalities as either heroes or villains; team players or prima donnas; honest guys or thugs. The sporting landscape is scattered with such combinations.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Christian Legal Society hosts 50th anniversary conference]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Christian Legal Society was incorporated in 1961 after Paul Barnard and Henry L. Brinks "talked about the need for a national association of Christian lawyers."]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Christian Legal Society hosts 50th anniversary conference]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Christian Legal Society was incorporated in 1961 after Paul Barnard and Henry L. Brinks "talked about the need for a national association of Christian lawyers."]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Day mixes humor with strategy]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Brian D. Day joked that there's no Democratic or Republican way to fill a pothole. He said that's just one of the reasons he enjoys his work as a lobbyist and staff attorney for the Illinois Municipal League.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Shriver center adds training on legal issues]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law now offers training throughout the country for legal aid lawyers on policy issues, said John M. Bouman, the center's president.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Jury orders $162M award to five hepatitis plaintiffs]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Rule violation results in lawsuit's dismissal]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Today's 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals case involves the violation of the 120-day rule for service of summons on a defendant under Rule 4(m), Fed. Rules Civ. Proc. Service. The summons had not been delivered for more than a year after service was required. The violation resulted in a dismissal of the plaintiffs' lawsuit, with prejudice, because the statute of limitations had run barring any refiling. Cardenas v. City of Chicago. No. 646 F.3d 1001 (7th Cir. 2011).]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Chicago lawyer Amy J. Parrish has been a member of the Christian Legal Society for almost 10 years, since law school, and says it helped her faith and her practice.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Legal Aid Society honors retired judge with its annual award]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Pro bono work serves an essential legal need]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Once a year every attorney in Illinois gets an envelope with that dreaded return address: Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission. Our initial accelerated heart rate is quickly followed by a sense of relief. Oh, right. It's that time of year again. Time to renew our law license. We pull out the form, note any change in address, the status of our practice and other pertinent details. And, for the past five years, we have also been asked to rummage through our memories and/or case files and report o]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Post-conviction plea - <em>Krankel</em> inquiry]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 4th Division, has affirmed a judgment by Cook County Associate Judge Thomas Joseph Hennelly.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Randall Ortman, an associate at McDermott, Will & Emery LLP, has been appointed a member of the board of directors of the Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago, his firm announced.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge upholds ruling to end trust, move museum]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Daley takes his disciplined work ethic to new firm]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In the hallways at Katten, Muchin, Rosenman LLP, ex-Mayor Richard M. Daley said "some call me 'mayor' out of respect for the office. Others say, 'Hi, Rich, how are you?'"]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Lawyers confronted with the task of representing an investor or a financial adviser in securities arbitration quickly will realize that arbitration neither is like litigation nor an administrative hearing. In the most basic sense, securities arbitration is a hybrid of the two. Let's explore what lawyers need to appreciate to effectively represent their clients in securities arbitration, both in terms of the process, strategies to employ and evaluating an investor's case.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Edgar, horse racing industry push new gambling bill]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[COLLINSVILLE, Ill. &mdash; Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar doesn't hide the fact that he races some of his own horses in neighboring Indiana. His reason is simple: The payouts across the border are bigger, in part because Indiana's racetracks have slot machines.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[In considering the past year's commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) market, Scott A. Weinberg said volume largely increased and deals moved in the right direction until mid-July.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[When Wendy N. Enerson reached the 19-mile mark in Sunday's Chicago Marathon, she spotted faces in the crowd who helped energize her to finish the race.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Personal ties connect both attorneys to breast cancer]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyer combines passions at new job]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA['Appearance of impropriety' isn't 'cause' for removing judge]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Sentencing error - failure to explain]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated and remanded a sentence by U.S. District Judge J. Phil Gilbert.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 3rd District, has affirmed a judgment by LaSalle County Circuit Judge William P. Balestri.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Family law lawyers should remain aware of the rules]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Mark J. Johnson has joined Chuhak & Tecson P.C. as an associate.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[When Wendy N. Enerson reached the 19-mile mark in Sunday's Chicago Marathon, she spotted faces in the crowd who helped energize her to finish the race.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Stevens takes part in recent university event]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Advisers help troubled community banks rethink plans]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Richard S. Lauter finds that many community banks possess the "ostrich mentality," burying their heads in the sand until the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. takes over their operations.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: John Marshall Law School8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. ChicagoInfo: 312-427-2737; Events@jmls.edu]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawsuit says Facebook tracks browsing history]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WICHITA, Kan. &mdash; A Facebook user in Kansas has filed a federal lawsuit against the social networking giant, claiming it violated wiretap laws with a tracking cookie that records Web browsing history after logging off of Facebook.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Prominent attorney pursues equality with Jewish group]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Jack S. Levin said his new role with the American Jewish Committee (AJC) will let him continue his life's work, but on a much larger scale.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Trial institute celebrates 40 years of advocacy]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The National Institute for Trial Advocacy started in July 1972 on a small-scale basis with one education program in Boulder, Colo.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Buyer fails to prove restrictive covenant was 'ancillary']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Trying to avoid the intense scrutiny that Illinois precedent requires when reviewing the validity of a noncompetition provision in an employment contract, Central Garden & Pet Co. argued that a restrictive covenant signed by Geoffrey Harris, a former employee, was ancillary to Central's purchase of another firm's assets.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Governor's layoff plan now heads to court]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; A Cook County circuit judge must decide later this month whether to allow Gov. Patrick J. Quinn's plan to lay off about 1,900 state employees and close seven state facilities.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[A visit to Greece reveals the country's troubles]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Few places on the planet have gotten more press recently than the birthplace of my parents and grandparents, Greece. Indeed, not a day goes by where the media doesn't cover this place, and no newspaper seems complete without publishing at least one photo of a protester of government-imposed austerity measures in the streets throwing something or of police in berets holding the riot shields that identify them as ASTINOMIA.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Black legal scholar leaves behind provocative ideas]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Derrick Bell, a legal scholar who saw persistent racism in America and sought to expose it through books, articles and provocative career moves &mdash; he gave up a Harvard Law School professorship to protest the school's hiring practices &mdash; died on Wednesday in Manhattan. He was 80 and lived on the Upper West Side.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Breyer tells audience judges' job is not to be popular]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[RICHMOND, Va. &mdash; Unlike politicians, judges cannot let popularity influence their decisions, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer said Thursday.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Father seeks rehearing, says ruling in military son's suicide too broad]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A father whose son committed suicide while serving in the Navy is urging a federal appeals court to set clear limits on the ability of the U.S. government to escape liability for such incidents.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[15 law schools face litigation threat]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In an unusual news conference this week, two New York lawyers said they want "to file class-action complaints challenging the post-graduate employment rates" of 15 law schools and, they said, they are seeking plaintiffs.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 5th Division, has affirmed a judgment by Cook County Circuit Judge Kenneth J. Wadas.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 3rd District, has reversed and remanded a judgment by Chief Peoria County Circuit Judge Michael E. Brandt.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Did you know that in August of this year a committee determined that judges in the Cook County Circuit Court Law Division have the authority to order parties to mediate discovery disputes?]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC announced that David C. Van Dyke has joined the firm.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Governor's layoff plan now heads to court]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; A Cook County circuit judge must decide later this month whether to allow Gov. Patrick J. Quinn's plan to lay off about 1,900 state employees and close seven state facilities.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Expert witness selection requires preparation]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[There are few things in a medical malpractice case that ruin a lawyer's day more than sitting through a three- or four-hour deposition and having had your expert tank. Not just hesitate, or make an inconsequential factual mistake, but tank. And we know it when we see it. As does your opponent. Instead of wanting to buy a steak dinner for him or her, you want to throw him or her off the bridge you are walking on back to your office. Inevitably, this type of expert will look at you hopefully and ask, "]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Dean J. Tatooles has joined Levin, Ginsburg as a partner.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Cook County Democrats endorse Theis for high court]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Illinois Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis will top the Cook County Democratic Party's judicial ticket in the March primary election.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; If laws forbidding discrimination in employment applied fully to religious groups, the government could insist that the Roman Catholic Church allow women to serve as priests.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Justices rule StubHub can avoid city's tax]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Municipalities in Illinois lack the authority to force online auction listing services to collect local taxes, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled today.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[National leaders, gadget junkies remember Jobs]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge lacks jurisdiction to consider lawsuit challenging union election]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The federal courts have no authority to consider a lawsuit brought by a postal worker who was defeated in a race for president of a union local, a judge has ruled.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[After five years as corporate vice president and general counsel of Baxter International Inc., Susan R. Lichtenstein found a new opportunity at Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. in April 2010.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Employer's '<em>Kotecki</em> cap' nixed as defense to contribution claim]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The owner and manufacturer of Bad Influence II &mdash; a 75-foot motor yacht that had been chartered by Trace Ambulance for a social function &mdash; pursued contribution claims against Trace after they were sued by Scot Vandenberg, a Trace employee who was severely injured on the vessel while it was cruising Lake Michigan during the event.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bar group brings a little something different to annual Steer Roast]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[<em>Terry</em> stops - articulable suspicion]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 5th Division, has affirmed a ruling by Cook County Associate Judge James B. Linn.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Henderson and Adam Jr. open trial law boutique]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Victor P. Henderson and Samuel E. Adam will launch their own trial law boutique next month.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers discuss Apple co-founder's impact on IP law]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc., showed the world the upside and the downside of closely protecting intellectual property. Jobs died Wednesday.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Cook County Democrats endorse Theis for high court]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Illinois Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis will top the Cook County Democratic Party's judicial ticket in the March primary election.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Marijuana cookie sparks legal fight over school rights]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Cook County judge reports to work today for her new position]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Conservationists sue to halt 1,700-mile oil pipeline]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[OMAHA, Neb. &mdash; U.S. officials illegally allowed a Canadian company to begin preparing the route for its proposed 1,700-mile-long oil pipeline from western Canada to Texas even though the project hasn't gained final government approval, three conservationist groups contend in a lawsuit.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Some question push to ban jobless discrimination]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Federal law already forbids employers from discriminating against job applicants on the basis of such characteristics as their age, race or gender.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court justifies coverage for intentional act]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 3rd District Appellate Court recently held that a homeowner's "personal-injury" coverage for malicious prosecution was valid and enforceable notwithstanding a policy exclusion for intentional conduct and a general public policy against insurance for intentional misconduct. Illinois Farmers Insurance Co. v. Keyser. No. 3-09-0484, 2011 WL 3765412 (3d Dist. Aug. 22, 2011).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Ruling addresses policy limitations]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Despite significant medical advances in recent years, many debilitating impairments remain impossible to diagnose through imaging such as X-ray or MRI, electrodiagnostic testing or blood tests. Consequently, due to potential uncertainty as to the legitimacy of such conditions, disability insurers have adopted policy provisions that purport to limit payments for conditions such as fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and even migraine headaches. A recent ruling from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals,]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Circumstantial evidence proves defect in discarded pain-patch]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A day after Janice DiCosolo died of an overdose while using a Duragesic skin patch to deliver fentanyl, a powerful narcotic that was prescribed to help her cope with an extremely painful nerve-root disorder in her neck, Janssen Pharmaceuticals and Alza Corp. issued an "Urgent Class I Drug Recall" for lot No. 0327192 — the batch that included the pads sold to DiCosolo.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Andrew H. Schapiro has joined Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP as a partner.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Freeborn & Peters bolsters its real estate group with four more lawyers]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Edward L. Filer sought to provide more services at a larger firm for his real estate construction and banking clients.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court officially allows video testimony in civil cases]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; A new Illinois Supreme Court rule now allows live video testimony in civil cases.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge criticizes city for time spent on cases]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When somebody sues Chicago police officers, the city might let a private firm handle the defense and pay a flat fee of $35,000 plus $15,000 if the firm wins the case.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge criticizes city for time spent on cases]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When somebody sues Chicago police officers, the city might let a private firm handle the defense and pay a flat fee of $35,000 plus $15,000 if the firm wins the case.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Justices appear divided over Miranda warning appeal]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The Supreme Court seemed split Tuesday on whether to require police to read Miranda rights to prison inmates every time they interrogate them about crimes unrelated to their current incarceration.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Elsner displays easygoing style]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[DuPage County Circuit Judge John T. Elsner won't be chief judge for another two months, but he's already being threatened with impeachment.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Edwards, Wildman merger builds on two firms' strengths]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The new name on the outside of the building at 225 W. Wacker Drive this week and behind the receptionist's desk is Edwards Wildman.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Aggravated battery - proof of intent]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 6th Division, has affirmed a judgment by Cook County Circuit Judge Kenneth J. Wadas.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 3rd District, has affirmed, with dissent, a judgment by Will County Circuit Judge Michael J. Powers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Brown describes a new electronic ticket plan]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Gambling expansion bets away public's health]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The jockeying around SB 744, the gambling expansion bill, is likely to be the dominant story in the fall veto session. Only end points of the law, such as airport slots and five new casino licenses are clear, but the details of implementation and oversight are embedded in a 404-page legislative maze. At this point the positions of the gambling expansion proponents, and opponents, have solidified. Those in favor of expanded gambling argue their case on economic grounds, extolling the benefits of SB 744 in re]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Illinois Paralegal Association5:30-8:15 p.m. Reed Smith10 S Wacker Dr 40th FlInfo: 815-462-4620; fax: 815-462-4696]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Criminal procedure - Brady rule defense]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge James T. Moody.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[OKLAHOMA CITY &mdash; An Oklahoma prosecutor told lawmakers Monday he's hesitant about pursuing felony charges of distributing child pornography against juveniles who send lewd photographs of another by e-mail or text messages because there's no option for a deferred sentence and a conviction requires lifetime registration as a sex offender.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel sends petition back to Biebel's desk]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a case that started 26 years ago and featured a judicial bribe, the 1st District Appellate Court reversed a Cook County judge's ruling to grant a certificate of innocence to a man who was convicted of murder but acquitted on retrial.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA['Jury' declares Surratt to be innocent 146 years later]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Dressed in a black bonnet, shawl and Victorian dress, Mary Surratt looked ready for a funeral as she sat in the witness box of a mock courtroom in Springfield.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Study reveals new findings on ethnicity in legal field]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Asian-Americans have surpassed Latinos as the second largest minority group among lawyers, a new study from the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession says.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Letter: Retired judge warns lawyers about recent decision]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[To the editor:]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[7th Circuit revives Christian group's free speech claims]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A divided federal appeals court today revived the free speech claims brought by members of a Christian ministry who were ousted from a park near Navy Pier while engaging in outreach activities during the 2006 Gay Games.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Chicago lawyer takes on new role as administrative trademark judge]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[After nearly 30 years of practicing intellectual property law in Chicago, Linda A. Kuczma will soon see those cases from a different perspective.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Veto session promises fireworks]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; When lawmakers return to Springfield later this month, they'll face a handful of pressing issues, some of which are already in the Illinois court system.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judges debate exceptions to statute on privacy protection]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A dream come true for stalkers and identity thieves, the traffic tickets police officers in northwest suburban Palatine slipped under windshield wipers for parking violations reportedly contained the vehicle owner's name, address, driver's license number, date of birth, sex, height and weight.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Sentencing guides - diminished capacity]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge William J. Hibbler.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently passed a rule requiring all employers covered by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to post notice in the workplace informing employees of their rights under the NLRA, including the rights to organize and engage in concerted activities. The rule will take effect on Nov. 14 of this year.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Renee M. Zelinski and Aaron Bitterman have joined Myers, Carden & Sax LLC as associates.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Athletes face some legal risks with social networking]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[It cannot be denied that social networking websites have become both legitimate media sources and essential communication tools. Perhaps most conspicuous among their users are athletes. ]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[7th Circuit revives Christian group's free speech claims]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A divided federal appeals court today revived the free speech claims brought by members of a Christian ministry who were ousted from a park near Navy Pier while engaging in outreach activities during the 2006 Gay Games.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[High court appears to favor death row inmate's plea]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The Supreme Court appeared likely today to order a new court hearing for an Alabama death row inmate who lost the chance to appeal his death sentence because of a mailroom mix-up at a venerable New York law firm.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Ohio-based firm acquires Lewis, Overbeck & Furman]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Chicago lawyer Tim J. Emmitt recently started a new job after working 46 years with Lewis, Overbeck & Furman LLP.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Ohio-based firm acquires Lewis, Overbeck & Furman]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Chicago lawyer Tim J. Emmitt recently started a new job after working 46 years with Lewis, Overbeck & Furman LLP.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Attorney suggestions prompt MCLE rule changes]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Attorneys spoke and the Supreme Court listened. Karen Litscher Johnson, director of the Illinois Supreme Court's Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Board, said recent changes to the court's MCLE rules came from suggestions made by attorneys.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Supreme Court refuses KFC's tax dispute with Iowa]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The Supreme Court won't stop Iowa from forcing KFC Corp. to pay nearly $250,000 in corporate income taxes, even though it had no restaurants or employees in the state.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Critics overlook one section of Citizens United ruling]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Appeals panel affirms $4.75M verdict despite blogging juror]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 1st District Appellate Court upheld a $4.75 million verdict Friday awarded to the widow of a man killed by a Metra train, despite the defense argument that a juror committed misconduct by blogging during the trial.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge tosses city worker's claim of being fired based on her disability]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A city employee failed to show that she was a victim of discrimination and retaliation when Chicago officials terminated her employment, a federal judge has ruled.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Professor writes a new constitution]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[If Facebook were a country, Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Lori B. Andrews said the social networking site would be the third most populous nation in the world.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Contract losses from employee misconduct not covered by bond]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Suing for reimbursement under a bankers blanket bond that covered losses "directly caused by" dishonest acts of employees, Universal Mortgage Corp. argued it was entitled to $4.5 million for loans it sold and was contractually obligated to repurchase because one of its workers allegedly received kickbacks from a mortgage broker to ignore federal down-payment standards.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Taxation - railroad discriminatory levy]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Jeanne E. Scott.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Possible consequence may affect getting deal done]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Your client corporation is working with other entities to purchase a target corporation. The deal is progressing and your client is compelled to share certain attorney-client communications with the other entities with which they are working. Recently, the Illinois Appellate Court has found that those shared communications &mdash; and all communications relating to the same subject matter &mdash; are discoverable.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Edwards, Angell, Palmer & Dodge LLP and Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP have officially combined to form Edwards, Wildman, Palmer LLP, the firm announced today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Arbitrator rejects Quinn's layoff, closure directive]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; An arbitrator ordered Gov. Patrick J. Quinn to halt his plan to lay off state employees and close several prisons and mental facilities, ruling today that the governor cannot violate a no-layoff agreement he signed last year with a major union.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Illinois State Bar AssociationNoon-1 p.m. via telephoneInfo: 800-252-8908; fax: 217-525-0712]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Three lawyers deny mortgage rescue scheme]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Three of the lawyers sued by Attorney General Lisa M. Madigan for operating fraudulent mortgage rescue or loan modification schemes said the charges against them are "false."]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Strive to obtain full copyright ownership]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA["Of course I own it, I paid for it!"]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bohemian Lawyers' Association celebrates 100 years with event]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[ERISA - withdrawn termination of plan]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[First day of last Blagojevich-related trial hits delay]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The last trial stemming from the decade-long investigation of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich started later than scheduled today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Illinois State Bar AssociationNoon-1 p.m. via telephoneInfo: 800-252-8908; fax: 217-525-0712]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[DuPage County contemplates closing its juvenile center]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The DuPage County Board will soon vote on whether to close its juvenile detention center, a proposal that has drawn opposition from some of the county's judges.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers tackle same-sex divorce issues]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[To Chicago attorney Joshua P. Haid, it makes sense for Illinois to provide a way for same-sex couples to split up now that it provides a way for them to unite.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court disbars 3 attorneys, suspends 25 this week]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Supreme Court disbarred three lawyers this week, including one who falsely told her mother she suffered from cancer and engaged in fraudulent conduct involving her mother's real estate matters.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[The John Marshall Law School plays host to 'Defamation' play]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[A dispute involving online personas makes its way to Supreme Court]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The Illinois Supreme Court agreed this week to hear a case involving a woman in Batavia who tricked a California woman into having personal online relationships with about 20 fictitious personas.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[N.Y. prosecutor says cheating on SATs is widespread]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[MINEOLA, N.Y. &mdash; The administrators of college entrance exams should make immediate security changes to stop cheating, said the prosecutor who has accused a college student of using a fake ID to take exams for six of his buddies &mdash; one of them a girl.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[ABA, critics debate questionnaire]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In its fall questionnaire to law schools, did the American Bar Association this year drop some important questions about jobs obtained by graduates?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Evidence - exclusions from hearsay rule]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge Joan H. Lefkow.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[City irks mortgage lenders with vacant home demands]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[If you're a lawyer who represents mortgage lenders, you've probably talked to your clients about a recent city ordinance change.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Letter: University lawyers take stand on students' privacy]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[To the editor:]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Wisconsin's top justices pledge to work collegially]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[MADISON, Wis. &mdash; Wisconsin's Supreme Court justices pledged earlier this week to work together in a collegial fashion, though some only reluctantly agreed to what was arguably the most toothless suggestion put forth by a chief justice hoping to repair the court's reputation as divided and dysfunctional.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Elderly widow gets to sue mortgage companies for deceptive conduct]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Back in the dizzy days of mortgage miracles, Countrywide Bank loaned $157,624 to Helene Haymer to refinance the debt on her residence even though the 73-year-old disabled widow said she told Valor Financial Services, the company that brokered the deal, that her only income was $1,125 a month in Social Security benefits.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[David M. Pilotto and Michael B. Shaw, principals at Much, Shelist, Denenberg, Ament & Rubenstein P.C., have been named co-chairmen of the firm's business and finance group.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Mail fraud - metering evidence]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge Philip P. Simon.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Decision restates principles favoring policyholders]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new Illinois court decision restates strong principles of Illinois public policy in favor of policyholders. In Illinois Farmers Ins. Co. v. Keyser, 2011 IL App (3d) 090,484 (2011), a panel of the Illinois Appellate Court, 3rd District, held that Illinois' public policy in favor of holding liability insurers to their obligations foreclosed the insurer's attempt to escape its duty to defend a malicious prosecution suit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Do the recent negotiations signal an end of an era?]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[City irks mortgage lenders with vacant home demands]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[If you're a lawyer who represents mortgage lenders, you've probably talked to your clients about a recent city ordinance change.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education12:30-3:45 p.m. UBS Tower & Conference Center One N Wacker Dr 2nd FlInfo: 800-252-8062; fax: 217-787-5986]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[High court makes MCLE guidelines more flexible]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lengthy cigarette lawsuit gets new life with ruling]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[ST. LOUIS &mdash; An effort to revive a $10.1 billion verdict against Philip Morris USA is headed back to a southwestern Illinois court now that the state Supreme Court Wednesday has declined to get in the way.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Federal grants to aid juvenile, drug programs]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Justice awarded about $4 million in grants this month to support several justice-related programs in Illinois.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Locke, Lord follows trend of firms shortening their names]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Continuing a trend, Locke, Lord, Bissell & Liddell LLP shortened its name this week to Locke, Lord LLP.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[John Marshall director thanks those who helped with program]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Reebok settles FTC complaint over false ad claims]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[PORTLAND, Ore. &mdash; Reebok will need to tone down its advertising for its shoes that it says will help reshape your backside.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Illinois law school deals with more student data errors]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Inaccurate reporting of profile data for law students by the University of Illinois College of Law and Villanova University School of Law calls into question whether all law schools report this information accurately, a law professor said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Labor agreements - amendment duration]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by Chief U.S. District Judge Michael P. McCuskey.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Plaintiff waives challenge to admission of convictions]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Though the court likely erred in admitting a plaintiff's misdemeanor criminal convictions at a civil rights trial, a plaintiff waived an appeal by referencing convictions in her case in chief.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[7th Circuit gives OK to resale of driver's license data]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[West Publishing Co. is not violating federal law with its practice of culling personal information from millions of driver's license records and then reselling that information, an appeals court has held.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Doctor loses fight to renew license after facing out-of-state inquiry]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A doctor who lost his medical license in Colorado after negotiating a deal to avoid a disciplinary hearing there couldn't persuade the Illinois Appellate Court to let him renew his license here.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court rejects unusual 'cramdown']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Trying an unusual route for a judicial blessing of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan, River Road Hotel Partners and River Road Expansion Partners pursued a "cramdown" &mdash; approval despite objections from a class of claimants &mdash; under Subsection (iii) of 11 U.S.C. § 1129(b)(2)(A).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Arrest - limits of probable cause]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 5th Division, has affirmed a judgment by Cook County Circuit Judge Rickey Jones.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Partnerships lead to freedom for disabled citizens]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[What are your favorite guilty pleasures? Sleeping late? Staying up until the wee hours to watch an old movie when you have to be at work the next day? Snuggling down in bed early with a good mystery or your favorite DVD? Maybe it's shopping for shoes you don't need or hitting the second-hand stores. How about some forbidden chocolate or a sharp cheddar cheese, a good burger or the new seasonal beer at your local brew pub? Or maybe just spending the day alone and enjoying some precious time by yourself.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys announced that Daniel G. Rosenberg and John E. Sebastian have been named members of the invite-only group.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Federal grants to aid juvenile, drug programs]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Justice awarded about $4 million in grants this month to support several justice-related programs in Illinois.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge allows parts of tough Alabama immigration law]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[BIRMINGHAM, Ala. &mdash; Police in Alabama are getting ready to enforce what is considered by many as the toughest immigration law in the nation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Helmer troubleshoots for Friedman]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nicholas J. Helmer II, general counsel of Friedman Properties Ltd., challenges the idea that in-house counsel have it easier than their private-practice counterparts.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Labor relations - construction or not]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Jon E. DeGuilio.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[When does the risk-utility balancing test apply?]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A plurality of our Supreme Court found that the risk-utility balancing test set out in Section 291 of the "Restatement (Second) of Torts" does not apply to negligent-product design cases. See Blue v. Environmental Engineering, Inc. 215 Ill.2d 78, 97-8 (2005); see also Mikolajczyk v. Ford Motor Co. 231 Ill.2d 516, 534 (2008) (discussing Blue and noting that "[a]fter a discussion of the risk-utility test and its similarity to the negligence standard, a plurality of this court concluded that the risk-utility]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Case examines police officer's search]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[It is common knowledge to those of us who do any criminal work that the law of search and seizure is constantly changing. At the present time, the Fourth Amendment is under scrutiny in courts across this country, including the U.S. Supreme Court. The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the "right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures." Generally, a warrant is necessary to satisfy the reasonableness requirement.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[McDermott, Will & Emery LLP announced that Victoria Friedman has joined the firm as counsel.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Justices disbar 9 attorneys, suspend 13 last week]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Supreme Court disbarred on consent a South Holland lawyer for misappropriating $31,378 in client funds, along with other recent disciplinary sanctions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Law Bulletin expands the call to include Kane County]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Attorneys who practice in Kane County will soon have an easier way to track their cases.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Local judges join patent project]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Chicago's top federal trial judge cited the complexity of patent cases as one of the attractions of presiding over such litigation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[SNR Denton marks first anniversary of merger between U.S., U.K. firms]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[With the first anniversary of the merger of the two law firms that became SNR Denton approaching on Friday, the firm has accomplished all its merger objectives "in ways that exceeded our expectations," said the firm's chief executive officer, Elliott I. Portnoy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Justices disbar 9 attorneys, suspend 13 last week]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Supreme Court disbarred on consent a South Holland lawyer for misappropriating $31,378 in client funds, along with other recent disciplinary sanctions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Fox Sports sues Dodgers to prevent TV rights sale]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[DOVER, Del. &mdash; Fox Sports sued the Los Angeles Dodgers late Tuesday over the proposed television rights sale that owner Frank McCourt has been counting on to keep the troubled franchise afloat.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Legal immigrant in Omaha files suit to own handgun]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[OMAHA, Neb. &mdash; A Mexican national and two gun-rights organizations sued the city of Omaha on Tuesday over an ordinance prohibiting legal resident immigrants who are not U.S. citizens from possessing handguns.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Private lawyer to receive decision on city work suit]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The Supreme Court prepared for its fall session Tuesday by announcing seven new cases it will hear next year, including one that will determine whether private lawyers hired as outside counsel for a governmental unit can be sued.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Katten helps host the U.S. European Network's fall meeting]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Class-action suit - 'anti-cramming' rules]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[High court to hear 7 criminal cases and 8 civil cases]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The Illinois Supreme Court today allowed 19 petitions for leave to appeal and denied more than 450 petitions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Supreme Court turns down 453 petitions]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A firefighter with arson convictions won't get a pension, appellate rulings in two unique divorce cases will stand and three lawyers must pay a nearly $50,000 sanction.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA['Bobtail' policy didn't apply to deadly accident]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Guillermo Medina was driving a Volvo semitrailer tractor cab that was owned by his wife, Maria, when he allegedly caused an accident that killed Michael Walter Schulman.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Illinois Institute for Continuing legal EducationNoon-1 p.m. via telephoneInfo: 800-252-8062; fax: 217-787-5986]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Health law appeal appears on its way to high court]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The Obama administration has decided not to ask a federal appeals court in Atlanta for further review of a ruling striking down the centerpiece of President Barack Obama's sweeping health-care overhaul.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Peterson's former civil lawyer lands in trouble after filings]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A lawyer who has represented Drew Peterson in two civil cases has been ordered to show why he should not be "removed or suspended" from practice before the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for "incomprehensible" filings.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel reverses burglary conviction due to a lack of intent to steal]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 1st District Appellate Court reversed the burglary conviction of a man sentenced to 10 years in prison for trying to take wooden pallets from an abandoned warehouse.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Norris looks out for the little guy]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA['365/360' method for computing interest on commercial loan gets OK]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The promissory note that Asset Exchange II signed when it borrowed $1.25 million from First Choice Bank called for using the "365/360" method when computing interest, although a section on rate increases referred to "per annum" interest.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Successful lawyers know their client's business]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[How well do you really know your client's business? Pick a current or prospective client and ask yourself how much do you know about them. When was the last time you checked to see if your client was in the news? What were your client's revenues last year? How many people does your client employ? Who are your client's main competitors and have they been in the news recently?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Case addresses expert reports]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Today's case from the Northern District of Indiana involves disclosure of experts; namely, treating doctors and the question of when and whether a complete expert report is required under Rule 26(a)(2)(B) or a summary report is required under Rule 26(a)(2)(C), amended effective December 2010. Magistrate Judge Andrew P. Rodovich of the Northern District of Indiana provides some helpful guidelines. Coleman v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co. No. 274 F.R.D. 641 (N.D.Ind. 2011).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Brian P. Welch has joined Arnstein & Lehr LLP as an associate in its bankruptcy and creditor's rights practice group.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[CBA, Young Lawyers Section host a golf outing on Monday]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed in part and affirmed in part a judgment by U.S. District Judge Ronald A. Guzman.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bryan, Cave uses teamwork, expertise to reach more sports' clients]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Mark A. Paskar started working for Sporting News about a week after he joined Bryan, Cave LLP in 2000 &mdash; an opportunity he calls a dream come true for a young lawyer.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Mark A. Paskar started working for Sporting News about a week after he joined Bryan, Cave LLP in 2000 &mdash; an opportunity he calls a dream come true for a young lawyer.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[A new publication defines the 'fiduciary ethos']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA["Fiduciary Ethos: Living in a Fiduciary World" is a superb guide for any financial advisor serving as or planning to serve as a fiduciary to clients. Whether the advisor is a financial planner, wealth manager or retirement advisor, or whether the clients are retail, institutional, individuals, private trusts, foundations, endowments or retirement plans, the publication written by Donald P. Trone is a must-read. Perhaps the best feature of the publication, endorsed by the Financial Planning Association (FP]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Supreme Court accepts bids for its new e-filing system]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel denies 13 assistant PDs' back pay suit]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[As Winston & Strawn LLP Chairman and partner Dan K. Webb worked with Mary Surratt on her cross-examination, he admitted his evidence was too thin to convict the infamous defendant.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Wright College sees effects of ABA approval on its paralegal program]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Enrollment in Wilbur Wright College's paralegal studies program rose following approval earlier this year by the American Bar Association, the program's coordinator said.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[About 300 join law fraternity]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sharon L. Eiseman said she finds herself at a point in her career where she is learning to say "no."]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Indiana leaders say new ballot law will be rescinded]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS &mdash; The state legislature's top leaders say they will support reversing a new Indiana law that strips the names of unopposed candidates from local election ballots.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette said he and his counterparts in 16 other states want to demand quicker federal action on preventing invasive species such as Asian carp from migrating between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Doctor disqualified from testifying as 'retained expert' against his patient]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 6th Division, has affirmed a ruling by Cook County Circuit Judge Lisa Ruble Murphy.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 6th Division, has affirmed a ruling by Cook County Circuit Judge Nancy J. Arnold.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Demonstrative aids help explain trial evidence]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[One of the most important things we do as trial lawyers is condense a set of often complex facts that we have spent countless hours mastering in a way that will be easily understood by a jury. One useful technique in explaining a complex set of facts to a jury that trial lawyers overlook is the use of demonstrative aids. Demonstrative charts or other aids summarizing the evidence are helpful tools in aiding the jury, and in some instances, demonstrative summaries of voluminous evidence can even be admitte]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Cynthia Y. Cobbs, the director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts (AOIC), has been appointed to a Cook County judgeship.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 3rd District, has affirmed in part and vacated in part, with remand, a judgment by Hancock County Circuit Judge David F. Stoverink.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 08:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Widow questions organ donor policy in Maine lawsuit]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[ALFRED, Maine &mdash; The practices of a prestigious medical research institute that studies schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are on trial in Maine, where the organization has collected at least 99 brains from organ donors.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Jackson, two others oppose new redistricting map]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. said Thursday that he and two other Democratic congressmen from Illinois won't help defend the state's new congressional voting districts, which he suggested fellow Democrats drew to help politicians instead of minority voters.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 6th Division, has affirmed a ruling by Cook Circuit Judge Eileen O'Neill Burke.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Catholic Charities fights move of 2,200 foster children]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; A Sangamon County circuit judge will consider on Monday whether to stop the transition of about 2,200 foster children from Catholic Charities to other agencies.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Catholic Charities fights move of 2,200 foster children]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; A Sangamon County circuit judge will consider on Monday whether to stop the transition of about 2,200 foster children from Catholic Charities to other agencies.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[7th Circuit gives plaintiff another chance]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Attorneys discuss NLRB's decision on Facebook posts]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[David P. Radelet, founding partner of Franczek, Radelet P.C., and co-chair of the firm's labor and employment practice group, said that a National Labor Relations Board judge's recent decision involving an employee's posting on Facebook captures changes going on in the world.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Letter: Alliance for Women disagrees with decision to print editorial cartoon]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[School celebrates professor's art]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The artwork of a late law professor found a permanent home at Northwestern University School of Law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bankruptcy presents jurisdictional puzzle in appeal against co-defendant]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Trying to save his appeal against Koetter Woodworking from being dismissed based on the final judgment rule &mdash; because his claim against a co-defendant, Kary Brown, remained pending in the district court &mdash; Melvin Kimbrell argued his lawsuit against Brown was void ab initiounder the Bankruptcy Code's automatic stay.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Attorney-client bond - in camera review]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge Robert M. Dow Jr.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Freda provides IP litigators with a nice road map]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[I am about to launch into a foolish endeavor: Writing an article about tax law. I hate tax law. I hate doing my taxes every April. I'm not a tax lawyer and never will be. I admire tax lawyers &mdash; their creativity, their ingenuity, their ability to master the plethora of ever-changing tax code provisions and regulations. Though I admire them, I will never be one of them.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Pilot project uses simultaneous disclosure]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[General Administrative Order 11-2, entered by Cook County Circuit Judge William D. Maddux on Aug. 25 of this year, commences a Pilot Project for Simultaneous Disclosure of Supreme Court Rule 213(f)(3) witnesses. On Sept. 8, also of this year, General Administrative Order 11-3 amended 11-2 by limiting its scope to a selected 50 to 75 pending Law Division cases. The following addresses the purpose for the project, current practice and the proposed changes, guidelines and a brief history and commentary in supp]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Horwood, Marcus & Berk Chartered announced the addition of four partners to its firm.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal EducationUBS Tower & Conference CenterOne N Wacker Dr 2nd FlInfo: 800-252-8062; fax: 217-787-5986]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[John Marshall exchange with Czech Republic promotes the rule of law]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[For 18 years with the help of the Bohemian Lawyers Association of Chicago, students and faculty from the law school at Masaryk University in the Czech Republic and from The John Marshall Law School have made visits back and forth to promote the rule of law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Antitrust panel gives Google executive a tough time]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; Google Inc.'s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt sparred with senators Wednesday during a hearing that repeatedly cast the Internet search leader as a greedy monopolist more driven to expand its empire than to steer Web surfers to the most helpful information.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Block builds 'dream team' at Kaplan]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Janice L. Block commends Kaplan Higher Education (KHE) for putting its students first even if it brings a negative impact to the bottom line.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Study revives debate over how lineups are conducted]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a scene in the 1966 spy spoof "Murderers' Row," secret agent Matt Helm towers over the two shorter, stockier French peasants who have been placed on either side of him in a police lineup.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Speaker foresees much debate during fall session]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[House Speaker Michael J. Madigan said lawmakers will face some tough challenges next month when they return to Springfield for the General Assembly's veto session.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Students and alumni gather at annual John Marshall event]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court gives lawyer 3-month suspension]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Chicago lawyer will lose his law license for three months because he improperly used a fund designated for his client's money, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Supreme Court rules for Ford in product liability suit]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; A manufacturer is not required to guard against every conceivable risk, regardless of the degree of harm, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[U.S. appeals court rules Spain owns sunken treasure]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[TAMPA, Fla. &mdash; U.S. deep-sea explorers must turn over to the Spanish government 17 tons of silver coins and other treasure recovered from a sunken Spanish galleon in 2007, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Appellate court finds deep divide over wiretapping]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; An appellate court decision on Wednesday revealed deep and lingering divisions among a dozen judges over the government's wiretapping powers and the courts' ability to regulate them.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Supreme Court rules for Ford in product liability suit]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; A manufacturer is not required to guard against every conceivable risk, regardless of the degree of harm, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Suit advances between Orbitz affiliate, American Airlines]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A company may continue a lawsuit that accuses American Airlines of breaching a contract when it rescinded a website's authority to sell its plane tickets, an Illinois Appellate Court ruled Wednesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Policy applies despite bankruptcy and exclusions]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The directors and officers liability policy (D & O) that Executive Risk Indemnity sold to iHealthcare Inc. &mdash; an Indiana corporation that owned Heartland Memorial Hospital LLC &mdash; contained bankruptcy and insured-versus-insured exclusions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Mental Health Code - moot exceptions]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 5th Division, has dismissed an appeal from an order by Cook County Circuit Judge Edward P. O'Brien.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Appellate waiver - restitution or not]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal from a judgment by U.S. District Judge Joseph S. Van Bokkelen.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Default interest payable due to ipso facto clause]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Bankruptcy Court handling the General Growth Properties cases in the Southern District of New York issued two decisions this summer addressing the question of whether an over-secured creditor was entitled to receive post-petition interest accruing at the default rate if the underlying obligation was in default. In re General Growth Properties, Inc., 451 B.R. 323(Bankr. S.D.N.Y. June 16, 2001) (hereinafter Common Fund); In re General Growth Properties, Inc., 2011 WL 2974305 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. July]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bar fight combatants earn trial in suit against city]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Questions of fact concerning the effectiveness of the city's police disciplinary policies precluded summary judgment in a civil rights suit alleging police misconduct.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Dykema, Gossett PLLC announced that Jennifer M. Lee has joined the firm as an associate.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers talk about how to get, keep business]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[McDermott wins asylum for woman in trafficking case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lawyers for McDermott, Will & Emery LLP successfully secured U.S. asylum for a woman from the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the grounds that she would be forced again into prostitution if she were sent back.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Major donor to Loyola program dies at 85]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Following his retirement as an executive and lawyer for a dental products manufacturer, Bernard J. Beazley maintained a tight connection with his alma mater, Loyola University Chicago School of Law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education9 a.m.-12:15 p.m. University of Chicago Gleacher CenterInfo: 800-252-8062; fax: 217-787-5986]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; A bipartisan group that includes former leaders of the FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration today called for limits on law enforcement's use of GPS and other powerful technologies to track the movements of suspects.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[This is the first installment of an occasional series in which the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin will do Q&As with Cook County Circuit Court presiding judges.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Equality group hosts fundraiser with assistance from 19 local restaurants]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a nod to the tough economy, the organizer of Equality Illinois' upcoming fundraiser said his group wants to make it as easy as possible for people to show their support.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Duped firm loses on federal claims against bank involving bogus check]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[After hiring a Skokie law firm, J. Kurt Denkewalter & Associates LLC (D&A), to handle the purchase of a residence in far north suburban Hawthorn Woods, a sophisticated con artist referred to as "Mr. Z" sent a counterfeit $150,000 check that was purportedly drawn on a Canadian law firm's account at Bank of Nova Scotia.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Sex offender registry - offense categories]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge Michael J. Reagan.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[A crucial distinction exists in the types of plans]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Shefsky & Froelich Ltd. announced that Jonathan B. Amarilio, Matthew E. Berry and Rachel L. Schaller have joined the firm as associates.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Major donor to Loyola program dies at 85]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Following his retirement as an executive and lawyer for a dental products manufacturer, Bernard J. Beazley maintained a tight connection with his alma mater, Loyola University Chicago School of Law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Illinois opts for Mayer, Brown as bond expert]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[With regulators demanding states and municipalities make better public disclosure of financial conditions when issuing municipal bonds, the state of Illinois has chosen to get all of its legal advice in this area for the next two years from Mayer, Brown LLP.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[School desegregation question goes to appeals court]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[ST. LOUIS &mdash; A decades-old fight over school integration in Arkansas entered a federal appeals court Monday, with the state and three school districts tussling over whether taxpayers should still have to fund desegregation efforts that have cost the state more than $1 billion.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Illinois to participate in wage violation crackdown]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The Labor Department is signing agreements to share information with nearly a dozen states, including Illinois, and the Internal Revenue Service as it gets more aggressive in its program to crack down on businesses that short workers out of their wages.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Plaintiff settles last 9/11 wrongful death lawsuit]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK &mdash; The last wrongful death lawsuit remaining from the 9/11 terrorist attacks was settled Monday when a family that sought to expose weaknesses in the nation's air safety system decided it had done what it could to give voice to a hockey scout who died that day.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Professor analyzes impact of law school's class data]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Inaccurate student profile data for the University of Illinois College of Law's incoming class could have boosted that school's rank by at least three spots in the 2012 U.S. News & World Report law school rankings, a law school professor said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Plea bargains - appellate waiver]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal from a sentence by U.S. District Judge Elaine Bucklo.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Interest in stable workforce might be protectable by agreement]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Does an employer's interest in a stable workforce qualify as the kind of legitimate business interest that is protected by a post-employment restrictive covenant under Illinois law?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Class action questions NCAA's football injury policy]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[As a lawyer, Joseph J. Siprut works to bring high-stakes, high-profile cases against large defendants. Siprut, founder of Siprut P.C., a commercial litigation boutique in Chicago, said the class-action lawsuit he recently filed against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and NCAA Football "qualifies and then some."]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Student explores why high court takes some cases]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. &mdash; She's just 21, but lawyer hopeful Sydney Hawthorne already has done research to unlock the mysteries behind how cases reach the U.S. Supreme Court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Despite damage claim, panel orders rent deposit returned]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 1st District Appellate Court ruled today that an Evanston landlord can't legally withhold a security deposit by stating that the apartment damage costs will be determined after the 21-day deadline to return the money to a tenant.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court says self-reported symptoms still deserve insurance coverage]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[An insurance company acted arbitrarily when it cut off the long-term disability benefits that had been awarded to a woman suffering from fibromyalgia, a federal appeals court ruled today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Ruddell finds niche helping lawmakers]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Benjamin G. Ruddell said he didn't have much direction during his first few years as a lawyer. But Ruddell said he found his calling working with the legislature.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Labor act - failure to prove law applies]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge Jane E. Magnus-Stinson.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Cross-examining defense experts requires a plan]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[If I told you that on Sept. 25, halftime at the upcoming Bears v. Packers game, you could win $25,000, if you successfully kick a football through the goal posts from the 30-yard line, what would you do? No doubt, you would practice kicking off a tee at a local football field every night, right? Yet, in personal injury litigation, when stakes are similar &mdash; even higher in most cases &mdash; plaintiff attorneys will often take a medical expert's discovery deposition with very little preparation or p]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Ways for women to stick with their legal careers]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Whether working in private law firms or the public sector, many women leave the practice of law for valid and important reasons. Many leave after starting families or because of the need to care for ailing, elderly parents. But should these events trigger a departure from the practice of law? The answer depends on the underlying reason for leaving.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Women's bar group hosts reception for new members]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ulmer & Berne LLP announced that Kasey M. Folk has joined the firm as an associate.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Professor analyzes impact of law school's class data]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Inaccurate student profile data for the University of Illinois College of Law's incoming class could have boosted that school's rank by at least three spots in the 2012 U.S. News & World Report law school rankings, a law school professor said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Argentar gives his career a rebirth]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; David S. Argentar said he left the practice of law in 2009 because of unprofessionalism, but the attorney of 17 years returned to combat the very issues that drove him away.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Chicago Lawyer7:30 a.m. registration, continental breakfast and informational booths; 8-11:30 a.m. panels and speakers University Club Chicago$75 rateInfo: Olivia Clarke at 312-644-4033;OClarke@LBPC.com]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Make the most of a difficult job market]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Growing up during the waning years of the Cold War, I saw a fair number of advertisements and commercials for the armed services. One campaign, run in the early '80s, stuck with me: "Navy. It's not just a job, it's an adventure!" I never joined the service, choosing a civilian path to the legal profession. However, this slogan, slightly modified, seems apropos to today's younger lawyers.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judges and lawyers participate in annual Red Mass event]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Law professor predicts an 'end of sex' for procreation]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In developed countries in 10 to 30 years, "most of our descendants will be conceived in petri dishes, not in beds, the back seats of cars" or lying on the grass, a law professor told Southern Illinois University School of Law at a recent lecture.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Technology forces senior lawyers to stay current]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Though he's only in his 40s, attorney Todd H. Flaming remembers figuring out as a child how to use a teletype machine his father brought home.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[7th Circuit: Religion claim rests on inmate's sincerity]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ruling that the trial judge took the wrong approach, a federal appeals court has revived a prison chaplain's argument that he is not liable for any violation of religious freedom that an inmate might have suffered.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court approves $4.9M award in med-mal case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Cook County associate judge approved a $4.9 million settlement for a man who suffered damage to the brain at a Kankakee hospital.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge Michael J. Reagan.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Two brewers fight over once-popular beer's comeback]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[PITTSBURGH &mdash; Two local beer makers are battling over the rights to resurrect Fort Pitt Beer, the post-World War II king of Pittsburgh beers.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[PITTSBURGH &mdash; Burger King's 2009 campaign selling quarter-pound, double cheeseburgers for $1 sold thousands of discounted sandwiches and created immeasurable publicity for the corporation.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Letters: One lawyer sees inspiration, another lawyer sees moment for clarification]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[To editor: Let's face it: as lawyers, there hasn't been much of late to celebrate with the practice of law. Over the past few years, firms have laid off lawyers, expenses are up and clients are tightening up like never before. You know, the usual.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge considers alternative tracing approaches for homestead exemption]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Picking the appropriate method for tracing proceeds was the crucial task for U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Manuel Barbosa when Erich and Cindy Lantz claimed a homestead exemption of $9,000 from the sale of their residence, under Section 12-906 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Immigration - living continuously in U.S.]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed an order of the U.S. Board of Immigration Appeals.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Courts look at support for post-high school education]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Child support is to be paid until the child reaches age 18, or finishes high school, whichever comes last, but not past the child's 19th birthday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Seven Chicago-based law firms have been selected as the 2011 "Best Law Firms for Women" by the National Association for Female Executives (NAFE) and Flex-Time Lawyers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Law professor predicts an 'end of sex' for procreation]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel says terror prison term for Padilla too light]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[MIAMI &mdash; The 17-year prison sentence imposed on convicted terrorism plotter Jose Padilla is far too lenient for someone who trained to kill at an al-Qaida camp and also has a long, violent criminal history, a federal appeals court ruled today as it threw out the sentence.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: John Marshall Law SchoolNoon-2 p.m. ChicagoInfo: Events@jmls.edu]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Poll shows teens more in favor of First Amendment]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; More and more teenagers these days support a bedrock of American democracy, the First Amendment.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[A co-founder of Wildman, Harrold dies at age 91]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Max E. Wildman, known for his extensive career as a trial lawyer and for co-founding a Chicago law firm, died today at age 91.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Analysis: Constitution contains fundamental principles of law]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Every Sept. 17, schools across the country must take time out of their day to teach about the Constitution.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge holds television video taken with zoom lens didn't harm privacy]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Family members who were surreptitiously videotaped by a television cameraman while spending time around a private pool have no legal claims against the cameraman's employer, a federal judge has ruled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[No right to counsel in civil contempt cases - if procedures followed]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The first two times Michael D. Turner was locked up in South Carolina for civil contempt after failing to pay $51.73 a week in child support, he was able to scrounge up the money in a few days. The third time &mdash; again unrepresented by counsel &mdash; he was jailed for six months.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Fourth Amendment - care during arrest]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. Magistrate Judge Maria G. Valdez.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[7th Circuit rules on toilet paper design patent]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that you can't have your cake and eat it, too, in the Georgia-Pacific Consumer Prods., LP v. Kimberly-Clark Corp. (No. 10-3519) trademark infringement case. The 7th Circuit considered whether Georgia-Pacific could have both utility patent rights and trademark rights in a pattern that Georgia-Pacific embossed on its Quilted Northern toilet paper, given that a utility patent must be functional, but a trademark cannot be. The 7th Circuit said no, thereby kee]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Kirkland & Ellis LLP announced that it will promote 81 attorneys to partner next month, including 37 from its Chicago office. The promotions will take effect Oct. 1 and will mark the most partners Kirkland and its Chicago office have had in years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[A co-founder of Wildman, Harrold dies at age 91]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Max E. Wildman, known for his extensive career as a trial lawyer and for co-founding a Chicago law firm, died today at age 91.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[What to do if a client testifies falsely]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[You have just returned to your office from a deposition after presenting your client for questioning by opposing counsel. Something that the client said in the deposition is stuck in the back of your mind and is bothering you. You check your notes of an in-depth interview of the client you conducted months ago and find a glaring discrepancy between the verified information in that interview and the testimony the client just gave at the deposition. You realize that be it an outright lie or an inadvertent]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Senate committee proposes $8M legal aid funding cut]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Legal aid organizations throughout the nation would see slight cuts in funding for their programs next year under a proposal approved by the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[House passes bill to rein in NLRB after Boeing move]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The Republican-dominated House approved a bill Thursday that would undercut the government's labor dispute with Boeing Co., wading into a case that has angered business groups and become a major political issue in the GOP presidential primary.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[ACC Chicago hosts its annual celebration dinner, gives honors]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Northern Illinois launches ethics series]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When told about the lawyer who knew the wrong man was in prison for murder but did not reveal it for 26 years because of attorney-client privilege, many students thought, "This is why everybody hates lawyers."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Sentencing - remarks made by trial judge]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge Joe B. McDade.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Wisconsin justices reject plan to open deliberations]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[MADISON, Wis. &mdash; Wisconsin's Supreme Court justices killed a proposal Thursday that would have opened their case deliberations to the public, saying the move would stifle candid discussion and could push any meaningful conversations into secret meetings.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Opponents question police recording ban]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Even if he wanted to, Chicago attorney Craig Benson Futterman said he likely could not comply with an Illinois law that allows citizens to photograph or videotape police officers but bars them from recording the officers' words.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel discusses impact of Wal-Mart v. Dukes]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal EducationUBS Tower & Conference CenterOne N Wacker Dr 2nd FlInfo: 800-252-8062; fax: 217-787-5986]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[DuPont wins $919M from jury in trade secrets case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[DOVER, Del. &mdash; A federal jury awarded $919.9 million in damages to the DuPont Co. on Wednesday in a trade-secrets lawsuit involving high-strength synthetic fibers used in products such as Kevlar body armor.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Mortgage default warnings by banks surge in August]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES &mdash; Banks have stepped up their actions against homeowners who have fallen behind on their mortgage payments, setting the stage for a fresh wave of foreclosures.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Attorneys work on strengthening Haiti's legal system]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Express Scripts claims Walgreen violating contract]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK &mdash; Pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts Inc. said Wednesday that it is suing Walgreen Co., arguing the drugstore chain is trying to lure away its customers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Mortgages - breach of forbearance pact]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge Robert L. Miller.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court says tip not enough to establish probable cause]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The police officers' reliance upon an anonymous tip was found to be insufficient to establish probable cause for a plaintiff's arrest, warranting a jury trial after a false arrest suit was filed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[High court hears arguments in a Burge torture case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The Illinois Supreme Court today heard arguments on whether the admission at trial of a confession obtained through torture can ever be harmless error.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[High court hears arguments in a Burge torture case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The Illinois Supreme Court today heard arguments on whether the admission at trial of a confession obtained through torture can ever be harmless error.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Peers reflect on Ozmon's career as law pioneer]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nat P. Ozmon, a pioneer in personal-injury law and a founder of the firm Anesi, Ozmon, Rodin, Novak, & Kohen Ltd., died Wednesday at his home on the near North Side.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Group honors Ledbetter for her fight for pay equality]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lilly Ledbetter's fight for pay equality started more than a decade ago with a simple note. Left in her work mailbox, the anonymous note listed her salary, as well the those of her three male counterparts at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s plant in Gadsden, Ala.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyer teams up with former clients to open suburban firm]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Philip E. Ruben wanted to create a small suburban law firm, he joined forces with two former clients.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Federal judge rules panhandler can pursue civil rights claims in court]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A panhandler has been given the go-ahead to pursue his claim that Cook County sheriff's deputies are violating his First Amendment rights by allegedly barring him from conducting his business on Daley Plaza.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[In-house lawyers swap ideas at event]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[About 200 in-house counsel from around the country converged in Chicago Wednesday to share how their offices control risks and costs, approach compliance and assist with business decisions.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Ginsburg dissents from court's decision]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Concluding a British manufacturer — J. McIntyre Machinery — is subject to jurisdiction in New Jersey, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (joined by Justices Sonia M. Sotomayor and Elena Kagan) dissented from the Supreme Court's decision to reverse a state court ruling for Robert Nicastro in a product liability case.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Pro bono program benefits first responders]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When asked to write this column on the new Young Lawyers Section theme, Leadership Through Service, I reflected on how I became involved with The Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, the Wills For Heroes Foundation and how I've come to enjoy pro bono work.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Friends and colleagues of recently retired Cook County Circuit Judge Colleen McSweeney-Moore will host a retirement party for her from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Sept. 23, at Ridge Country Club, 10522 S. California Ave.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Arbitration - motion to compel procedure]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 3rd District, has affirmed, with a dissenting opinion, a judgment by Peoria County Circuit Judge Joe R. Vespa.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Workers' compensation reform arrives]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Lake County Bar Association11:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m. LCBA Office300 Grand Ave Ste AInfo: 847-244-3143; fax: 847-244-8259]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge gives well-thought decisions]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The chief judge of the 2nd Judicial Circuit in far Southern Illinois grew up above a funeral home and drove an ambulance as a young man.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Atlanta Hawks owner settles suit against law firm]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[ATLANTA &mdash; The group that owns the Atlanta Hawks and recently sold the Atlanta Thrashers has settled a $195 million legal malpractice lawsuit against the law firm King & Spalding.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Association invites local judges and legislators to its dinner event]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court ruling favors state workers in pension debate]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[PROVIDENCE, R.I. &mdash; In a key victory for Rhode Island's public workers, a judge ruled Tuesday that pension agreements are a contract between the state and its employees and cannot be taken away "on a whim."]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Securities fraud - proper pleading]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Stephen L. Crocker.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Sugar producers trade charges in not-too-sweet fight]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES &mdash; The setting sun splashes warm hues across a ripening cornfield as a man and his daughter wander through rows of towering plants.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Conference warns of large cuts to federal court staffs]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[If budget cuts are imposed on the federal courts, the local U.S. district court would lose court clerks and other employees, Chicago's top trial judge said today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Former Bears players lose on contract appeal]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Three former Chicago Bears players have lost a bid to pursue workers' compensation claims in California.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel adds precedent on what qualifies as a year]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[If a Cook County judge ruled on a lawsuit on Oct. 13, 2004, one might think that the losing party meets the two-year statutory limitation by filing a motion to vacate that judgment on Oct. 13, 2006.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[City of Chicago puts 10 years of crime figures online]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Long a city with a reputation for withholding information, Chicago now wants to make public every crime over the past 10 years &mdash; a highly unusual move among the nation's major police departments.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[High court hears case dealing with right to question witness]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The Illinois Supreme Court considered today whether expert testimony in a criminal trial violated the defendant's right for his lawyer to cross-examine witnesses.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[CBA-backed public construction law on bonds extends time to file lawsuit]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The statute of limitations to file a suit against a bond has been extended to one year under a measure recently signed into law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Justices debate 'stream of commerce' doctrine]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a stream of commerce case from New Jersey, the U.S. Supreme Court failed to resolve the lingering, frustrating confusion about long-arm jurisdiction it created with plurality opinions in <em>Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court</em>. 480 U.S. 102 (1987).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Post-conviction bid - procedural defect]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 4th Division, has affirmed a judgment by Cook County Circuit Judge Frank G. Zelezinski.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Ask yourself: What's the value of legal education?]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Why did you go to law school? Ask any lawyer and he or she will say that at some point in their career they have been asked that question in one form or another. Recently, I have been conducting my own informal, unscientific survey on this issue. Over the last few days, I have directed this question to almost every lawyer I know. For anyone contemplating going to law school today, the answer to that question has never been more important. A confluence of circumstances has created what is turning out to be]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Anne E. Larson has joined Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart P.C. as a shareholder in its Chicago office.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Former Bears players lose on contract appeal]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Three former Chicago Bears players have lost a bid to pursue workers' compensation claims in California.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Expert advice helps athletes handle family law issues]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[As is commonplace in the Chicago sports world, the Bears' recent preseason losses have caused sportswriters, bloggers and spectators to begin pointing fingers. Of particular interest is the working relationship, or lack thereof, between Jay Cutler and Roy Williams.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Supreme Court's fall session starts with DUI review]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The Illinois Supreme Court began a busy September session today, examining whether the destruction by police of DUI video evidence warranted barring most of the arresting officer's testimony.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Ruling finds rights weren't violated when inmate's dreadlocks were cut]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Prison officials' security concerns trump an inmate's interest in keeping his hair in dreadlocks in compliance with his religious beliefs, a federal judge has ruled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Boyd enjoys lobbying in two states]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Whether in Illinois or Missouri, Rodney J. Boyd loves his job. A lobbyist of 10 years, Boyd said he enjoys traveling between states to help people through legislative advocacy.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Statute bars claim for alleged negligence in preparing deed]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[With a stinging dissent from Justice Charles E. Freeman, the Illinois Supreme Court concluded Judith Snyder's legal malpractice claim against Elliot Heidelberger was barred by the six-year statute of repose provided by Section 13-214.3(c) of the Code of Civil Procedure.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Efficiency of political institutions]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Part Three: The Future]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Brinks, Hofer, Gilson & Lione announced that Brian A. Jones has joined the firm as an associate.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[DuPage bar group hosts happy hour night out]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Authors sue over universities' online book collection]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK &mdash; Authors and authors' groups in the United States, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom sued the University of Michigan and four other universities Monday, seeking to stop the creation of online libraries made up of as many as 7 million copyright-protected books they say were scanned without authorization.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Ticket details do not violate driver's privacy act]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Today's case involves a case of "first impression" by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on the question of whether certain personal information on a parking ticket &mdash; driver's name and driver's license number, address, weight &mdash; violates the Driver's Privacy Protection Act (DPPA), 18 U.S.C. § 2721 et seq. Senne v. Village of Palatine, Illinois. No. 645 F.3d 919 (7th Cir. 2011)]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; President Barack Obama is moving at a historic pace to try to diversify the nation's federal judiciary: Nearly three of every four people he has been able to confirm to the federal bench are women or minorities. He is the first president who hasn't selected a majority of white males for lifetime judgeships.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[As the America Invents Act heads to President Barack Obama for his signature, intellectual property lawyers consider how the first major overhaul to the U.S. patent system since 1952 will affect their practice and their clients.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge William C. Lee.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Kendall.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge gives lawyer 6 years in prison for government theft]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Cook County judge sentenced a lawyer to six years in prison Monday after he pleaded guilty to a theft that caused his firm to pay $3.2 million to a south suburb.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Inaccurate data from Illinois law school sparks review]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The investigation into whether the test scores and grades for the University of Illinois College of Law's incoming class were inflated for university literature, is not "good news for any other law school," said a law professor from a neighboring state.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Breyer explores how high court works with president]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[U.S. Supreme Court decisions on the rights of prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are "a little vague," according to Justice Stephen G. Breyer, because of the need to balance the high court's role with the role of the president.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Breyer explores how high court works with president]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[U.S. Supreme Court decisions on the rights of prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are "a little vague," according to Justice Stephen G. Breyer, because of the need to balance the high court's role with the role of the president.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bomchill vows to support courts as FBA leader]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Confronted with money woes and hampered by politicians' partisan squabbles, Lady Justice can use a helping hand, said Chicago attorney Fern C. Bomchill.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Illinois State Bar AssociationNoon-1 p.m. via telephoneInfo: 800-252-8908; fax: 217-525-0712]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Event tries to bring together a 'trifecta of professions']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The guest list for the Cook County Bar Association's annual legislative reception got a little longer this year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[ACLU asks for clarity on state security tactics]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; If stopping a terrorist attack is like finding a needle in a haystack, the government has only built a bigger haystack in the decade since the 9/11 terrorist attacks.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[A trend emerges with the rise of the retaliation claim]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a recent decision, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that an employee's Title VII retaliatory discharge claim should have survived summary judgment, in part, because the employee testified that a decision maker for the employer stated that the employee "was playing the race card" near the date of the employee's termination.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Making sense of the current state of affairs]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The present depends, in large part, upon recollections of the past as well as expectations (including fears) with respect to the future. Recollections of my career at the bar, culminating in a remarkable dissenting opinion by Justice Hugo L. Black (366 U.S. 82, 97 [1961]), could be drawn on in my Chicago Daily Law Bulletin article of April 25, 2011 (on the 50th anniversary of that decision). How are we situated today?]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart P.C. announced that Harry J. Secaras has joined the firm as a shareholder. He comes to the firm from Pappas, Cleary, O'Connor, Fildes, Secaras P.C. where he served as a founding shareholder.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Chaplain connects with students]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Thomas A. Judge said like many people, he has spent most of his life searching for meaning.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Three people share their New York City 9/11 memories]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Howard A. Fried worked until midnight the night before in the south tower of the World Trade Center with a "bright young associate" who had been a volunteer firefighter.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[66 years after WWII, Germany remains in courtroom]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[THE HAGUE, Netherlands &mdash; Germany argued at the United Nations' highest court today that Italian courts have no right to order it to pay compensation to Nazi war victims, saying international law and peace treaties would be jeopardized if national courts had the power to override them.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Katten adds former U.S. prosecutor who tried the Burge and Hale cases]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Katten, Muchin, Rosenman LLP has hired a former assistant U.S. attorney who handled the perjury case against a police official accused of torturing suspects and prosecuted a white supremacist convicted of scheming to kill a judge.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Discipline panel dismisses case against associate judge]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Courts Commission dismissed a complaint alleging that a downstate judge violated judicial ethical rules by his involvement in the dismissal of a traffic ticket against his teenage daughter.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Illinois county finds court translators costing more]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[ROCKFORD &mdash; Winnebago County is spending more money this year on courthouse translators to accommodate those who speak Asian, Middle Eastern and European languages and communicate via sign language.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bankruptcy judges mingle at Friday reception]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Chaplain connects with students]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Thomas A. Judge said like many people, he has spent most of his life searching for meaning.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Violated laws provide affirmative defenses, even without right to sue]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[If Dana Defendant contends Peter Plaintiff breached a statute or regulation that does not grant an express or implied right to sue, is she nevertheless permitted to invoke the violation as an affirmative defense? Even if Dana can't wield the violation as a sword, in other words, can she deploy it as a shield?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Prisoner suits - proper pleading]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Harold A. Baker.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA['May all creatures be at peace']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[There are certain events in history that, due to their unfathomable, indescribable, devastating nature, brand our memory. We will forever remember where we were, what we were doing, and the thoughts and emotions that followed. On Sept. 11, 2001, we were captive. Each of us felt the events of that day notch a tick mark into our personal timelines.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Kane County Bar Association9 a.m.-NoonCall for free consultation with a volunteer attorneyInfo: 630-762-1900]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[U.S. needs to declassify much of its information, critics say]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Judge Richard A. Posner of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and Professor Geoffrey R. Stone of the University of Chicago Law School don't agree on much.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Clifford discusses role in 9/11 property damages case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Robert A. Clifford, founder of Clifford Law Offices and president of The Chicago Bar Association, represented victims of every major commercial airline crash in the U.S. in the last few decades.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judges recall 2001 chief judge's election]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When the time came to address his fellow Cook County circuit judges 10 years ago as a candidate for chief judge, Michael J. Murphy basically said, "God Bless America. I know you and you know me."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Foster families consider Catholic Charities dispute]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[ST. LOUIS &mdash; In large part due to their faith, Mark Zartman and Beth Banuelos swung open their families' doors to children from broken homes in southern Illinois.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Congress passes first major patent act since 1952]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; Congress has given the U.S. patent system its first major overhaul since the age of the transistor radio by passing legislation designed to spur innovation and provide a sorely needed boost to the job market.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Law students question lessons of 9/11]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[As a former resident of New York, Wally Ghuneim said he used to be able to see the twin towers from his elementary school in Brooklyn.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Local professor examines the historical lessons]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[I began, on Sept. 12, 2001, a series of public observations about our responses to the monstrous assaults the day before, in New York City, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania. The opening days of our decade-long encounter with suicidal terrorists included for me three letters I presumed to send at once to the FBI with suggestions for immediate inquiries by our government]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Petition wants high court to reverse State Farm ruling]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The plaintiffs in a high-profile class-action lawsuit want the Illinois Supreme Court to reconsider their case because they said the defendants allegedly committed "an extrinsic fraud" against the court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Law firm follows lawyer's volunteer attitude on 9/11]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When the planes crashed into the World Trade Center towers, Glenn Winuk could have fled. But, he went to help.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Immigration - <I>Chevron</I> deference]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court takes on Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Let's talk about "The Biggest Loser." No, not the TV show. I want to talk about what Linda Greenhouse referred to as "The Biggest Loser" of the 2010 term of the U.S. Supreme Court: the Fourth Amendment.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Why did many of us go to law school?]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Change is constant, evolving and never ending.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Parental rights - unfitness]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 3rd Judicial District, has affirmed a judgment by 10th Judicial Circuit Associate Judge Richard D. McCoy of Peoria County.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Law firm donates time to help people in need]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[His example 'challenges me to be a better person']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The images conjured up by a U2 song that would become a 9/11 tribute song, along with Ryan Adams' "New York, New York," filmed with the twin towers in the background the weekend before the attack, never fail to bring me right back to that beautiful September day.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery will present a free, one-hour webinar, "Matching Patent Prosecution to Your Business Goals," at 11 a.m., Sept. 21. Partner Nicholas T. Peters will discuss how to navigate the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and how to strategically tailor the process of obtaining a patent to an applicant's business objectives. For more information, go to fitcheven.com.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[No timeout for conference after 'ball is snapped' in depositions]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Pop quiz: During a jury trial in federal court, opposing counsel asks an unanticipated question while pounding your client with tough cross-examination. Do you get to call a timeout and confer with your client for 30 minutes before she has to answer?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Law Bulletin and legal community reflect on their 9/11 experiences]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Chicago Daily Law Bulletin asked our readers to reflect on where they were when they learned about the Sept. 11 attacks. Here are their responses as well as responses from our staff.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Attorney discusses role in this landmark settlement]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Peg Warner, a McDermott, Will & Emery LLP partner, is a member of the executive committee and leads the firm's global litigation and intellectual property practices. She was the principal architect and lead negotiator of the landmark settlement of over 10,100 environmental tort cases against the city of New York and scores of private contractors that undertook rescue, recovery and debris removal operations after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. She answered a few of the Law Bulletin's questions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judges recall 2001 chief judge's election]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When the time came to address his fellow Cook County circuit judges 10 years ago as a candidate for chief judge, Michael J. Murphy basically said, "God Bless America. I know you and you know me."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Is the labor department's timesheet app useful?]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[On May 9, 2011, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the launch of its debut smartphone application: DOL-Timesheet. Available as a free download from the iTunes App Store DOL-Timesheet is being marketed as a tool for employees to track regular work hours, break time and overtime hours worked during any given pay period. From this data, employees may presumably calculate their gross wages and compare these expected earnings with what they are actually paid. Unfortunately, DOL-Timesheet has the pot]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Schiff, Hardin LLP announced that Mir Y. Ali and Brian McLeish have joined the firm as associates.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge OKs $5.9M settlement over fair credit act]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal judge has approved a $5.9 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit over the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Children in class with Bush on 9/11 take a look back]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SARASOTA, Fla. &mdash; The 16 children who shared modern America's darkest moment with President George W. Bush are high school seniors now &mdash; football players, ROTC members, track athletes, wrestlers and singers.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[City settles wrongful death suit against police for $1.3M]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Chicago City Council approved a $1.3 million settlement today for the family of a man who died after police allegedly fired a stun gun at him and didn't seek medical attention even though he swallowed a bag of narcotics.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education12:30 p.m. UBS Tower & Conference CenterOne N Wacker Dr 2nd FlInfo: 800-252-8062; fax: 217-546-6096]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge OKs $5.9M settlement over fair credit act]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal judge has approved a $5.9 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit over the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[ATLANTA &mdash; A federal appeals court on Wednesday held that juveniles convicted of murder can be sentenced to life in prison without parole, seeking to settle a lingering debate over how the courts punish minors who commit serious offenses.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Quinn announces 1,900 layoffs, seven facility closures]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Gov. Patrick J. Quinn announced today his intent to lay off 1,900 state workers and close seven state facilities, including a prison, a juvenile detention center and facilities for the developmentally disabled and mentally ill.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The list of harms inflicted on Edmond Demiraj and his family for his decision to cooperate with federal prosecutors against a reputed Albanian mobster is long and growing.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Hostile workplace - sufficient evidence]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Joe B. McDade of the Central District of Illinois.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Small college implements widespread drug testing]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[LINN, Mo. &mdash; Textbooks? Check. School sweatshirt? Check. Urine specimen cup? Only if you want to stay in school.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Changes wrought by forces ranging from immigration to advances in technology to terrorist attacks on American soil are among the matters being explored at the annual meeting of lawyers and judges who work in the federal courts.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Two small law firms combine this month to expand their client bases]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[For at least the past decade, both John J. Rock and Matthew P. Connelly worked at law firms started by their fathers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Paridy blends her passions]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nancy E. Paridy wished as a young child that she would one day become a teacher.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Railroad owed duty to child injured climbing on train]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Three months before he turned 13, Dominic Choate's left leg was amputated below the knee after being mangled by metal wheels while he tried to climb on a freight train that was moving at 9 to 10 mph.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by Chief U.S. District Judge Michael P. McCuskey of the Central District of Illinois.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Environmental law brings lawyers together for bar groups' event]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court bars prior testimony from former witness]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Prior trial testimony of a deceased witness was inadmissible in a civil rights lawsuit where a party against whom the testimony was offered did not have adequate opportunity to develop the testimony.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Women's Bar Association of Illinois5:30-7:30 p.m. Winston & Strawn35 W Wacker DrInfo: 312-341-8530; fax: 312-341-8533]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The death threats and hate mail, she said, have slowed, and she keeps her office door unlocked in defiance. There, Jennifer L. McCann sits behind her desk, wearing leopard print pumps, poised for an argument.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The Senate opened its fall session Tuesday by taking a step toward passing a patent bill that has been a rare example of bipartisanship in this year's divided Congress.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Battery is an intentional tort, but there are conflicting Illinois opinions on whether the required mental state is 1) intent to achieve harmful or offensive contact or 2) intent to accomplish a touching that happens to be harmful or offensive.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st Judicial District, has reversed a judgment by Cook County Circuit Judge Mary M. Brosnahan, with remand for further proceedings.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court enforces single limit for 'related claims']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 1st District Appellate Court recently held that multiple claims, arising from a law firm paralegal's embezzlement of funds from at least 16 probate estates represented by the firm, were "related claims" that triggered only the single claim limit of liability of $100,000 under the firm's professional liability policy, rather than the aggregate limit of $300,000. Continental Casualty Co. v. Howard Hoffman and Associates. No. 1-10-0957, 2011 WL 2612291 (1st Dist. Aug. 15, 2011).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Determining when a cause of action accrues]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[One of the most confusing aspects of ERISA litigation is the determination of when a cause of action accrues. As the defendant learned to its detriment in Withrow v. Bache Halsey Stuart Shield Inc. Salary Protection Plan, 2011 U.S.App.LEXIS 17526 (9th Cir. August 23, 2011), the failure to effectively trigger an accrual of a cause of action prevented a statute of limitations from running for about 25 years. The case involved a stockbroker, Valerie Withrow, who became employed by Bache (now Prudential Secur]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Justinian Society of Lawyers will honor Illinois State Bar Association President John G. Locallo and 2nd District Appellate Court Justice Mary Seminara Schostok at its annual installation and awards dinner on Sept. 22.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Northwestern University must turn over about 500 e-mails written to and from students, their former journalism professor and an assistant because they are not protected by Illinois law, a Cook County circuit judge ruled today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Working-age adults reach a record level of poverty]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; Working-age America is the new face of poverty.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Northwestern University must turn over about 500 e-mails written to and from students, their former journalism professor and an assistant because they are not protected by Illinois law, a Cook County circuit judge ruled today.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal from a judgment by U.S. District Judge G. Patrick Murphy, of the Southern District of Illinois.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Beer company wins fees in rooftop ad spat]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A state appeals panel granted nearly $279,000 in attorney fees Tuesday to a beer company in a lease dispute over advertising space on a roof near Wrigley Field.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Attorneys remember 9/11 with CBA's prayer breakfast]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Kareem M. Irfan first heard that a plane crashed into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, he said he immediately thought, "Oh my God, I hope that was not the act of any Muslim fanatics."]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The significance of Sept. 11 has not waned for many Americans, even a decade after the attacks.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Letters: One reader honors judge, another stresses value of court documents]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Appleton finds his dream job]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Justice Thomas R. Appleton never wanted to be a rock star, astronaut or cowboy while growing up.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Poll looks at line between civil liberties, protection]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; Surveillance cameras in public places? Sure. Body scans at airports? Maybe. Snooping in personal e-mail? Not so fast.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[7th Circuit reverses and remands a discrimination case back to court]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A longtime employee of the Illinois secretary of state's office has been given the green light to take his employer to trial over allegations that he was targeted for termination based on his race.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bennett's life pushes her to advocacy]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Facing homelessness as a child greatly influenced Khadine M. Bennett's life and career path.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Constitution bars bankruptcy judges from deciding these counterclaims]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 3rd Division, affirmed the ruling by Cook County Circuit Judge Ronald F. Bartkowicz declaring the contract null and void.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Expert testimony - standard of care]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st Judicial District, has affirmed a judgment by Cook County Circuit Judge Donald J. O'Brien Jr.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court upholds NLRB order reinstating workers]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[During 2007, Kiewit Power Construction Co. was a subcontractor building turbines for a Missouri power plant. It employed, among others, 22 electricians on the work site in the turbine building. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) represented the electricians.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Global warming litigation unlikely to cool]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In June 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its much anticipated decision in American Electric Power (AEP) Co. Inc. v. Connecticut. Following oral argument in April, most observers agreed that the court would reverse the decision of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. These predictions turned out to be accurate as the court reversed in an 8-0 opinion written by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. At the time the decision was released, many proclaimed the end of global warming litigation. The Wall Street Jour]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Jenner & Block LLP and Baer, Higgins & Fruchtman LLC will team up with the Chicago network of the International Womens Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation to host an event next week on effective business development techniques.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Arab, Muslim people still face discrimination in U.S.]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nearly 10 years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a large number of Arab and Muslim people living in the United States face continued discrimination, said a former president of the Arab-American Bar Association of Illinois.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[New Hampshire debates citizens' use of deadly force]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[CONCORD, N.H. &mdash; Expanding New Hampshire citizens' power to use deadly force easily passed the Republican Legislature as a guns rights issue, but law enforcement is pushing back hard in hopes that the Senate will kill the bill as a danger to public safety.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Jenner associates collect and record Leighton's memories]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Jenner & Block LLP partner Jeffrey D. Colman met George N. Leighton nearly 30 years ago when he tried a case in front of him as a young lawyer.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge blocks Madigan's effort to strip Burge's pension]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Jon Burge's pension is still safe. The former Chicago police lieutenant who was accused of torturing suspects — and later convicted of lying about it — won the first round of a legal battle with the Illinois attorney general.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge blocks Madigan's effort to strip Burge's pension]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Jon Burge's pension is still safe. The former Chicago police lieutenant who was accused of torturing suspects — and later convicted of lying about it — won the first round of a legal battle with the Illinois attorney general.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA['Honor crime' victims qualify as social group]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Jordanian women threatened with death for allegedly flouting "repressive moral norms" are entitled to fight deportation from the United States as members of a persecuted group, a federal appeals court has ruled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[NCAA meets hurdles if it changes the system, pays student-athletes]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Over the past 18 months, the NCAA has been the subject of a litany of scandals that have affected some of the most prestigious and successful college football programs in the country.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Ex-coach asks Supreme Court to rule on public comment law]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; A high school basketball coach wants the state's high court to find the Illinois Citizen Participation Act (CPA) unconstitutional because he claims it protects defamation.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Tennessee may represent poor through bid system]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. &mdash; The Tennessee Supreme Court is considering having lawyers bid on representing the poor in certain types of cases.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Texas welcomes some laws you won't see around here]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[FORT WORTH, Texas &mdash; Want to catch a catfish by hand or shoot a feral hog from a helicopter? Want to keep driving the daytime speed limit after the sun goes down?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge overturns $1.3 billion award in high-tech case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO &mdash; A federal judge threw out a $1.3 billion jury verdict against German business software maker SAP AG, slamming the penalty as "grossly excessive" and dealing an unexpected setback to SAP's Silicon Valley rival Oracle Corp.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Contracts - attorney modification option]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 2nd Division, has affirmed a ruling by Cook County Circuit Judge LeRoy K. Martin Jr.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Civil liberties groups want 9/11 wiretap suits revived]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SEATTLE &mdash; Lawyers for civil liberties groups asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to revive two groups of lawsuits claiming the government has monitored the communications of millions of Americans without warrants since 9/11.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Study says women, minorities face uphill battle in law]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Women and minorities are making progress, but their movement through the pipeline to the legal profession and then up its ranks remains sluggish, a new study says.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel upholds $29M verdict in favor of family]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal appeals panel has affirmed a $29.1 million verdict against the United States in a 6-year-long medical malpractice case.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Family law firm wins dispute over contested bill]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a dispute over attorney fees, a state appeals panel affirmed a Cook County judge's award to a law firm despite the client's argument that the trial lacked testimony from the lawyers who billed the hours.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Author stresses effective networking for lawyers seeking a new position]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[For about 20 years, Sheila Markin Nielsen has worked with more than 2,000 lawyers and other professionals looking for new jobs or career advancement.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[5 states take on the 'villainous fish']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA["It seems to me that Stephen King would be hard pressed to come up with a more villainous fish than what we have in Asian carp," said a law student Christopher B. Grubb about the fish that threatens to invade the Great Lakes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Chicago-Kent student receives SmithAmundsen writing award]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Guilty plea - warning over sentencing]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 3rd Division, has affirmed a judgment by Cook County Associate Judge Brian K. Flaherty.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Doubling the tolls becomes an act of hubris]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Instances of hubris abound in history. Indeed, one of the great lessons of the ancients is that hubris, or excessive arrogance in action, typically leads to the undoing of its purveyors. Examples of such hubris might include, say, the Athenians' unjust conquest of the Melians, an act of pure and unjustifiable aggression which, though successful, was followed by Athens' devastating loss at Sicily. This calamity ultimately led to Athens' fall.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers may need strategies for enjoying a vacation]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Did you take the time to get away on vacation this summer? If so, did you disconnect from the office while you were on vacation?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[David D. Streicker has joined Polsinelli, Shughart P.C. as a shareholder in the firm's business department.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Justices disagree with colleagues on Section 3-106 of act]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In the second of two new cases on what qualifies as a "condition" of public property under Section 3-106 of the Local Governmental Tort Immunity Act, Mary Grundy said she tripped over the metal leg of a movable warning sign located in an outdoor food court at the Lincoln Park Zoo.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Study says women, minorities face uphill battle in law]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Women and minorities are making progress, but their movement through the pipeline to the legal profession and then up its ranks remains sluggish, a new study says.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Schools may need to publish scholarship retention data]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The American Bar Association told a U.S. senator this week it may require law schools to "publish on their websites specific data about scholarship retention rates."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Cook County Bar Association6 p.m. 29 S LaSalle St Ste 610Info: 312-630-1157 x3; fax: 312-630-0983]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Missouri interviews high court candidates in public]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. &mdash; Attorneys and judges hopeful of winning a spot on the Missouri Supreme Court took turns publicly recounting their qualifications Wednesday as a special nominating panel opened the doors for the first time on its once secretive interview sessions.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Suit filed against FDA may hamper food recall efforts]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; A major fruit company's lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration could have a chilling effect on regulators' efforts to get tainted food off the market.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Jurisdiction - minimum contacts]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 2nd District, has affirmed a judgment by Winnebago County Judge J. Edward Prochaska.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[ARDC urges patience about the trust account changes]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Illinois lawyers whose financial institutions are not eligible beginning today to hold their trust accounts need not be alarmed, said an official with the state's lawyer discipline agency.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[ARDC urges patience about the trust account changes]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Illinois lawyers whose financial institutions are not eligible beginning today to hold their trust accounts need not be alarmed, said an official with the state's lawyer discipline agency.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge blocks old testimony for a civil claim]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A man who claims Chicago police officers used physical abuse to coerce him into falsely confessing to a rape and murder may not use his late co-defendant's prior testimony to bolster his civil claims against the officers, a federal judge ruled today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel looks at future of federal sexual orientation bill]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Rocco Claps, the director of the Illinois Department of Human Rights, said he hopes national lawmakers learn from their state counterparts when it comes to implementing a nondiscrimination law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Those in the trenches discuss work on Criminal Code]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; As a major revision of the Illinois Criminal Code of 1961 nears completion, those who spent more than five years toiling over the intricacies of the statutes look back with satisfaction.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Tough antitrust vow gets new life with AT&T suit]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When President Barack Obama took office, he vowed a new era of antitrust enforcement, promising to crack down on deals that undermined competition.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Wrangling continues over handling of mandatory supervised release]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The state's criminal trial judges must tell defendants about mandatory supervised release before imposing a plea-deal prison term, but they don't necessarily need to do it when the sentence gets issued, the 1st District Appellate Court has ruled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Swerdlow likes thrill of the deal]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Marc Swerdlow, president, general counsel and executive committee member of Waterton Associates LLC, said he feels at home in the apartment industry.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Justices debate district's immunity for 'unnatural accumulation']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Does Section 3-106 of the Local Governmental Tort Immunity Act — which shields municipalities from ordinary negligence claims that are "based on the existence of a condition of any public property intended or permitted to be used for recreational purposes" — apply to an unnatural accumulation of snow or ice?]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Trade secrets - client lists]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 2nd Division, has affirmed a ruling by Cook County Circuit Judge Sophia H. Hall.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court gives green light to lawsuit against police]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Allegations that police officers failed to disclose their history of fabricating evidence and framing innocent citizens were sufficient to state a federal due process claim under Brady v. Maryland against the Chicago Police Department.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Dealing with coverage in interstate trucking cases]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[For decades, interstate trucking companies attempted to avoid liability for crashes involving truck drivers they hired by claiming that those drivers were independent contractors. See Am. Trucking Ass'ns v. United States. 344 U.S. 298, 304-05 (1954). Congress, through various amendments to the Interstate Common Carrier Act, put the kibosh on that practice. See Integral Ins. Co. v. Lawrence Fulbright Trucking, Inc. 930 F.2d 258, 261 (2dCir. 1991) (noting that the purpose of these amendments was to ensure t]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[70 in-house attorneys receive honors at event]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Emily A. Fox has joined Pircher, Nichols & Meeks as an associate. She comes to the firm from Locke, Lord, Bissell & Liddell LLP.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Six states start effort to close Chicago-area water link]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. &mdash; Six attorneys general in the Great Lakes region called for a multistate coalition today that would push the federal government to protect the lakes from invasive species such as Asian carp by cutting off their artificial link to the Mississippi River basin.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court rules Kansas must fund Planned Parenthood]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WICHITA, Kan. &mdash; A federal judge ordered Kansas to immediately resume funding a Planned Parenthood chapter on the same quarterly schedule that existed before a new state law stripped it of all federal funding for nonabortion services.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Jurors may need a definition of 'reasonable doubt']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[It is axiomatic that in all criminal cases the burden of proof is beyond a reasonable doubt. A long-standing rule in Illinois is that the term "reasonable doubt" is self-defining and requires no further elaboration. For that reason the Illinois Pattern Jury Instruction does not include a definition for reasonable doubt and indicates that none should be given. Jurors, in effect, are left to their own devices to decide what the term means.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Wildman, Harrold teaches powerful lessons during presentation]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Due process - sentencing and ratios]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge Ruben Castillo.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court limits 'Good Samaritan' protection for doctors]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Illinois doctors accused of negligently providing emergency care cannot escape liability simply by refraining from billing their patients directly, a federal appeals court held today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court limits 'Good Samaritan' protection for doctors]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Illinois doctors accused of negligently providing emergency care cannot escape liability simply by refraining from billing their patients directly, a federal appeals court held today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Peterson hopes to get sealed PLA dismissed]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Drew Peterson's defense team will file a motion to dismiss a possible Supreme Court case against him before the court decides whether to hear the case.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Shriners' top lawyer believes in group's mission]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Northwest suburban attorney who is the new general counsel for Shriners International and Shriners Hospitals for Children said the hospitals are "one of the best kept secrets in the world."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bradford A. LeHew has joined Fisher & Phillips LLP as an associate. He comes from Litchfield, Cavo LLP.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judges teach students about the court system]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyer reflects on 'Operation Family Secrets']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[I picked up "Operation Family Secrets: How a Mobster's Son and the FBI Brought Down Chicago's Murderous Crime Family" by Frank Calabrese Jr. and read this book because I remembered the name Calabrese from long ago, in the 1950s, during college and law school, when I worked as a community organizer in Little Italy. My community organization work was focused on five youth gangs, of various ages. One of the teenage gang members' names that came to my attention was a 15- to 16-year old named Calabrese. My]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Loved ones describe Burtker as proud of plaintiffs' work]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[John C. Burtker worked as a plaintiff personal-injury lawyer beginning in the early 1950s, as that practice area developed in Illinois, family members said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel reverses conviction based on lack of grounds for police frisk]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 1st District Appellate Court has reversed a woman's gun and cocaine convictions, ruling that Chicago police shouldn't have searched her based on nothing more than anonymous tips.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Mullen wants to reach all judges]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lake County Circuit Judge Margaret J. Mullen doesn't want to leave anyone behind.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge reviews conflicting cases on 30-day countdown for removal]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 30-day countdown for removing a lawsuit to federal court based on 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b) starts running when the complaint is served on "the defendant." But in multidefendant cases where the summonses are delivered on different dates, there are conflicting cases on when the clock starts ticking.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Prosecutor misdeed - rebuttal argument]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 3rd Division, has affirmed a judgment by Cook County Associate Judge Neera Lall Walsh.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal EducationNoon-1 p.m. via telephone$79Info: 800-252-8062; fax: 217-787-5986]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Justice attorneys sue to halt AT&T, T-Mobile accord]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Justice Department today sued to block AT&T's proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile, a deal that would create the largest carrier in the country and reshape the industry.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Attorney receives gavel, plaque from her firm]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Agreement gives people with disabilities living options]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Twenty-thousand people with physical disabilities living in nursing homes on Medicaid in Cook County are expected to get an opportunity for independent living due to Tuesday's preliminary settlement of a lawsuit.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Patents help auto industry remain competitive, efficient]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale P.C. attorney Thomas A. Hallin speaks from experience when he says that intellectual property is critical to players in the automotive industry who want to beat their competitors in efficiency and innovation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal EducationNoon-1 p.m. via telephone$79Info: 800-252-8062; fax: 217-787-5986]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Ginsburg says confirmation process is too partisan]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[DALLAS &mdash; U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Monday that the confirmation process has become much more partisan and that she probably never would have made it to the high court under the current climate.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panhandler finds ally on the bench in fight with N.Y.]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[On Fifth Avenue, somewhere between the University Club and Tiffany, Sojourner Hardeman sat before an empty storefront recently, displaying a cardboard sign that detailed her abilities as a typist and her familiarity with computer software.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Downstate jury awards $13.5M for crushed leg]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A downstate jury returned a $13.5 million verdict in favor of a former construction worker whose leg was crushed while he worked on roof trusses.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA['People person' takes charge of ABA's young lawyers]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[His admirers wonder if Chicago attorney Michael G. Bergmann ever finds time to catch 40 winks.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Double play: Trial attorney takes charge of two local baseball teams]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Patrick A. Salvi has mascots on his mind. Along with running a full-time law practice representing plaintiffs in injury and death cases, Salvi owns two minor league baseball teams.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Scholten uses his instincts on the job]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Maurice J. Scholten said he didn't become interested in the law until he got bored with mechanical engineering.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Double play: Trial attorney takes charge of two local baseball teams]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Patrick A. Salvi has mascots on his mind. Along with running a full-time law practice representing plaintiffs in injury and death cases, Salvi owns two minor league baseball teams.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Justices disagree on duty in secondhand asbestos case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Jean Holmes died of mesothelioma at age 93 in 2006, allegedly from inhaling asbestos her husband inadvertently brought home on his clothes in 1962 and 1963 when he worked for Union Asbestos & Rubber Co. (Unarco).]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Wrongful death - proper damages]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed in part and reversed in part a judgment by U.S. District Judge Amy St. Eve.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Charles P. Kocoras.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[No specific jurisdiction exists over passive website]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Today's case involves a copyright infringement claim brought by Labtest International Inc. d/b/a Intertek Consumer Goods North America (Intertek) with a test facility in northwest suburban Arlington Heights and an office in west suburban Oak Brook against Centre Testing International Corp. (CTI), a corporation under the laws of the People's Republic of China with its principal place of business in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, and the question of whether the federal district court had personal jurisd]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Looking back on King's 'Dream' speech]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[It was 17 minutes that forever changed history. On Aug. 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial — in the shadow of the statute of the Great Emancipator who defeated the southern states over the issue of slavery — and electrified the country with his momentous "I Have A Dream" speech.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Jenner & Block LLP announced that partner E. Lynn Grayson has been named co-chair of its environmental and workplace health and safety law practice.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Buttons make attorney a history buff]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bradley C. Nahrstadt doesn't introduce himself as a collector.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel suggests disbarment for false school data]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A lawyer who lied about family income on financial aid applications submitted to his daughter's school should be disbarred, a lawyer-discipline panel majority recommended.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal EducationNoon-1 p.m. via telephone; $79Info: 800-252-8062; fax: 217-787-5986]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Law firm fights to halt book by former summer intern]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS &mdash; A New Orleans law office specializing in death penalty cases is suing a former summer intern who wrote an essay about her work at the nonprofit group, accusing her of disclosing confidential information and undermining clients' defenses.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[FOID privacy lawsuit takes on new goal with new law]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; A lawsuit over the disclosure of state information on firearm owners continues despite a new law clarifying the issue.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Writing to build a practice]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Writing is fundamental to nearly every aspect of legal work. Whether it is drafting contracts and transactional documents or persuasive memorandums and briefings, good writing distinguishes the exceptional lawyer from the average. Good writing is thus essential to building a solid reputation among your colleagues within a firm or in-house as well as developing a long-standing relationship with your clients. Many lawyers, however, overlook the opportunity to translate their knowledge and writing skills into]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawsuit and book revisit 1955 Nebraska murder case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[LINCOLN, Neb. &mdash; The Nebraska attorney general has subpoenaed the notes and other materials gathered by a Colorado man who wrote a book about a 1955 killing in Lincoln.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Loyola announces 10 students who are named Corboy Fellows]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[N.Y. judges net pay increase, but some want more]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A state commission late last week decided to increase the pay of the more than 1,200 New York State judges by 27 percent over three years, after 12 years without a raise.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a judgment by U.S. District Judge William T. Lawrence.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit accusing officials at an Illinois prison of violating an inmate's constitutional rights by canceling religious services for adherents of the African Hebrew Israelite (AHI) faith.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[KNOXVILLE, Tenn. &mdash; Travel along any major roadway in Knoxville and drivers will likely run into Stephen A. Burroughs.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Widow fails in argument to recover $5M verdict in her husband's death]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A divided state appeals panel has denied a widow's effort to recover a $5 million jury verdict that was taken away by a Cook County judge.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Buttons make attorney a history buff]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bradley C. Nahrstadt doesn't introduce himself as a collector.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Letter to court wasn't 'appearance' that would bar belated challenge]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A year after Philos Technologies, an Illinois corporation, obtained a $2.9 million default judgment in Chicago against a South Korean company (Philos & D Inc.) and two citizens of the Republic of Korea (Don-Hee Park and Jae-Hee Park) for allegedly failing to pay for metalworking equipment, the defendants moved to vacate, contending they weren't subject to personal jurisdiction in Illinois.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Sixth Amendment - effective assistance]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge William C. Griesbach.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Responsiveness remains important to success]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[I am delighted to have this wonderful opportunity to share my thoughts each month on what law practice success means to me and to offer my suggestions on how to get there. But before I tell you about myself, I want to say a special thank you to Chris Zinski, who authored these columns during the last 18 months. I hope that all of you have enjoyed, as I have, his terrific insights and unique perspectives on the practice of law. Chris has no shortage of great ideas on how to be a successful attorney, and bett]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[McGuireWoods LLP announced that Amy B. Manning has been elected to the firm's eight-member executive committee. She is a partner in the firm's antitrust and trade regulation department and serves on the firm's board of partners.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Cook County Bar Association Foundation9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Chicago Black United Communities 330 E 37th St (Lu Palmer Pl)Info: 312-759-1212; fax: 312-759-2240]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Google's bid for Motorola means play for many patents]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Patrick L. Patras, a partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, who focuses on patent litigation, became most interested in Google's $12.5 billion bid for Motorola Mobility when he heard that patents played a leading role in the transaction.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Local child protection judge leads a national family council]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Patricia M. Martin became presiding judge of the Cook County Circuit Court's Child Protection Division in 2000, there were at least 27,000 pending cases of children in foster care due to abuse or neglect.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[U.S. court papers head to shredder by the millions]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Wrestling with the challenges of documents in the digital age, U.S. officials are destroying millions of paper federal court records to save storage costs &mdash; and raising the ire of some historians, private detectives and others who heavily rely on the files.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 3rd District, has affirmed an order by the Illinois Department of Human Rights' chief legal counsel.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Key legislation impacts the Civil Rights Movement]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Monopolization charges rise after hacking scandal]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The revelation that reporters for the British tabloid News of the World illegally hacked cellphones belonging to a 13-year-old murder victim, among others, last month continues to play a large role in global business practices. One of the most unexpected results may be its effect on the new scrutiny global IP licensing practices are facing under anti-monopoly laws.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Foley & Lardner LLP announced that Roger D. Strode Jr. has joined its health-care industry team as a partner. He comes to the firm from McDermott, Will & Emery LLP. Strode's practice focuses on health-care business transactions.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Program teaches 1Ls professionalism]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Before most of the state's newest law students even filed into the classroom for their first day, they met the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Former ABA president, Democratic activist dies at 88]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Jerome J. Shestack, a lawyer, diplomat and former president of the American Bar Association who served on a committee that helped derail the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Robert H. Bork, died on Aug. 18 at his home in Philadelphia. He was 88.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge rules he can't demand salaries be paid]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA['Sovereign citizens' present challenge to justice system]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A defendant charged with bank robbery questioned whether Congress properly enacted the federal criminal code.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Barnes & Thornburg celebrates diversity work]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Three months of employment doesn't satisfy requirement]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Five states fail in plea to keep carp from Great Lakes]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Friends remember Evenson as leading Cuban law expert]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Casadont plays lead role in BlueStar]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Jon M. Casadont started practicing just six years before joining BlueStar Energy Solutions as the company's first in-house lawyer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[DETROIT &mdash; Medical marijuana cannot be sold through private shops, the Michigan appeals court said Wednesday in a major decision that strikes at businesses trying to cash in on pot and cuts off a source for people with chronic ailments.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Nordic Law Club gets lawyers, judges together for an outing]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Changes to local laws affect real estate]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Federal immunity bars corpsman's suit against Navy]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The estate of a Navy corpsman who committed suicide at a naval base could not sue the Navy for damages resulting from the responding officers' negligence under a broad federal immunity doctrine.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Child welfare agency didn't qualify as 'state actor']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Contending he was deprived of due process when he was fired without a pretermination or post-termination hearing &mdash; and that his former employer, a child-and-family-services agency, is a "state actor" &mdash; Marshall Garner sued Lakeside Community Committee (LCC) under Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Quinn enlists women lawyers for council]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Gov. Patrick J. Quinn has appointed two lawyers to serve on a recently resurrected council charged with boosting the participation of women in the state's economic recovery.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Media loses court battle over streaming school sports]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[ARDC moves to suspend Blagojevich's law license]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The state lawyer discipline agency seeks to suspend former Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich's law license on an interim basis due to his convictions on corruption-related charges.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[House GOP chief of staff makes plan to leave position]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Many of Matthew M. O'Shea's colleagues know him for his patience, diplomacy and work ethic &mdash; three qualities that will serve him well when he leaves his position as Illinois House Republican chief of staff to venture into the world of lobbying.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court finds house bought by spouse before wedding is a marital asset]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[If a husband-to-be buys a house before the wedding and only has his name on the property title, is the home considered marital property if the couple heads to divorce court?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[If a husband-to-be buys a house before the wedding and only has his name on the property title, is the home considered marital property if the couple heads to divorce court?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Miranda - restarting interrogation]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 5th Division, has affirmed a judgment by Cook County Associate Judge Steven J. Goebel.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Arnstein & Lehr LLP announced that Paul R. Diamond has joined its real estate practice group as a partner. He comes to the firm from Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP and focuses his practice on corporate real estate representation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Local judges greet Sotomayor at a reception]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Poll: 1 in 10 employers may cut health plans in 2014]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS &mdash; Nearly one of every 10 midsized or big employers expects to stop offering health coverage to workers once federal insurance exchanges start in 2014, according to a new survey from a large benefits consultant.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Geanopoulos 'puts the kids first']]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Google settles online pharmacy ad probe for $500M]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island &mdash; Google Inc. has agreed to pay $500 million to settle a U.S. government investigation into the Internet search leader's distribution of online ads from Canadian pharmacies illegally selling prescription and nonprescription drugs to American consumers, a U.S. attorney said today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Park district pays tribute to Illinois' first female judge]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Illinois Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis said she believes history can inspire people.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[White House says up to 500 federal rules to be axed]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[John Marshall opens center for Chinese IP law]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Dignitaries from China along with faculty and alumni from The John Marshall Law School cut a red ribbon Tuesday at the grand opening of the school's Chinese Intellectual Property Resource Center.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court takes controversial position in Pettaway]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Planting the seeds of business development]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Baker & Daniels LLP announced that Stacey Lynn Smiricky has joined its labor and employment group as a partner. She was at Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel affirms Navy not liable in suicide case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[While conceding that its ruling was based on a legal doctrine that "is certainly not without controversy," a federal appeals court has declined to revive a wrongful death lawsuit filed in the suicide of an active member of the Navy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel affirms Navy not liable in suicide case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[While conceding that its ruling was based on a legal doctrine that "is certainly not without controversy," a federal appeals court has declined to revive a wrongful death lawsuit filed in the suicide of an active member of the Navy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Smoke causes traffic issues by Daley Center]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Prosecutors say Blagojevich's trial was fair, honest]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Rod R. Blagojevich received a fair retrial and his convictions for corruption including trying to sell President Barack Obama's Senate seat should stand, prosecutors said today in their retort to the ousted Illinois governor's request for another new trial.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal EducationNoon-1:30 p.m. Civil Opera House20 N Wacker Dr Ste 3120Info: 800-252-8062; fax: 217-787-5986]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Barnes works to find creative solutions]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; William M. Barnes Jr. developed his focus on sustainable living and environmental protection when he worked in Africa. This focus continues to shape his life and his work as chief legal counsel for the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[High court plans to revisit reliability of eyewitnesses]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; Every year, more than 75,000 eyewitnesses identify suspects in criminal investigations. Those identifications are wrong about a third of the time, many studies suggest.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Program helps law students deal with school stresses]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The initial year of law school can bring on increased stress for students &mdash; something many lawyers do not recall fondly.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Justices disagree on tenant's liability for fire]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Continuing the important debate on precisely when a tenant who allegedly started a fire is insulated from a subrogation claim under Dix Mutual Insurance Co. v. LaFramboise, 149 Ill.2d 314 (1992), the Illinois Appellate Court &mdash; with Justice William E. Holdridge dissenting &mdash; affirmed an order that dismissed a property insurer's complaint against Thomas W. Callaghan for damage to a house he leased from John Ellis.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Appellate courts expand Petrillo doctrine]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court 1st District's Aylward v. Settecase opinion expands the scope of the Petrillo doctrine well beyond the range of the court's seminal ruling. In 1986, the 1st District ruled in Petrillo v. Syntex Laboratories, 148 Ill.App.3d 581, that defendants may not have ex parte discussions with the plaintiffs' physicians based on the confidential and fiduciary relationship between patients and physicians. Today, after the expansion of the doctrine by subsequent case law including the recen]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Direct examination can be as easy as playing catch]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[My son, Jack, played a lot of baseball this summer. He was on a spring travel team, a Little League team and then an all-star travel team. Not to mention, he picked up endless games with friends in the neighborhood. I was lucky enough to coach one of the teams and did not miss a single game, not counting the unofficial neighborhood games, of course. After recently mentioning my son's grueling baseball schedule to a client, he sent me an old article titled "A Game of Catch," by Roger Rosenblatt. The art]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Michael, Best & Friedrich LLP announced the addition of four attorneys and two other professionals to its life sciences practice. The group comes to the firm from Polsinelli, Shughart P.C.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[$1.7B merger shows strength in health care]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The $1.7 billion merger between Liberty Dialysis and Fresenius Medical Care represents one of the largest private equity-backed health-care transactions in 2011, said Gregory R. Metz, a partner at Ropes & Gray LLP.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[LegalZoom appears ready to settle class-action suit]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. &mdash; A possible agreement has been reached to settle a $5 million lawsuit against a vendor for online legal documents before the start of a trial scheduled to begin Monday in federal court in Missouri.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[ERISA - summary plan descriptions]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed in part, and affirmed in part, a judgment by U.S. District Judge William C. Griesbach.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Assistance of counsel - 'pure conjecture']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 1st Division, has affirmed a judgment by Cook County Circuit Judge Mary M. Brosnahan.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Appeals court rejects lawsuit filed after abortion remorse]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 1st District Appellate Court has rejected a woman's lawsuit against a clinic over an abortion that she regretted.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 1st District Appellate Court has rejected a woman's lawsuit against a clinic over an abortion that she regretted.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge says Green Party has no right to be on WTTW]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two unsuccessful candidates for statewide office in Illinois cannot make the case that their constitutional rights were violated when they were excluded from televised debates, a federal judge has held.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers may face these issues when helping athletes]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The phone rings and your assistant tells you there is a prospective new client on the phone. You begin speaking with an individual who identifies himself as the agent for an NFL player, who you recognize as the league's top running back. He tells you he is seeking a top-notch divorce lawyer to hire on his client's behalf.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Attorney hiking across the country faces steep challenge in final stretch]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The lawyer who quit Sidley, Austin LLP to walk across America from the Atlantic to the Pacific is past the Great Plains and has reached the Rocky Mountains.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Nordic Law Club welcomes broad membership]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A lot of things have changed since the Nordic Law Club of Chicago was formed in 1932.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers respond to accusations of ex parte messages in multiple cases]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A former arbitrator for the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission accused of ex parte communications with three lawyers in a variety of cases, and the three lawyers who are also accused, have filed their responses to the accusations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Ex-inmate hurt in football game loses $4M award]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[MANSFIELD, Ohio &mdash; An appeals court has reversed the decision to award $4.3 million to a former Ohio inmate who was paralyzed during a flag football game at a Mansfield prison.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[High-rolling lawyer gets 3 years for insider trading]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK &mdash; A Manhattan lawyer was sentenced to three years in prison late last week for helping to link hedge fund traders to lawyers willing to provide inside information about mergers and acquisitions, a case prosecutors celebrated as the biggest such insider trading probe in history.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Disability system leaves troops in limbo]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Staff Sgt. Nicholas Lanier has entered what he calls the "vast unknown." A combat veteran and father to four daughters, he can't remain in the military because of a serious back injury earned in Iraq.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Sentencing - collateral review]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a decision by U.S. District Chief Judge Barbara B. Crabb.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education9 a.m.-12:15 p.m. President Abraham Lincoln Hotel Springfield Info: 800-252-8062; fax: 217-787-5986]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Chief Judge Barbara B. Crabb.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Regional superintendents sue for pay from the state]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Illinois' regional school superintendents asked a Sangamon County court on Friday to ensure they get paid.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Jury composition claim fails to sway 7th Circuit]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Wisconsin man whose lawyer used peremptory challenges to exclude men from a criminal case jury cannot proceed on a claim that his constitutional rights were violated, a federal appeals court panel ruled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[A Wisconsin man whose lawyer used peremptory challenges to exclude men from a criminal case jury cannot proceed on a claim that his constitutional rights were violated, a federal appeals court panel ruled.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[A state appeals panel upheld the constitutionality of a law today that mandates a life prison term for defendants who are convicted of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, if they have been previously convicted of aggravated criminal sexual assault.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The law governing conflicts of interest by Illinois legislators is "a toothless tiger" that needs to be strengthened by allowing investigations, public censure and even fines, the legislature's inspector general said late last week.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Federal judge rules Chicago best site for genocide lawsuit]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal judge has cleared the way for a lawsuit accusing a private military contractor of complicity in the mass murder of ethnic Serbs to be handled in federal court in Chicago.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Response to FOIA qualifies as 'report' in bar to qui tam complaints]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The False Claim Act bars qui tam complaints "based upon the public disclosure of allegations or transactions &hellip; in a congressional, administrative or Government Accounting Office report, hearing, audit or investigation." 31 U.S.C. § 3730(e)(4)(A).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Appeals court opinions address asset dissipation]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[This is part two of a two-part series. The first part of the column ran Aug. 8.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Eric N. Macey, a partner at Novack and Macey LLP, has been inducted as a fellow in the International Society of Barristers. According to his firm, Macey is one of 30 Illinois lawyers in the society of trial lawyers who were chosen by their peers for their excellence and integrity in advocacy. Macey focuses his practice on commercial litigation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Summit focuses on nature's unfriendly pest - the bedbug]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education9 a.m.-12:15 p.m. President Abraham Lincoln Hotel SpringfieldInfo: 800-252-8062; fax: 217-787-5986]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Financial industry groups look to courts to dismantle Dodd-Frank Act]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new front has opened in the behind-the-scenes battle over financial regulation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Ice, Miller combines with Ohio firm, adds 90 lawyers]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO &mdash; The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups have filed a lawsuit in San Francisco federal court seeking to stop a practice in which alleged illegal immigrants are shackled at the feet, waist and wrists while appearing in immigration court.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Shedd Aquarium uses law students to help with environmental efforts]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[For Liz Georges, volunteering at the Shedd Aquarium was a simple and fun way to distract herself from law school.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Insurance - 'two or more cars' provision]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 2nd Division, has affirmed a ruling by Cook County Circuit Judge William O. Maki.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Catholic Charities to appeal decision]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Summit focuses on nature's unfriendly pest - the bedbug]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bedbugs may be small, but they can have a big bite.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Joseph Zangara and Zigmund Dziamara were reportedly infected with methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureas while hospitalized at Advocate Christ Medical Center in southwest suburban Oak Lawn.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Duty to defend - 'sole negligence']]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge Terence Evans leaves behind an IP legacy]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Judge Terence T. Evans of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals died last week at age 71. He became a federal district court judge in Milwaukee in 1979 and was elevated to the appeals court in 1995. His opinions are known for their clarity and plain language; he once told the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin "we should try to simplify [the law] and make it more understandable."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[How the courts deal with this hotly contested issue]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Before its repeal in 1994, Illinois' Structural Work Act was a significant vehicle through which workers sought relief for construction-related injuries. Legislative attempts to revive the act have been unsuccessful, the most recent in 2008. See HB 2094 Construction Safety Act. Section 414 of the "Restatement (Second) of Torts" is said to be the Structural Work Act's "common law negligence corollary" and currently serves as the criterion under which construction-related injuries are analyzed. Bokodi v.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Gabrielle M. Buckley, a shareholder at Vedder, Price P.C., was appointed vice chairwoman of the American Bar Association's section of international law at the ABA's annual meeting in Toronto earlier this month. Buckley, who will be chair of the section in 2013, was also reappointed to the ABA's commission on immigration.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Gardiner, Koch, Weisberg & Wrona announced the addition of three new associates. Kellie J. Sellman joins the firm's general litigation, family law and condominium law groups. She comes to the firm from Susan Lampert & Associates, where she spent four years handling family law and other litigation matters. The two other new associates are both recent graduates from Northwestern University School of Law. Micah J. Hughes joins the firm's general litigation, personal injury and medical malpractice groups and A]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Young Professionals Board of The Chicago Bar Foundation & Young Lawyers Section of The Chicago Bar Association7-11 p.m. Chicago Cultural Center78 E WashingtonIndividual tickets $100; $75 through 8/12Info: 312-554-1207]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK &mdash; A claim that the financial services news company founded by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg discriminated against pregnant women and mothers fell far short of what was needed to prove a companywide pattern or practice of discrimination, a federal judge concluded Wednesday.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Brooks mixes real estate, law at Inland]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[LANSING, Mich. &mdash; The Republican-led Michigan legislature is expected to give serious consideration to recommendations released Wednesday to eliminate 49 judgeships in Michigan, including four slots on the state's Court of Appeals.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 2nd Division, has affirmed an order by Cook County Circuit Judge Peter A. Flynn.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Indiana judge says contract adjustment violates law]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS &mdash; A judge on Wednesday blocked the Indiana Department of Education from using new teacher contract forms that would have allowed school districts to change the hours or days that teachers work without adjusting their pay.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[When prostitutes get arrested in Cook County, they meet Lisa Cunningham.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Kane County offers help to pro se litigants]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Redistricting suit contests maps' partisan nature]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The League of Women Voters of Illinois (LWV) says it seeks to end partisan control of the state's redistricting process through its lawsuit filed in federal court this week.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[7th Circuit denies class-action bid over tainted toy, cites recent ruling]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge rejects attempt to trigger coverage under policy]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Trying to increase the insurance available following an auto accident that killed Charles Robert Gillham II, the special administrator of his estate argued there was coverage under a homeowner's policy that Nationwide Affinity Insurance Co. sold to Allan J. Pax, an acquaintance of Gillham's.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge Samuel Der-Yeghiayan.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Expert witnesses - appropriate fees]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 5th Division, has affirmed a ruling by Cook County Circuit Judge Lee Preston.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge allows subpoenas for case involving film download]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Cynthia M. Hansen, a lawyer with a background in special education and school law, recently joined Tressler LLP with a goal of drawing more school districts as clients.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[When not practicing, lawyer leads football refs]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[To keep up with his profession, one workers' compensation lawyer jogs three miles a day and always shows up a day before the contest.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Allstate goes after Goldman for selling failing securities]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Allstate Corp. is suing Goldman Sachs Group Inc. claiming the broker fraudulently sold it more than $123 million in mortgage-backed securities in 2006 and 2007, before the housing market collapse sent the investments' value plunging.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP announced that Diane Ryan, the former national chief of appeals for the Internal Revenue Service, joined its Chicago office as of counsel earlier this month. Ryan comes to the firm's tax controversy practice from Washington, D.C., where she served as the IRS' appeals chief from 2009 to her 2011 retirement. She started her career with the IRS in 1977.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Social work experience aids Lagoski]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Brown County Circuit Judge Diane M. Lagoski collected her fair share of interesting stories after working for seven years as a social worker in a Chicago psychiatric hospital.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[When not practicing, lawyer leads football refs]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[$1 land deal for diocese draws suit in South Bend]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SOUTH BEND, Ind. &mdash; Civil liberties groups asked a federal judge on Tuesday to block South Bend from spending $1.2 million to buy a Family Dollar store and selling the property for $1 to the local Roman Catholic diocese, which wants the land for a new high school's football field.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA &mdash; London Eley and Timothy Bynum insist they were just blowing off steam when they posted a Facebook exchange about a plot to kill the father of Eley's baby.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Catholic Charities hearing focuses on property right]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court takes away $1 million jury verdict]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A state appeals panel has upheld a Cook County judge's ruling to vacate a $1 million jury verdict awarded to the estate of a man who died after he jumped from a nursing home window.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge rejects offset for tort proceeds under disability policy]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Obligated to pay $12,867 a month in disability benefits to Ted Baxter after the executive was incapacitated by a stroke, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada argued it was entitled to reduce the payments to $1,500 (the group policy's minimum for long-term disability) based on an offset of $6.5 million from the $19.5 million settlement of Baxter's medical malpractice claim against Evanston Hospital.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court applies rental exclusion to bar coverage]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Firm's donation will increase services for disabled people]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A nearly $900,000 donation of a legal fee by SNR Denton to Equip For Equality Inc. will allow that agency to expand services for Illinois residents with disabilities, a lawyer with the agency said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Motorola deal will likely survive U.S. antitrust review]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court looks at triggers for insurance coverage issue]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Today's case involves an insurance coverage issue under two different law enforcement liability policies and the question of whether the two insurers owed coverage to a city and certain police officers for a § 1983 civil rights (42 U.S.C. § 1983) complaint, charging, among other things, false arrest and malicious prosecution. Two questions were posed: 1) what events trigger coverage for false arrest and false imprisonment; and 2) what events trigger coverage for malicious prosecution? Northfield Insurance]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Michigan lawmakers look to untangle marijuana law]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 6th Division, has affirmed a ruling by Cook County Associate Judge Sanjay T. Tailor.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Whitfield blends background in sports with law career]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[As a young soccer player from Arizona, Evan D. Whitfield amassed an unusual amount of worldly experience.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Fahner sticks to his beliefs]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[New head of Illinois Judicial Council shares her plans]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Appeals panel affirms man's murder conviction despite judicial trial error]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Demanding that Bank of America return $4.3 million to a trust she established for her children, Debra Ruderman alleged breach of fiduciary duty and conflict of interest by Bank of America's predecessor &mdash; LaSalle Bank &mdash; when it gave her investment advice while failing to disclose that it was simultaneously countering its recommendations so it could protect itself on loans to her family's real estate business.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Deutsch, Levy & Engel Chartered announced that Robert S. Strauss and Kenneth S. Strauss have joined the firm as principals. Robert Strauss handles commercial transactions, prepares and implements estate plans and advises his clients on a variety of personal and corporate issues. Kenneth Strauss specializes in real estate investor and developer representation as well as commercial and residential real estate transactions, banking law, commercial loan documentation, foreclosure law and loan workouts. The fir]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Man loses insurance benefits after lying about his medical history]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Facebook says it can prove alleged co-founder is lying]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Two judges to face hearing on ethics charges]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Two law schools lift ban on military recruiter visits]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SOUTH ROYALTON, Vt. &mdash; For Vermont Law School, the price of standing on principle was $500,000.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Rule 237 - effect of failure to appear]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 3rd Division, has affirmed a ruling by Cook County Circuit Judge Laurence J. Dunford.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 6th Division, has affirmed a ruling by Cook County Associate Judge Dennis J. Porter.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Cellphones get shut down in name of public safety]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[An illegal, Orwellian violation of free-speech rights? Or just a smart tactic to protect train passengers from rowdy would-be demonstrators during a busy evening commute?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Current economic times resemble look of the late 1930s]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Like earthquakes, financial crises seem to be accompanied by aftershocks, like the one we lived through last week. They can feel every bit as bad as the crisis itself. But economic history and academic research suggest they can set the stage for a sustainable recovery &mdash; and eventual sharp stock market gains.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Ex-dean at Yale, who worked with labor law, dies]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Harry H. Wellington, whose half century of studying and teaching law included a decade as dean of Yale Law School and eight years as dean of New York Law School, died last Monday at his home in New York. He was 84.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Wildman, Harrold plans to merge with firm in October]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP plans to merge Oct. 1 with Edwards, Angell, Palmer & Dodge LLP, capping seven months of negotiations.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Wildman, Harrold plans to merge with firm in October]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP plans to merge Oct. 1 with Edwards, Angell, Palmer & Dodge LLP, capping seven months of negotiations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Gacy's defense lawyer tells his side in new book]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[It's been more than three decades, but retired Cook County Associate Judge Sam L. Amirante still remembers the night John Wayne Gacy came to his office and gulped down two coffee cups full of whiskey.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[High court considers fiduciary exception to attorney privilege]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Born in England during battles between beneficiaries and trustees in the 1800s, the fiduciary exception to the attorney-client privilege migrated to the United States, where it expanded to shareholder suits against corporations, then cases by insureds against administrators of group insurance plans.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Congress hopes to broaden definition of 'disability']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) was enacted on Sept. 25, 2008, and became effective on Jan. 1, 2009. The final regulations for the ADAAA became effective on May 24 of this year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyer gets serious about his game at event]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[John Marshall plays host to Irish barristers]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge orders transit authority to run atheist bus ads]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK, Ark. &mdash; Buses in central Arkansas will have to run advertisements that question the existence of God despite worries that vandals might target the banners, a federal judge ruled Thursday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[ABA urges judges' openness on election contributions]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Attorney William K. Weisenberg of Columbus, Ohio, rejects any notion that judges serving on state courts around the country do not possess the highest integrity.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[11th Circuit rules against portion of new health law]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[ATLANTA &mdash; A federal appeals court panel today struck down the requirement in President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul package that virtually all Americans must carry health insurance or face penalties.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[What is an affront to the concept of federalism?]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[If you occasionally have trouble determining when federal law trumps state law, you are not alone. Take a look at a 1991 Illinois Supreme Court case, People v. Henderson. 142 Ill.2d 258 (1991).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court finds students' Myspace photos are free speech]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[FORT WAYNE, Ind. &mdash; An Indiana school district violated the First Amendment rights of two teenage girls who were punished for posting sexually suggestive photos on Myspace during their summer vacation, a federal judge ruled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Animal control - role of owner's agent]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 2nd District, answered certified questions from Jo Daviess County Circuit Judge William A. Kelly.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 5th District, has reversed a judgment by Washington County Circuit Judge Dennis Hatch.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[ABA urges judges' openness on election contributions]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Attorney William K. Weisenberg of Columbus, Ohio, rejects any notion that judges serving on state courts around the country do not possess the highest integrity.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyer turns into restaurant matchmaker]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Cary S. Chessick started the millennium by joining the dot-com craze, leaving behind a career as a medical malpractice lawyer.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[An attorney explains how he manages his 'Hopium']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[To editor:]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Quinn signs off on several environmental bills this week]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Chicago-based environmental legal advocacy group was handed a victory this week when Gov. Patrick J. Quinn gave its recycling measure a big thumbs up.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Retired justice recalls Rothschild as faithful friend and 'great lawyer']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Judge John Paul Stevens went through confirmation hearings for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, his former law partner, Edward I. Rothschild, helped guide him through that process.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Pressure builds on ABA over jobs]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Pressure on law schools and on the American Bar Association over unemployed and underemployed law school graduates continued to build this week from a U.S. senator and from lawsuits.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyer sees things from a client's perspective]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A lawyer can have many different functions in society. Usually the common connector is our stewarding skills which clients come to us for. No matter the reason clients seek our advice, they entrust us with the most sensitive and important of issues.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Dykema, Gossett PLLC announced that member Debra S. Clark has joined its corporate finance practice. Prior to joining Dykema, Clark was a member of SNR Denton's corporate practice group. She focuses her practice on representing domestic and foreign banks as well as other financial institutions. Clark has experience in structuring and documenting middle market, asset-based lending and investment grade financing transactions.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Kane County Bar AssociationNoon 3rd Street Courthouse Rm 200Info: 630-762-1915; fax: 630-762-9395]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Priest abuse victim receives $6M after 9-year fight]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery will present a free one-hour webinar, "Litigation Holds: The First Step in Preventing Spoliation of Electronically Stored Information (ESI)," at 11 a.m., Aug. 31. Two of the firm's attorneys &mdash; Christine Abuel Pompa and Shane M. Delsman &mdash; will discuss the consequences of spoliation and how it can be prevented. For more information, go to fitcheven.com.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Tips on copyright laws in China's courts]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[7th Circuit's Evans dies, leaves behind legacy of words]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Judge Terence T. Evans of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had a way with words.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Interns impart in-house insights]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Rebecca Smith spent most of her summer at Verizon Wireless, learning from in-house lawyers and helping them research comprehensive legal issues.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[SCRANTON, Pa. &mdash; A longtime northeastern Pennsylvania judge has been ordered to spend nearly three decades in prison for his role in a massive juvenile justice bribery scandal that prompted the state's high court to toss thousands of convictions.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[ST. PAUL, Minn. &mdash; A federal judge said Wednesday that a group of retired players led by Hall of Famer Carl Eller faces an uphill battle as it seeks to press forward with a lawsuit over unresolved issues stemming from the NFL lockout.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[N.Y. judge rejects French designer's claim on a color]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK &mdash; In a court case that has all sides seeing red, a judge said Wednesday that a French maker of luxury shoes worn by stars such as Sarah Jessica Parker, Scarlett Johansson and Halle Berry will likely fail in its effort to stop other shoemakers from producing high-heeled women's shoes with red soles.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge Michael M. Mihm.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Work flexibility garners awards for three firms]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lake County's top prosecutor to step down next year]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Lake County State's Attorney Michael J. Waller ends his current term in December 2012, he will bid farewell to a job that has given him more than 20 years of memories.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge adopts plaintiff's case in its entirety in his ruling]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a move that U.S. District Court Judge Milton I. Shadur said was unprecedented in his more than 30 years on the bench, he adopted one side's complete findings of fact and conclusions in his ruling in a patent infringement case.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Appeals court sanctions litigant and lawyer for 'patently frivolous' filing]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 1st District Appellate Court took the rare step Wednesday of sanctioning a litigant and her lawyer for filing a "patently frivolous" appeal in a dispute over an unpaid debt.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court sets standard for fee-shifting when only some claims are frivolous]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Clarifying the proper standard for awarding fees to the defendant in a federal civil rights case where some of the claims are frivolous but others aren't, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed an order that granted $48,681 to Billy Ray Vice under 42 U.S.C. § 1988.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Brother gets jury trial on case against town president]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Evidence that a city employee was terminated for reporting government corruption to the Internal Revenue Service was sufficient to warrant a jury trial in a whistle-blower suit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Kane County Bar AssociationNoon 3rd Street Courthouse Rm 200Info: 630-762-1915; fax: 630-762-9395]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[ACC internship program wraps up with event]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[7th Circuit's Evans dies, leaves behind legacy of words]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Judge Terence T. Evans of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had a way with words.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers volunteer their time at Misericordia]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[McGuireWoods Consulting LLC announced that Darren C. Collier has been promoted to senior vice president. Collier joined the firm as a vice president of Illinois government relations in January 2008. He focuses his practice on federal, state and local government relations and public finance. He has significant policy experience in energy, climate change issues and financial markets, and provides clients with legal expertise in all types of public finance projects.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Sterba finds more variety in new job]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Moving from the Cook County bench to a seat on the Illinois Appellate Court, Justice David P. Sterba knows that it could be the last time litigants have their case heard.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[New website lists doctors named in malpractice suits]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Information on Illinois doctors, including judgments and settlements in malpractice lawsuits, will soon be back online for patients to review.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers duel over reporter's privilege rights]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[About 500 e-mails written to and from students, their Northwestern University journalism professor and an assistant do not need to be turned over to prosecutors because they are protected by Illinois law, a lawyer for the university said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[9/11 hero stands trial on false claims for a third time]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; A retired high-ranking naval officer honored for his valor during the Sept. 11 attacks on the Pentagon is being tried for a third time on allegations he exaggerated his injuries to get money from the victims compensation fund.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[HARTFORD, Conn. &mdash; Annie Ling understood little of what was being said in a Georgia courtroom where she was put on trial, convicted by a jury and sentenced to 10 years in prison for abusing her two young children.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Having a driving force is a prerequisite to success]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Shortly after I joined Peterson & Ross as an associate, the firm celebrated its 100th anniversary. Reading about how the firm grew from just a few attorneys into one of Chicago's premier insurance firms with deep roots in the London insurance market, I aspired to join the ranks of those well-respected partners who established, and carried on, its venerable tradition for so many years. As a new lawyer with no connection to the Chicago legal community other than my employer, I was more than willing to listen]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[How do courts weigh conflicts of interest?]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court admonished the lower courts in Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Glenn, 554 U.S. 101 (2008), that in adjudicating Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) benefit cases, courts must take into consideration the conflict of interest inherent in circumstances where the same party, such as an insurance company, both administers benefits and pays claims out of its own funds. Unfortunately, the court failed to give the lower courts clear instructions on how they are to consider]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Graduates sue two law schools for fraud and deception]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two of the largest law schools in the country, New York Law School and Thomas M. Cooley Law School, were sued by former graduates today for allegedly advertising inflated statistics on jobs obtained by graduates.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 3rd Division, has reversed, with remand for a new trial, a judgment by Cook County Circuit Judge Frank G. Zelezinski.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Attorneys today ask high court for new Burge hearings]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fifteen incarcerated men who claim they were sent to prison by confessions that were beaten, burned and tortured out of them by convicted Chicago police Lt. Jon Burge and his officers are getting some high-profile help &mdash; including from a former Illinois governor.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Graduates sue two law schools for fraud and deception]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two of the largest law schools in the country, New York Law School and Thomas M. Cooley Law School, were sued by former graduates today for allegedly advertising inflated statistics on jobs obtained by graduates.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Arizona attorney describes her response to racy ad]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[To editor:]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Former officer gets $17M in medical negligence settlement]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Cook County judge this month signed off on a $17.7 million settlement in a medical negligence case that pitted a former police officer against the nurses who treated him.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge rules arbitrators can call on third parties before final hearings]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Arbitrators may compel individuals who are not parties to the arbitration to give testimony and provide documents at preliminary hearings, a federal judge has held.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Fee ruling recognizes Law Bulletin columnist as 'leading attorney' on ERISA]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two tests were traditionally applied by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals when deciding whether to award fees in cases under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The first approach asked whether the loser's position was "substantially justified," while the second called for using a five-factor analysis.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Fidelity bonds - loss caused by employees]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge J.P. Stadtmueller.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[New law students get some inside knowledge]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Authors of: John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster12:30 p.m. Books-A-Million144 S Clark StInfo: Lissy Peace at lissypeace@aol.com]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Illinois joins suit alleging for-profit college's foul play]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The Obama administration and four states are accusing a private, for-profit college of illegally paying recruiters to enroll students in an $11 billion fraud, the latest action in a long-running examination of the industry's recruitment techniques and an allegation the company called "flat-out wrong."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Individual tribe members lose lawsuit over Black Hills]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[A changing view of sexual assault exists in society]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA["The victim put herself in a place where the rape could occur."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[How secure is your smartphone?]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Hackers are out to stymie your smartphone.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Brian P. Kerwin, a partner at Duane, Morris LLP, led a firmwide team of lawyers that represented EDC ATM Subsidiary LLC and Efmark Deployment I Inc., in their sale to Cardtronics Inc., for a cash purchase price of $145 million.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Summary judgment - necessary facts]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Miranda - custodial interrogation rights]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Ventas wants judge to enforce $101 million verdict]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[LOUISVILLE, Ky. &mdash; Ventas Inc. is asking a federal judge to let it collect a $101 million judgment against another company it accused of driving up the purchase price of Sunrise Senior Living real estate investment trust.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Alton lawyer Paul A. Lesko attended a sports collectors convention in Rosemont last week during which the head of a Minnesota sports memorabilia company was arrested.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyer relishes sports collections, but warns of fraud]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Alton lawyer Paul A. Lesko attended a sports collectors convention in Rosemont last week during which the head of a Minnesota sports memorabilia company was arrested.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Patent attorneys ponder Myriad ruling]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Students, lawyers honor Ralph Brill's career]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bankruptcies fall, but attorneys not heartened by it]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Child advocate receives civil immunity in divorce case]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[7th Circuit invalidates statute that forbids hormone therapy for inmates]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal appeals court panel has struck down a Wisconsin statute that prevents the use of government funds to provide inmates with hormone therapy or sex-reassignment surgery.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Miller, Canfield enjoys day with clients]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[U.S. district judge denies request for default judgment]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Looking at whether a party dissipated the property]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Today's legal job market requires imagination]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA["Vocation is found where the heart's desire meets the world's need."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Giffin, Winning, Cohen & Bodewes P.C. announced that featured speaker Mike Lawrence, a longtime political journalist and former director of the Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, will join with other speakers at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, multipurpose room, 112 N. Sixth St., Springfield. The historical panel is part of the firm's yearlong celebration of its 100 years of serving Springfield and will focus on how politics, the city and the law]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Federal lawsuit charges students mocked black teens]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Inmate hears judge say two years, but serves three]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Exhaustion doctrine - exceptions]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st Judicial District, 3rd District, has affirmed a judgment by Cook County Associate Judge Carolyn G. Quinn.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Public access to Calif. beach causes much discussion]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[DANA POINT, Calif. &mdash; In the beach town where California's surf industry first took root, where the loss of a marina helped prompt the passage of the nation's most stringent coastal access laws, few imagined the city would go to such lengths to keep people off the beach.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Some women lawyers object to racy legal ad]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Women lawyers offended by an advertisement for a legal conference in Las Vegas &mdash; an ad that featured two Las Vegas showgirls &mdash; started a campaign last week against the ad. And the ad was withdrawn within days, several of the women reported.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[2 citizens can pursue torture claims against Rumsfeld]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A divided federal appeals court today cleared the way for two American contractors to pursue claims that their constitutional rights were violated when they allegedly were detained and tortured by U.S. military personnel in Iraq.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Law grad takes work-life balance to a new level]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Northwestern University School of Law graduate Elana Nightingale Dawson has her life planned out for years in advance.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[ABA leaders predict new technology will alter the law]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Incoming American Bar Association President William T. "Bill" Robinson III remembers when he and a law partner bought IBM Selectric typewriters for their small practice.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Mattel weighs its options after losing a battle over dolls]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[The New York attorney general is moving to block a proposed $8.5 billion settlement struck in June by Bank of New York Mellon and Bank of America over troubled loan pools issued by Countrywide. A lawsuit filed late Thursday accuses Bank of New York of fraud in its role as trustee overseeing the pools for investors.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[IP trio moves to new firm for global reach]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The lure of an international presence and a strong litigation department led three partners to jump from Brinks, Hofer, Gilson & Lione to Steptoe & Johnson LLP's Chicago office, they said.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[ERISA - declaratory judgment jurisdiction]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Busy lawyer pens how-to book to benefit company executives]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Jotham S. Stein camped out at Caribou Coffee in the morning, moved to his office in the afternoon and returned to Caribou Coffee in the evening almost every day for 6 ½ months.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Law grad takes work-life balance to a new level]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Northwestern University School of Law graduate Elana Nightingale Dawson has her life planned out for years in advance.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Cook County judge OKs $2.5 million settlement following woman's death]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Cook County judge approved a $2.5 million settlement Thursday for the family of a woman who died after medical staff allegedly caused an intestinal leak and didn't identify it after surgery.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Loyola starts online child law course]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Intervening in probate proceedings involving Ronald D. Weeks' $4 million estate, Illinois Attorney General Lisa M. Madigan objected to using percentage fees in compensating the independent executor and his attorney.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bankruptcy court - 'cramdown' plans]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Bruce Black.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Michael P. Lee, Bradley S. Schmarak, and Seth M. Hemming of Reed, Smith LLP's Chicago office led the team of attorneys advising Chicago private equity company Wind Point Partners in the acquisition of Morton Industries by Wind Point's portfolio company, Nelson Global Products.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Let's look at an ancient solution to the debt problem]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Saving the printed word one book at a time]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Tucked away in a small warehouse on a dead-end street, an Internet pioneer is building a bunker to protect an endangered species: the printed word.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Flores likes how securities law changes]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[As a securities lawyer, Noemi Flores works within a system of regulations that not only guide her in advising clients, but show her how to comply with the law.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[New state health program put on hold indefinitely]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; An Illinois appeals court has ordered Gov. Patrick J. Quinn's administration to wait before making sweeping changes to state employees' health insurance plans.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[New local family law firm opens doors with 9 attorneys]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new Chicago family law firm has opened with nine lawyers, while the divorce firm where those practitioners previously worked offered a mysterious take on its future.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel says judge lacked grounds for use of video in liquor theft case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A state appeals panel has ruled that a video recording of a man allegedly stealing liquor shouldn't have been used at his probation revocation hearing because prosecutors didn't call any store employees to testify about what the recording shows.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Flores likes how securities law changes]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[As a securities lawyer, Noemi Flores works within a system of regulations that not only guide her in advising clients, but show her how to comply with the law.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Despite long delay, amended complaint 'relates back' in construction case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sued for a construction accident that killed Gerald Maggi &mdash; a laborer on a subcontractor's bricklaying crew &mdash; RAS Wolfram initially admitted it was the general contractor for the condominium project on Wolfram Street in Chicago. But, actually, RAS Wolfram hired RAS Development to be the general contractor on the project, which was owned by a partnership called Wolfram Towers.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Sixth Amendment - unbiased counsel]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Kendall.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Young Lawyers Division enjoys a day of golf at Cog Hill course]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Conspiracy acts - statute of limitations]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Elaine Bucklo.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Plaintiff's counsel not entitled to attorney fees]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A jury's award of nominal damages of $1 to a civil rights plaintiff did not entitle the plaintiff to recoup his attorney fees from the defendant.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Nebraska, Iowa ACLU ask for information on tracking]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[OMAHA, Neb. &mdash; The American Civil Liberties Union is asking the largest law enforcement agencies in Nebraska and Iowa to disclose whether they track people using cellphone location data.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge reluctantly upholds new status for gray wolf]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[HELENA, Mont. &mdash; The way Congress went about removing endangered species protections from the Northern Rockies gray wolf undermines the rule of law, but it did not violate the Constitution, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[High court clarifies standard for judicial substitution]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Addressing an issue that affects all of the state's judges, the Illinois Supreme Court today made it clear that the actual prejudice standard governs petitions seeking the substitution of a judge.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel says ban on records requests valid]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Wisconsin prison officials are not violating the First Amendment by including documents obtained through open-records laws in the definition of contraband, a federal appeals court has held.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Winston & Strawn names first diversity manager]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Winston & Strawn LLP has appointed the firm's first diversity manager, the firm said this week.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge allows suit against Rumsfeld to move forward]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; A judge is allowing an Army veteran who says he was imprisoned unjustly and tortured by the U.S. military in Iraq to sue former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld personally for damages.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Retired judge goes to Hollywood]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A former Cook County judge went to Hollywood and portrayed the judge in this year's popular drama, "The Lincoln Lawyer," which grossed more than $85 million at the box office.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Physicians and litigation: Emerging trends]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[As the son of a surgeon and a lawyer representing personal-injury victims for more than 25 years, I have witnessed firsthand both sides of the delicate relationship between the two older (not oldest) professions. I have seen the spectrum of issues emanating from discovery rules, expert requirements, statutory fee structures and damage caps enacted and struck down. Legal issues impact physicians and lawyers and these are two groups that need to work together amicably. Recent developments in Illinois law]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court refuses to loosen rule requiring objections after pretrial rulings]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[If a pretrial ruling permits a litigant to use contested evidence, Illinois procedure obligates the opposing party to object again when the testimony is presented at trial; otherwise, the opponent forfeits arguments about admission of the evidence.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Retired judge goes to Hollywood]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A former Cook County judge went to Hollywood and portrayed the judge in this year's popular drama, "The Lincoln Lawyer," which grossed more than $85 million at the box office.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Troy A. Bozarth, partner with HeplerBroom LLC, has been elected secretary/treasurer of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (IDC). The IDC is led by a five-member executive committee and an 18-member board of directors. The officers are elected for one-year terms.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education9 a.m.-4:15 p.m. UBS Tower & Conference Center One N Wacker Dr 2nd FlInfo: 800-252-8062; fax: 217-787-5986]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[City uses courts to target problematic bars and clubs]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Every Thursday on the 11th floor of the Daley Center, tavern and liquor store owners face city of Chicago Law Department attorneys who try to shut them down due to criminal activity, building code violations or both.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Kagan says little on whether she'll recuse herself]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[ASPEN, Colo. &mdash; U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan declined to say Tuesday whether she'll recuse herself if the country's new health-care law comes before her and her colleagues.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[NBA makes legal moves to stay just ahead of players]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Advocates Society honors two judges with prestigious awards]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Election watchdog looks at California's judicial races]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[D&O coverage applies in bankruptcy context]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 1st District Appellate Court recently held that a bankruptcy exclusion and an insured versus insured exclusion did not bar coverage under a directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance policy in a suit brought by a bankruptcy court trustee against former directors. Yessenow v. Executive Risk Indemnity, Inc. No. 1-10-2920. 2011 WL 2623307 (1st Dist. June 30, 2011).]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Equal protection - sufficiency of evidence]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge Joseph S. Van Bokkelen.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[U.S. invokes state secrets rules in mosque spy suit]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES &mdash; U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has invoked state secrets rules to prevent information from being released in a lawsuit filed by Southern California Muslims who claim the FBI monitored their activities solely because of their religion.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[E-records pilot project to start in October]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Group applauds law firms for promoting equality]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Equality Illinois recognized five law firms with offices in Illinois that made an increased commitment to employees of all sexual orientations.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[7th Circuit lifts campaign donation limits to Wisconsin 'super PACs']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal appeals court has cleared the way for donors to give big bucks to independent political action committees in advance of Wisconsin's recall elections.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Simple lawsuit spirals into trans-Atlantic legal battle]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Illinois Paralegal Association5:30-8:15 p.m. Reed Smith10 S Wacker Dr 40th FlInfo: 815-462-4620; fax: 815-462-4696]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Dart sends inmates to work outside jail for first time]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[They're cleaning animal cages, but it beats sitting in the Cook County Jail.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[With the NBA and the NFL labor disputes making front page headlines this summer and our historical sports landscape littered with strikes, lockouts and work stoppages, one cannot help but wonder: Would our sports leagues be better off without unionized players' associations and collective bargaining? After all, from a fan's perspective, a dispute pitting billionaires against millionaires hardly induces sympathy and disenchantment is certainly merited.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[With the NBA and the NFL labor disputes making front page headlines this summer and our historical sports landscape littered with strikes, lockouts and work stoppages, one cannot help but wonder: Would our sports leagues be better off without unionized players' associations and collective bargaining? After all, from a fan's perspective, a dispute pitting billionaires against millionaires hardly induces sympathy and disenchantment is certainly merited.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Donor had standing to sue about administration of scholarship fund]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[To prove standing was the first challenge Thomas L. Pearson faced when he sued Garrett&ndash;Evangelical Theological Seminary for the way it administered a $1.2 million scholarship program he endowed to honor his parents.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Amy St. Eve.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge considers who can share the tip pool]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Today's case is one of first impression in Illinois on the interpretation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the issue of tip pooling thereunder. The FLSA allows tip pooling among employees who customarily and regularly receive tips and U.S. District Judge Milton I. Shadur was called upon to determine whether silverware rollers could share in the tip pool. Turner v. Millennium Park Joint Venture, LLC. No. 767 F.Supp.2d 951 (N.D.Ill. 2011)]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Opportunities, challenges exist for estate planning]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[On Dec. 17, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Jobs Creation Act of 2010 (the 2010 act). The enactment of this law creates multiple opportunities, and some challenges, for estate planning professionals.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Schoeman, Updike & Kaufman LLP announced that Deirdre A. Fox has joined the firm as counsel in its Chicago office, known as Schoeman, Updike, Kaufman & Scharf.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Curiosity helps Quinn adviser succeed]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[John S. Kamis is more than familiar with how fickle elections can be.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA['Real star of the system' retires as top administrator]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA["As I tell my students, nobody ever raises their hand and says, 'I want to be a clerk of court,'" Michael W. Dobbins said.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; Federal regulators are adopting new rules intended to give cable viewers more channel choices.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Pair of Planned Parenthood court fights heat up]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Indiana asked a federal appeals court Monday to lift a judge's order blocking parts of a new abortion law that cuts some public Planned Parenthood funding, saying the issue should be decided by Medicaid officials and not the courts.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Catholic group bounces back and sets goals]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Efforts are well underway "to reinvigorate the Catholic Lawyers Guild" of Chicago, its leaders said this week with a new website, new board, new members, new law student chapter and new activities.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Federal income tax - correct sentence]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Harry D. Leinenweber.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Diversity training program will help lawyers prepare for pro bono project]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lawyers and other professionals who have volunteered to assist low-income clients in family law matters will undergo diversity training this week, said officials with the Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[There may not be fancy lights or cameras, but the Illinois State Bar Association has officially made its way into the world of Internet video production.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Fake Apple stores underline China piracy concerns]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[BEIJING &mdash; At first, it looks like a sleek Apple store. Sales assistants in blue T-shirts with the company's logo chat to customers. Signs advertising the iPad 2 hang from the white walls. Outside, the famous logo sits next to the words "Apple Store."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP announced the promotion of 20 associates to partnership, effective July 1.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Practising Law institute9 a.m. University of Chicago Gleacher Center$995Info: 800-260-4PLI; www.pli.edu]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Digital crime-fighting takes leap forward]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Khalid Ouazzani owned a Kansas City, Mo., used auto parts store by day but was secretly supporting al-Qaida by night.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Golden Globes TV contract dispute returns to court]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES &mdash; "And the right to broadcast the Golden Globe Awards goes to &hellip; "]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Suburban lawyer takes Cook County judicial spot]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Daniel L. Peters, a southwest suburban lawyer who also worked as a high-ranking deputy Cook County Circuit Court clerk, will become a judge today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge approves $9.5M settlement in Fifth Third suit]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fifth Third Bank has agreed to pay $9.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing it of improperly charging overdraft fees to customers who did not have enough money in their accounts to cover debit card purchases or ATM withdrawals.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Students practice networking skills they learned at institute]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawmakers, lobbyists challenge banking regulations]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; In the year after the passage of a sweeping overhaul of the nation's financial regulatory system after the financial crisis, banking profits have grown and institutions that invest on behalf of average Americans are praising the tougher stance in Washington.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Labor board reinstates cable service technicians]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Once again, the Obama-appointed National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has proven that it will go to whatever extremes necessary to vilify employers and "vindicate" the so-called "rights" of employees, no matter how disloyal those employees are to their employers. Using the old doctrine of "protected concerted activity," the board on July 21 of this year overruled its own administrative law judge (ALJ) and reinstated with back pay and benefits 26 Orlando, Fla., cable service technicians who were fired for b]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Labor practices - fair representation]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 3rd Division, has affirmed an order of the Illinois Labor Relations Board (ILRB), Local Panel.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Sentencing - petition has no legal grounds]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 3rd District, has affirmed a judgment by Cook County Circuit Judge Thomas Fecarotta.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Family of accident victim gets $7 million]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The family of a 57-year-old man, who was fatally injured in an accident in Matteson in 2007 when a truck went through a red light, has received a settlement of more than $7 million, according to attorneys in the case.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge decides on an Oct. 6 sentencing date for Blago]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal judge set Oct. 6 as the sentencing date for Rod R. Blagojevich, giving the impeached governor a bit more clarity about when he could begin serving time for his multiple corruption convictions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel upholds nine-year term, cites record, court behavior]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Cook County judge did nothing wrong when he considered a defendant's lengthy criminal history and courtroom behavior before issuing a nine-year sentence for selling less than a gram of crack cocaine, a state appeals panel has ruled.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bar president describes intricacies behind observance of Ramadan]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[To editor:]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Upholding the important distinction between malfeasance and nonfeasance in a voluntary-undertaking case based on Sections 323 and 324A of the "Restatement (Second) of Torts," the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed a judgment that dismissed a negligence claim against Jeffrey and Sara Hutsell.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Suburban lawyer takes Cook County judicial spot]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Daniel L. Peters, a southwest suburban lawyer who also worked as a high-ranking deputy Cook County Circuit Court clerk, will become a judge today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Alabama county considers $3B bankruptcy filing]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[BIRMINGHAM, Ala. &mdash; Alabama's largest county has one week to decide whether to file for the largest-ever U.S. municipal bankruptcy or take a deal from Wall Street to settle more than $3 billion in debts linked to a massive sewer project stained by corruption.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen P.C. announced the addition of three attorneys. In Peoria, Shari L. Berry has joined the firm as of counsel and Stacy E. Crabtree as an associate. Jeffrey G. Cox has joined the firm as an associate in the firm's Springfield office.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Cook County Bar Association Foundation9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Chicago Black United Communities 330 E 37th St (Lu Palmer Pl)Info: 312-759-1212; fax: 312-759-2240]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Marvel retains ownership of its superhero characters]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK &mdash; Spider-Man, X-Men, Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk can save the world from evil through superhuman feats, but it took a federal judge Thursday to decide who legally owns the rights to their lucrative characters.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Experts say medical device review system 'flawed']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The government should abandon a 35-year-old system for approving most medical devices in the U.S. because it offers little to no assurance of safety for patients, a panel of medical experts concludes in a report today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[U.S. judge says banks can't be sued for money lost in Madoff scam]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal judge ruled on Thursday that the bankruptcy trustee trying to recover billions for those who lost money in Bernard L. Madoff's enormous Ponzi scheme did not have the right to sue banks and other third parties on behalf of the victims.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[In response to public demands, the American Bar Association told law schools this week they will now be required to report extensive data to the ABA regarding the employment status of graduates.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Domestic violence court sees influx in pro bono help]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[For every 10 people who come to Cook County's domestic violence courthouse for a civil order of protection, nine of them walk up to the building's metal detectors without an attorney.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers stress preparedness for all disasters]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Even a lawyer whose office is not built on a floodplain or situated in Tornado Alley should be prepared for a disaster, according to New Orleans attorney David F. Bienvenu.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Pretzel & Stouffer's attorneys known for staying with firm]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[At its largest in the early 1990s, the law firm of Pretzel & Stouffer Chartered employed 110 lawyers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Quinn signs dozens of bills into law; one change removes offensive words]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; With one swipe of his pen this week, Gov. Patrick J. Quinn helped a Palatine attorney achieve his mission of eliminating offensive terminology from the state's law books.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[ABA to require detailed job data]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In response to public demands, the American Bar Association told law schools this week they will now be required to report extensive data to the ABA regarding the employment status of graduates.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Uncorroborated testimony is enough to prove amount of overtime claim]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Melody Dominguez and Stephanie Holdren sued Quigley's Irish Pub under the Fair Labor Standards Act &mdash; alleging the far west suburban Naperville establishment regularly changed its computer records to deprive them of overtime pay &mdash; the corporation conceded Dominguez is entitled to additional compensation for 4.16 hours of overtime from two pay periods. But the defendants blamed inadvertent error by a bookkeeper.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated in part, and affirmed in part, a ruling by U.S. District Judge Blanche M. Manning.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Immigration - review of asylum petitions]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Almas Abraham is a Syrian Christian. She comes from Tel-Sakra, a village in which all of the inhabitants are Christian. She fell in love with a Muslim man named Mahmood Al-Deri. The relationship, however, quickly became abusive when Abraham refused Al-Deri's demands that she convert to Islam.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meeting the challenges of the 'shadow Internet']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[If history provides any useful lessons, not surprisingly, a new set of tools developed to support Middle Eastern freedom fighters may transform today's largely territorially grounded Internet into a truly vibrant cyberspace &mdash; and the latest enforcement headaches for trademark and copyright owners. Between the mobile "shadow Internet" equipment reportedly being provided Middle Eastern rebels by the U.S. government and a new domain name registry that promises to eliminate the monopoly of earlier Inte]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Will more technology help Chicago lawyers?]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Mayor Rahm Emanuel has boldly promised to bring unprecedented levels of transparency and technical innovation to city government. He's even garnered a $6 million grant from that paladin of civic improvement, New York's Michael Bloomberg, to help kick-start his vision for Chicago. As proponents of both of these laudable goals &mdash; transparent government and technological innovation in the provision of government services &mdash; we thought we'd examine what this new agenda might mean for the practice]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Appellate court backs school in online bullying case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[RICHMOND, Va. &mdash; A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld the suspension of a West Virginia student who created a Web page suggesting another student had a sexually transmitted disease and invited classmates to comment.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP promoted 20 associates to partnership, effective July 1. Following are some details on the Chicago attorneys that were promoted:]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Winnebago County Bar AssociationMacktown Forest PreserveInfo: 815-964-4992; fax: 815-964-2462]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA['Terror damages' to be considered for last 9/11 suit]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The final minutes of the passengers on United Airlines Flight 175, the second plane to strike the World Trade Center, were sheer horror, as reported in calls to the ground. The hijackers used pepper spray and knives. A flight attendant had been stabbed; both pilots had been killed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Two family law firms to merge efforts into one]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two veteran family law practitioners, Joel J. Levin and Jean L. Conde, said they are merging their small firms on Monday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Robbins helps Morningstar grow]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Richard E. Robbins was practicing at Sidley, Austin LLP, helping companies learn to exist as publicly traded companies, when he heard about an opportunity at Morningstar Inc. in 2005.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[The hard road to women's suffrage]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[On July 19, 1848, the first women's rights convention was held in Seneca Falls, N.Y. This meeting ignited an organized, nationwide effort to secure for women the right to vote, a struggle which spanned over seven decades before the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was adopted in 1920 and women were finally enfranchised. The many significant obstacles faced and overcome by the suffragettes confirm the adage that nothing worth fighting for comes easy.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Women In Bio hosts networking, business development event]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lack of standing - loss of ownership]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 2nd Division, has affirmed a summary judgment by Cook County Circuit Judge Donald J. Suriano.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 3rd Division, has affirmed a judgment by Cook County Circuit Judge Sophia H. Hall.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Group reports on city litigation costs, urges constraint]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The city of Chicago may be known as "The City That Works," but one legal group released a study today that said "The City That Settles" would be a more fitting nickname based on the amount of money Chicago spent on litigation last year.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel says retaliation not race at issue in firing]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A former rubber company employee can proceed with a claim that he was fired in retaliation for complaining about racial discrimination, a federal appeals court panel ruled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[GOP files lawsuit over new district map for House]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Prominent Republicans filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday in an attempt to block Illinois' new Democrat-drawn congressional map, contending it wreaks havoc on their electoral gains and discriminates against Latino voters.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawsuit over undiagnosed tumor settles for $4.5 million]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge holds that excess skin is valid condition for taking medical leave]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The city of Chicago may be known as "The City That Works," but one legal group released a study today that said "The City That Settles" would be a more fitting nickname based on the amount of money Chicago spent on litigation last year.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Maytag retirees lose court fight over health plan]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa &mdash; Benefits for about 3,000 Maytag Corp. retirees can be changed by Whirlpool in an effort to bring them in line with current employees, according to a federal judge's ruling.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Fraud earns ex-lawyer four years in prison]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal judge imposed a more than four-year prison sentence upon a disbarred Illinois lawyer based upon his conviction for misappropriating $416,303 in client funds.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge declines to enforce settlement due to lack of 'express authority']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[An inmate pursuing an excessive force claim did not agree to settle the matter when he announced that he just wanted to "get this over with," a federal judge has held.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 3rd Division, has affirmed a judgment by Cook County Associate Judge Carol A. Kipperman, with a correction to the mittimus.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 2nd Division, has affirmed a judgment by Cook County Associate Judge Rosemary G. Higgins, with a correction to the mittimus.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[A few months ago, this column reviewed two decisions handed down by the Illinois Appellate Court discussing important issues in tort litigation. The first case, Vincent v. Alden-Park Strathmoor, Inc., 399 Ill.App.3rd 1102 (2nd Dist. 2010), dealt with whether punitive damages can be recovered in a case arising under the Nursing Home Care Act where the nursing home resident, who was allegedly the victim of willful and wanton conduct, had died. The 2nd District Appellate Court found that the resident's claim]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Northwestern selects prominent scholar as law dean]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Northwestern University announced today that Daniel B. Rodriguez, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law and a former law dean in San Diego, has been appointed as the new dean of Northwestern University School of Law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Much, Shelist, Denenberg, Ament & Rubenstein P.C. recently announced the addition of three new attorneys. Kevin M. Noonan joins the firm as a principal in the wealth transfer and succession planning practice, David A. Eisenberg as an associate in the construction law practice and Annabelle M. T. Pereira as an associate in the business and finance practice.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[MONTGOMERY, Ala. &mdash; Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb has ordered circuit court clerks statewide to close their doors to the public for up to 10 hours a week starting next month.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Making distinctions in the armed robbery statute]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Northwestern selects prominent scholar as law dean]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Northwestern University announced today that Daniel B. Rodriguez, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law and a former law dean in San Diego, has been appointed as the new dean of Northwestern University School of Law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Winston & Strawn lawyers donate their time to service project]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge dismisses suit on federal stem cell research]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; A lawsuit that had threatened to end the Obama administration's funding of embryonic stem cell research was dismissed today, allowing the U.S. to continue supporting a search for cures to deadly diseases over protests that the work relies on destroyed human embryos.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Scholars say constitutional debt solution not likely]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; A few days ago, former President Bill Clinton identified a constitutional escape hatch should President Barack Obama and Congress fail to come to terms on a deficit reduction plan before the government hits its borrowing ceiling.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Friends, family recall Herzel's unique tastes]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Leo Herzel, scholar, corporate lawyer, and former head of Mayer, Brown LLP, who died last week, was also a noted collector of modern art, a lover of plays and the opera, an early practitioner of running, and the host of well-remembered evening seminars, according to family and friends.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Former Mayer, Brown leader leaves behind large legacy]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Leo Herzel, who as a law student was influential in the start of the law and economics movement, and who later became one of Chicago's top corporate lawyers and co-head of Mayer, Brown LLP, died Thursday.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa &mdash; The Iowa Supreme Court has been asked to make changes in how attorneys are disciplined, including keeping allegations confidential in exchange for expediting the process of suspending law licenses.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers and business leaders help build Chicago Sky]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Civil rights lawyer Linda D. Friedman said that when Michael J. Alter asked her to invest in the Chicago Sky, he described her involvement as a "civic duty."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Indiana high court to hear welfare denial ACLU suit]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS &mdash; The Indiana Supreme Court will review a court ruling that found that the state's Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) wrongly cut off welfare benefits for "failure to cooperate" without telling recipients specifically what they did wrong.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Leo Herzel, who as a law student was influential in the start of the law and economics movement, and who later became one of Chicago's top corporate lawyers and co-head of Mayer, Brown LLP, died Thursday.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[7th Circuit: $54 robbery constitutes federal crime]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A man who held up a convenience store at gunpoint and made off with $54 violated federal law, an appeals court has held.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Federal law stops CTA from condemning railroad property]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[A Cook County jury has ordered the city of Chicago to pay more than $1.9 million to a bicyclist who fractured his shoulder after he crashed on a city street.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[When Susanne M. Hack was in law school, she didn't have the slightest idea of how she wanted to use her degree once she graduated.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Notice of appeal doesn't block order granting post-judgment interest]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed in part and reversed in part a ruling by U.S. District Judge J.P. Stadtmueller.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed in part and vacated in part a judgment by U.S. District Judge David H. Coar.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[David M. Adler has joined Leavens, Strand & Glover LLC, as a partner. Adler, who was a solo practitioner, has extensive experience in private practice and in-house legal counsel, working on matters that include corporate and intellectual property law, information technology, copyright and trademark registration, licensing, contract negotiation and enforcement, group-couponing and social networking sites.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Top Michigan lawyer wants affirmative action review]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge orders Dodgers to accept loan deal from MLB]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[How far does the hacking scandal go?]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Staffing forces Tennessee into phone parole system]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Michael M. Mihm.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[With a few clicks of her mouse and some serious help from social media, the trial consultant for Casey Anthony's defense team discovered what thousands of people were thinking about the case within mere seconds of sharing their thoughts.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[New Asian bar leader prepares for her term]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bankruptcy attorneys question fate of Borders' leases]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Borders Group filed for bankruptcy protection in February, one of the bookseller's primary objectives was to evaluate each store location and determine whether or not it was profitable.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Two lawyers who previously worked together at Jenner & Block LLP and have musical backgrounds recently launched their own law firm aimed at representing classical musicians and performers in various legal matters.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[7th Circuit: Thai woman faces deportation despite her assistance to drug agency]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[While conceding that the result was harsh, a federal appeals court today declined to block the deportation of a Thai woman who claims her cooperation with the Drug Enforcement Administration has made her a target of gangs in her homeland.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Law firms show their creativity with Race Judicata shirt designs]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin asked law firms to send in photos of their Race Judicata T-shirt designs. Here is a sampling of the designs. Even more designs will be showcased in the September Chicago Lawyer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court rejects attempt to distinguish rule banning ex parte interviews]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Trying to distinguish Petrillo v. Syntex Laboratories, Dr. Michael Settecase and his employer, Midwest Physician Group, the defendants in a failure-to-diagnose case filed by Leon Aylward Jr., asked for permission to conduct ex parte interviews with several MPG employees who provided medical care to Aylward, but were not accused of negligence.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Be aware of what the law means to your practice]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[June wedding bells celebrating happily-ever-afterness pealed for virtually thousands of Illinois couples. What is different in 2011 is that while most couples were joined in matrimony, others were joined in civil union.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Kirkland & Ellis LLP launched a Middle East practice group with the addition of partner Kamran S. Bajwa. With more than 11 years of experience in private practice, corporate advisory and in-house roles in the United States and the Middle East, he has developed broad corporate and commercial legal skills as well as a deep understanding of international business and emerging markets.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bankruptcy attorneys question fate of Borders' leases]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Borders Group filed for bankruptcy protection in February, one of the bookseller's primary objectives was to evaluate each store location and determine whether or not it was profitable.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Kirkland & Ellis LLP hired Andrew D. Small and Rachel S. Brown in the Chicago office as partners. With the addition of Small and Brown, who were previously partners of Katten, Muchin, Rosenman LLP, Kirkland has added 10 partners with real estate-related experience since March.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Practising Law Institute9 a.m.University of Chicago Gleacher Center$1,495Info: 800-260-4PLI]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Baker & McKenzie takes on Ecolab deal]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ecolab Inc.'s decision to merge with Nalco Holding Co. gives the company an opportunity to pursue its national and global expansion goals and become more active in the energy sector and water business, said Baker & McKenzie LLP partner Dieter A. Schmitz, who represents Ecolab in the deal.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Execution recorded on video raises legal questions]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Sports group sues over Title IX, says quotas used]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A group that advocates for changes to the gender-equity law known as Title IX announced Thursday that it was suing the U.S. Department of Education, arguing that the department is violating the Constitution by forcing high schools to use what it claims is a quota system to afford greater opportunities for female athletes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Three bar groups team up to participate in Race Judicata]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge permits challenge to D.C. rules on posters]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; Time limits on how long posters can hang to announce rallies, trumpet issues or plug candidates in Washington are the subject of a lawsuit a judge allowed to go forward Thursday while strongly suggesting current regulations are improper.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[ABA responds to senator's criticisms]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The controversy over the number of law students who lose their scholarships is not based on a 'bait and switch' by law schools, but is caused by students' failure to understand and meet scholarship requirements, according to the American Bar Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[GPS tracking raises fear of Orwellian state for some]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Baker & McKenzie takes on Ecolab deal]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ecolab Inc.'s decision to merge with Nalco Holding Co. gives the company an opportunity to pursue its national and global expansion goals and become more active in the energy sector and water business, said Baker & McKenzie LLP partner Dieter A. Schmitz, who represents Ecolab in the deal.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Dad's baseball collection brings big league court fight]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a display case, among the valuable baseballs signed by the likes of Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio, suddenly appeared a ball worth all of a few dollars signed by a merely above average second baseman with little chance of joining those greats in the Hall of Fame.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court concludes it has no authority to adopt restatement rule]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed in part, and reversed in part, a ruling by U.S. District Judge J.P. Stadtmueller.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[I recently had the good fortune to audit a short course titled The First Amendment Confronts New Technology, taught by professor Michael P. Seng of The John Marshall Law School. The irony is that the course was being presented in China, a country not known as a wellspring of free expression. The course was taught to American students on a summer abroad program in Beijing, so we did not gain any insights into what a typical Chinese law student would think about the First Amendment. But Beijing certainly p]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[When to reject a plea agreement]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Many thousands of criminal charges are filed every year in Illinois. Most of them result in guilty pleas reached through plea negotiations, but on occasion, a trial judge will reject the parties' plea agreement.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Polsinelli, Shughart P.C. has hiredChristopher A. Pesch as a shareholder in the firm's business department.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[75 ex-NFL players sue league, say concussions never taken seriously]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A group of 75 retired NFL veterans sued the league in a California court on Tuesday, alleging that NFL teams' mismanagement of their concussions, and the league's willful concealment of evidence of the long-term effects of head injuries, led to the players' current brain damage.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Union representing assistant public defenders swears in its board]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA['Idol' creator sues, says 'X-Factor' role was promised]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Real property - federal rail grants]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Case removal - amount in question]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Milton I. Shadur.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[GOP files suit over Democrat-drawn redistricting map]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel supports $700K verdict against Metra]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A state appeals panel affirmed a $700,000 verdict Wednesday that a Cook County jury awarded in a case of a man whose arm was severed after a Metra express train struck him.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court holds that woman's frequent absences doomed her ADA claim]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Retreat discusses diversity issues]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Each year, Brad Smith watches the country become more diverse at a far faster pace than the legal profession.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA['Fraudulent joinder' blocked remand despite presence of local defendant]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The first time Tile Unlimited (an Illinois corporation) filed a class action in the Daley Center against Blanke Corp. (a citizen of Delaware and Georgia) and Virginia Tile (a citizen of Michigan) involving a product that Blanke manufactured and Virginia Tile distributed, the defendants removed the case to federal court based on diversity of citizenship.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court denies plaintiff full extent of attorney fees]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Under 42 U.S.C. Section 1988, a prevailing plaintiff must satisfy several factors historically established through case law in order to recoup the total amount of attorney fees requested.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Nuances of emotional damages]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two weeks ago, my 3-year-old daughter, Lily, and I were spending a little father-daughter time at a nearby park. For the most part, this is a harmless activity. I watched as my little monkeylike daughter climbed up and down one piece of playground apparatus after another. She was fearless. As she approached the minizip line equipment, Lily insisted on doing it by herself. At first, I said, "No," explaining that she was too little to embark on this adventure alone. On four consecutive occasions, I wal]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[GOP files suit over Democrat-drawn redistricting map]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Republican leaders of the Illinois General Assembly filed a lawsuit this week over the state's new legislative map and one Chicago law professor said she thinks they "are going to have a tough row to hoe" in their battle.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Law firm raises money for wounded veterans]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Book closing on Borders]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[There will be no storybook ending for Borders. The 40-year-old book seller could start shuttering its 399 remaining stores as early as Friday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: American Bar Association11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. online or via telephoneInfo: 800-285-2221]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Trial, appeals court jurists occasionally trade jobs on the bench]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Judge Ilana Diamond Rovner was apprehensive about presiding over a trial after spending 19 years on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Steelers star sues apparel firm over contract dispute]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. &mdash; Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall is suing the parent company of the Champion sports apparel maker, calling the decision to drop his endorsement deal over his tweets about the death of Osama bin Laden and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks a breach of contract.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[U.S. judge looks to move Google library suit forward]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK &mdash; A judge warned lawyers for authors and publishers and Google Tuesday that he will decide whether snippets of books can be sold online without the permission of copyright holders if the sides do not settle their 6-year-old case soon with an agreement to create a massive online library.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Criminal law - act of enticement enough]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge Elaine Bucklo.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Florida high court upholds $28.3M cigarette verdict]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[TALLAHASSEE, Fla. &mdash; The Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a $28.3 million verdict against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. in the first of about 8,000 lawsuits that have been filed against cigarette companies in Florida by sick smokers and their families.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Data shows dip in percent of women partners at law firms]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Women associates are now in a clear majority at some of Chicago's top law firms, but the percent of women partners at Chicago law firms dipped slightly in 2010, according to a report from the Call to Action initiative presented at a Tuesday event at Jenner & Block LLP.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Illinois law still unclear on laches as defense to claim for money damages]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Does laches apply to a claim for money damages? Reviewing Illinois precedent on this issue — and noting "there is still disagreement among Illinois courts as to whether laches is an appropriate defense to suits seeking only monetary damages" — U.S. Magistrate Judge Geraldine Soat Brown declined to dismiss Republic Title's second affirmative defense.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Statute of limitations - amended complaint]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 4th Division, has affirmed a judgment by Cook County Circuit Judge Mary Anne Mason.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[There's no equitable subrogation against county]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 2nd District Appellate Court recently held that an umbrella insurer was not entitled to obtain equitable subrogation against a self-insured county that allegedly was primarily responsible for the loss. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. DuPage County, No. 2-10-0580, 2011 WL 2471920 (2d Dist. June 16, 2011).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel declares judicial error, orders new day in court]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 1st District Appellate Court ruled Tuesday that no matter how difficult a pro se criminal defendant is acting before trial, the judge still has to "substantially comply" with a rule that tells the accused about the nature of the charges and the range of penalties.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Top 10 statistics highlight women lawyer's standing in local law firms]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Here are highlights of the top 10 statistics on women in Chicago law firms presented Tuesday at an event at Jenner & Block LLP by the Alliance for Women of The Chicago Bar Association and the Coalition of Women's Initiatives in Law Firms.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Kevin J. Ryan has rejoined Epstein, Becker & Green P.C. as a member in the health care and life sciences practice.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Quinn tabs 3 lawyers, others to workers' comp board]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Gov. Patrick J. Quinn today appointed 12 people, three of whom are lawyers, to serve on an advisory board that will make recommendations about the state's oft-criticized workers' compensation system.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Data shows dip in percent of women partners at law firms]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Women associates are now in a clear majority at some of Chicago's top law firms, but the percent of women partners at Chicago law firms dipped slightly in 2010, according to a report from the Call to Action initiative presented at a Tuesday event at Jenner & Block LLP.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[U.S. judge looks to move Google library suit forward]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK &mdash; A judge warned lawyers for authors and publishers and Google Tuesday that he will decide whether snippets of books can be sold online without the permission of copyright holders if the sides do not settle their 6-year-old case soon with an agreement to create a massive online library.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyer predicts more issues for BCS, college football]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[K&L Gates LLP partner Peter G. Rush entered the realm of collegiate eligibility 15 years ago when Maureen Ward Kirby, then a firm associate and now a Cook County Circuit judge, asked if he wanted to sue the NCAA.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal EducationVia telephoneInfo: 800-252-8062; fax: 217-787-5986]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[It's Sprinkles v. Pink Sprinkles in trademark fight]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[NEW HAVEN, Conn. &mdash; Candace Nelson plays a judge on the Food Network's reality television show "Cupcake Wars." But now her cupcake company has taken up a legal fight of its own against an upstart business.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge issues two-year sentence to lawyer impersonator]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Cook County judge sentenced a man to two years in prison Monday after he pleaded guilty to impersonating a lawyer and forgery.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Parents regain daughters through Skype testimony]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Murdoch answers questions; scandal may touch U.S.]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A protester disrupted the appearance of Rupert Murdoch and his son James at a parliamentary committee hearing today, apparently by attempting to hit Rupert Murdoch with a paper plate full of shaving cream. Murdoch appeared unhurt.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Copyright law - res judicata, timeliness]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge Charles R. Norgle.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Foreman talks about Blagojevich's first trial]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Ohio ballot item may raise age limit for judges to 75]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[The state lawyer disciplinary agency made public complaints this week alleging that an arbitrator for the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission (WCC) engaged in ex parte e-mail conversations with three lawyers in at least 10 workers' compensation cases in 2009 and 2010.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[A woman whose debts were discharged in bankruptcy court after she failed to disclose that she was a plaintiff in a pending class-action lawsuit is not entitled to reap any rewards from that suit, a federal judge has held.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Silverstein tries to give '100 percent']]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge explains rules for 'employee theft' policy]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[In today's case, U.S. Magistrate Judge Morton Denlow provides some informative insights into the differences in discovery as to testifying experts and nontestifying consultant experts in light of the limitations narrowing discovery in the 2010 amendments to Rule 26, namely Rule 26(b)(4)(C) and Rule 26(b)(4)(D)). Sara Lee Corp. v. Kraft Foods Inc., No. 273 F.R.D. 416 (N.D.Ill. 2011)]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[K&L Gates LLP partner Peter G. Rush entered the realm of collegiate eligibility 15 years ago when Maureen Ward Kirby, then a firm associate and now a Cook County Circuit judge, asked if he wanted to sue the NCAA.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[CBA, ISBA kick it old school on Friday with competitive game of kickball]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judge clarifies state's obligation to Catholic Charities]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The battle over the state's civil union law was back in court today, when a Sangamon County judge made it clear that the state must continue to refer foster children to Catholic Charities.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Reports find global M&A up in first half, but Illinois deals decline]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Chicago-based DLA Piper, Baker & McKenzie LLP, Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Mayer, Brown LLP were in the top 20 in various categories as legal advisers for worldwide mergers and acquisitions in the first half of 2011, according to reports.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Georgia banishment practice draws legal opposition]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Facebook antics cause trouble for probation clients]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[LOUISVILLE, Ky. &mdash; Boasts of drinking exploits on social networking sites have cost some people their freedom.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The economic downturn and technological advances forced the legal profession to undergo dramatic changes in recent years. Following layoffs and a drop in law firm hiring, an unprecedented number of lawyers and law students find themselves in the unenviable position of looking for gainful employment within the legal profession.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 2nd District, has reversed a judgment by DuPage County Circuit Judge Kenneth L. Popejoy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Starbucks starts trademark fight over three letters]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[OMAHA, Neb. &mdash; Starbucks has sued a South Dakota information technology company over a dispute concerning both companies' use of the initials "SDN."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[A state appeals panel upheld most of a $500,500 medical negligence verdict today that was awarded to a woman who alleged that she suffered pain and emotional distress when a physician accidentally pierced her colon.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Cook County state's attorney's office secured a three-peat last week, when it defeated Johnson & Bell Ltd. in the championship game of the long-running Lawyers' Softball League in Grant Park.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[School district faces liability for allegedly false references]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Shortly after Jon White was arrested in January 2007 on charges that he sexually abused two of his second-grade students in the Urbana school district, an e-mail between an assistant superintendent and a union official in McLean County &mdash; where White previously worked &mdash; reportedly said:]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Michael P. McCuskey.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Simple measures help avoid schemes]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lawyers are increasingly receiving e-mails from alleged potential foreign clients looking to collect debts from customers. More likely than not, the e-mail is the first step in a fraudulent scheme which involves a deposit and withdrawal from your special client fund account. A basic knowledge of Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Article 4 and simple precautions can help lawyers avoid becoming a victim of these schemes and protect against other potential fraudulent deposits into a lawyer's special account.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Eric L. Broxterman, who focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation, has joined Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery as an associate.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Reports find global M&A up in first half, but Illinois deals decline]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Chicago-based DLA Piper, Baker & McKenzie LLP, Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Mayer, Brown LLP were in the top 20 in various categories as legal advisers for worldwide mergers and acquisitions in the first half of 2011, according to reports.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Zagel ties Blagojevich's bond to home, D.C. condo]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Former Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich told a federal judge today he understands he could lose his home if he violates the conditions of his bond.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge Charles R. Norgle.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[At least 4 judges to vie for Illinois Supreme Court spot]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[ABA consultant defends school procedures]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Chicago's corporation counsel takes inspector general to Supreme Court]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bankruptcy judge rules 'top hat' pension not exempt under law]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Do not discount importance of 14th Amendment]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Marching Toward Justice: The History of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is a photographic exhibit on display at The John Marshall Law School through Monday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[School administrators celebrate project start]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Catholic Charities earns a win in court]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; A Sangamon County judge handed Catholic Charities a victory this week, but the groups' issue with the state's new civil unions law is far from resolved.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Banned evidence causes mistrial in Clemens case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The judge declared a mistrial today in baseball star Roger Clemens' perjury trial after prosecutors showed to jurors evidence that he had ruled would be out of bounds in the case.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Segal, McCambridge protects its collegiality while it grows]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When the Segal, McCambridge, Singer & Mahoney Ltd. law firm opened in 1986, it was comprised of the four name partners.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Ex-Chicago corporation counsel joins Daley at Katten]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Mara S. Georges, who was Chicago's corporation counsel for 12 years under former Mayor Richard M. Daley, joins Daley at Katten, Muchin, Rosenman LLP, the firm announced today.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Sporting goods company drafts Berens]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Raymond M. Berens started at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. as a 28-year-old attorney in 1988, when the company hired him to handle its initial public offering.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Patents: On the rise again]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[An idea worth copying is an idea worth protecting. Protecting ideas has traditionally been the role of the patent system; from the inception of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to the dawn of the new millennium, patents provided a strong and reliable tool for protecting industry's most important ideas. This stable environment not only encouraged innovation, but also encouraged commercialization of that innovation, with companies secure in the knowledge that no copyist would walk away with their hard-earn]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Group files suit to halt Texas governor's prayer day]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas &mdash; A group of atheists and agnostics filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to stop an evangelical Christian prayer event next month that was proposed and is endorsed by Texas' governor.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Evidence - verifying robbery demand note]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[County's first trafficking trial ends in 18-year sentence]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In Cook County's first human trafficking case that featured a trial, a judge has sentenced a man to 18 years in prison for running a sex ring that forced women to prostitute themselves and had up to 25 customers every day.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA['Sister Wives' reality stars challenge Utah bigamy law]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SALT LAKE CITY &mdash; The polygamous family featured on cable television's "Sister Wives" has filed a federal challenge to the Utah bigamy law that makes their lifestyle illegal.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Job discrimination - supplying evidence]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Attorney recalls Speck murders 45 years later]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[On a hot, humid Chicago summer night in 1966, a man dressed in black unlocked a back door to gain entry to a three-bedroom town house occupied by nurses from South Chicago Community Hospital. Without warning, the man furiously but methodically unleashed a hurricane of violence that left eight young women dead, stabbed and strangled. The demonical actions took place over 4&frac12; horrifying hours.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Divided 7th Circuit panel rejects privacy challenge to a parking ticket]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Police did not invade a driver's privacy when they left a parking ticket on his windshield that included such personal information as his height, home address and date of birth, a divided federal appeals court has held.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court overrules itself on emotional distress for wrongful birth]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Admitting it made a mistake in <em>Siemieniec v. Lutheran General Hospital,</em> 117 Ill.2d 230 (1987), on what parents have to prove to recover for emotional distress in a wrongful-birth case, the Illinois Supreme Court concluded Amy and Jeff Clark do not have to satisfy the zone-of-danger test.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[7th Circuit orders new trial on issue of damages]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The city of Chicago is entitled to a new trial on the issue of damages where the city was precluded from introducing evidence tending to negate the decedent's "wonderful" relationship with her son.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Cook County jury awarded a $1 million judgment Tuesday to a 24-year-old schoolteacher who suffered a permanent injury to her left eye during a surgery that was meant to correct near-sightedness, the woman's attorney said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Attorney recalls Speck murders 45 years later]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[On a hot, humid Chicago summer night in 1966, a man dressed in black unlocked a back door to gain entry to a three-bedroom town house occupied by nurses from South Chicago Community Hospital. Without warning, the man furiously but methodically unleashed a hurricane of violence that left eight young women dead, stabbed and strangled. The demonical actions took place over 4&frac12; horrifying hours.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Kane County Bar Association11 a.m. Orchard Valley Golf Course AuroraInfo: 630-762-1915; fax: 630-762-9395]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Gay 'co-parent' fails to win bid for joint custody]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[COLUMBUS, Ohio &mdash; An Ohio woman lost her legal bid Tuesday for shared custody of a girl whose conception she planned with the child's biological mother while the women were living as a same-sex couple in Cincinnati.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Mississippi sues BP spill fund overseer for claim info]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[JACKSON, Miss. &mdash; Mississippi's attorney general has sued the administrator of BP's $20 billion oil spill fund to get access to claims filed by coastal residents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[U.S. judge spares few barbs in ruling against SEC]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA["A funny thing happened on the way to this forum."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Congressman dismisses the argument in NLRB case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[COLUMBIA, S.C. &mdash; The chairman of a congressional committee investigating the ongoing labor dispute over a South Carolina Boeing plant is prepared to use subpoenas to force labor officials to hand over documents from their investigation, according to a letter sent Tuesday to the National Labor Relations Board's chief attorney.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court holds Alien Tort Statute applies to businesses]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A law designed to provide redress in American courts for victims of crimes against humanity and other violations of international law applies to corporations as well as to individuals, the federal appeals court based in Chicago has ruled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[ARDC case centers on lawyer's e-mails]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[An attorney in a controversial workers' compensation case has been accused by the state lawyer disciplinary agency of engaging in e-mail conversations with the arbitrator without the knowledge of the lawyer on the other side.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Even though Jordan M. Heinz is just six years into his legal career at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, the associate has contributed more than 1,600 hours of pro bono work &mdash; including representing indigent prisoners, assisting nonprofits and serving as guardian ad litem for disabled adults.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Workers take a stand against decision to cancel pay raises]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Dozens of union workers took to the streets in Springfield Tuesday to protest Gov. Patrick J. Quinn's decision to cancel pay raises for thousands of state workers, an issue that is now at the crux of three federal lawsuits and an arbitration.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Gleeson thrives on trial intricacies]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[If 20th Judicial Circuit Associate Judge Andrew J. Gleeson could, he would constantly preside over trials.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Remand blocked by 'fraudulent joinder' of local auto dealer]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Breach of contract - attorney fees]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge J. P. Stadtmueller.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Sentencing - effect of guilty plea]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Kendall.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[A simple issue that has nonetheless confounded the courts in Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) benefits litigation is the question of who may be sued as a defendant.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Nepotism: A rose by any other name]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The desire to work with family members is certainly not uncommon and, in the law firm context, would seem to make even more sense. One would think that those "thicker than water" blood ties would be the perfect foundation for the fiduciary duties that partners owe to one another.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Chris L. Dickerson, formerly a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, has joined the Chicago office of DLA Piper as a partner in the corporate and finance practice.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Hill receives a public service award at event]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Firm enjoys day at Wrigley without the Cubs]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Amazon wants to let voters have say on online tax]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Second Ward Chicago Alderman Robert W. Fioretti has joined Wolin, Kelter & Rosen Ltd. as of counsel. Fioretti, who was recently re-elected to his second term on the city council, will bring more than 25 years of legal experience to the firm. His background includes time in the city of Chicago's Corporation Counsel Office and practice in the private sector.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Blind law student files suit over test accommodation]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[MONTPELIER, Vt. &mdash; Deanna Jones says she might like to devote her legal career to representing people with disabilities. But it appears she'll have to win her own fight first.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Fields enjoys combining policy, law]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ever since Samantha Sudan Fields decided she wanted to do policy work, she hasn't taken her eyes off the prize.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Kirkland expands real estate practice]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a move to expand its real estate practice, Kirkland & Ellis LLP has hired two real estate lawyers as lateral partners from the Chicago office of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Condo associations get more clout in bad economy]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Inlet House condo complex in Fort Pierce, Fla., was once the kind of place the 55-and-older set aspired to. It was affordable. The pool and clubhouse were tidy, the lawns freshly snipped.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Jones, Day helps PotashCorp quash hostile takeover bid]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In 2010, when mergers and acquisitions seemed few and far between, Jones, Day partner Philip Straton Stamatakos and an army of his colleagues wrestled with the world's largest announced transaction.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Fair Labor Standards Act - job definitions]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge John F. Grady.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Attorney views Wimbledon action from the Royal Box]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Chicago lawyer Jonathan Vegosen had a prime seat at the recent Wimbledon tennis championships where he soaked up the pageantry and rubbed elbows with dignitaries and celebrities.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Jewish residents, condo association settle bias claims]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal judge today approved a settlement in two lawsuits accusing a condominium association of violating the Fair Housing Act by repeatedly removing parchments bearing Torah verses from the doorposts of Jewish residents.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Panel upholds release form's language in case of injured cyclist]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A state appeals panel has enforced a release form to stop an injured bicyclist from recovering damages from race organizers in a ruling that one attorney said could help any race planner keep liability and costs as low as possible.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Tolling statute trumps two-year deadline in insurance policy]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Section 143.1 of the Illinois Insurance Code provides important protection for insureds by suspending the countdown on policy deadlines from "the date proof of loss is filed, in whatever form is required by the policy, until the date the claim is denied in whole or in part."]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[SEC offers a warning about 'reverse mergers']]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[The difference one person can make]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[How likely is it that the life of a petty thief and convicted murderer will intersect with a partner in a major law firm who specializes in commercial litigation in a way that has a positive impact on both of their lives? The odds seem long, but the pro bono world can make it happen.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[M&A - injunction pending arbitration]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has modified a judgment of U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[State-by-state anti-abortion legislation shifts away from Roe v. Wade]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Dozens of new restrictions passed by states this year have chipped away at the right to abortion by requiring women to view ultrasounds, imposing waiting periods or cutting funds for clinics. But a new kind of law has gone beyond such restrictions, striking at the foundation of the abortion rules set out by the Supreme Court over the last four decades.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal EducationVia telephoneInfo: 800-252-8062; fax: 217-787-5986]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers divide up Bollinger, Ruberry firm]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bollinger, Ruberry & Garvey, comprising more than 50 lawyers, will split into three separate law firms by month's end, two name partners said today.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Family goes to court with U.S. over rare gold coins]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Dodd-Frank pits federal, state regulators in turf war]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[One of the most classic American political debates &mdash; state versus federal law &mdash; is surfacing again in the banking sector, as regulators work to put in place the financial reforms passed a year ago in Washington.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court upholds state's $31 billion construction program]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Holocaust suit to move forward against railroad]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[For the second time in two months, U.S. District Judge Samuel Der-Yeghiayan has declined to derail litigation brought on behalf of victims of the Holocaust.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Brill's 50 years to be marked with Chicago-Kent reception]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Evening Celebrating 50 Years: Professor Ralph Brill's Legacy at Chicago-Kent will be July 21 at the Chicago Cultural Center's Preston Bradley Hall, 78 E. Washington St.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Hull House seeks attorney general approval for access to donations]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Jane Addams Hull House Foundation has asked Illinois Attorney General Lisa M. Madigan to support its effort to access all of the financial contributions from deceased donors instead of waiting for the money in annual installments.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[For Cook County Circuit Judge Michele F. Lowrance, the words of the Dalai Lama have served as a form of guidance in her life, as well as on the bench in the Domestic Relations Division, where she has heard hundreds of divorce cases since rising to the judiciary in 1995.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court rules Illinois law applies to Michigan accident]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Suffering a permanent spinal cord injury after his Sebring convertible rolled over in Michigan, Joseph Murphy argued Illinois law governed his claim against a southwest suburban Oak Lawn auto dealer &mdash; Mancari's Chrysler Plymouth &mdash; for alleged negligence in failing to provide warnings that the vehicle was "not equipped with a sufficient roll bar or other devices to protect a driver from traumatic injuries in a reasonably foreseeable rollover."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge Elaine E. Bucklo.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge J. P. Stadtmueller.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Proposed election rules grease skids for unions]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Charles P. Rose, the former U.S. Department of Education's general counsel, has joined Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP's government and regulatory affairs practice group with offices in Chicago and Washington, D.C.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Legal aid organizations around the country would see a severe slash in federal funding for their programs next year under a proposal announced by the House Appropriations Committee earlier this week.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Jurist has 'that quality that every judge' wants]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Growing up the daughter of a steel mill worker, Jennifer Duncan-Brice got used to moving to a new city to follow her father's job opportunities.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court reinstates newspaper, TV cross-ownership ban]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Small company sues giant automaker over patents]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[IRS ends probe into big donors of political groups]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The Internal Revenue Service is dropping its investigation of five donors for making contributions to the kind of nonprofit groups that have become popular for spending millions of dollars on political ads in the past few years, the agency announced Thursday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Experts debate merits of the 'material support' ban]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Chicago attorney Michael E. Deutsch contends that laws that prohibit giving aid and comfort to terrorists have been stretched so far out of shape by the president and the U.S. Supreme Court that they no longer resemble the measures enacted by Congress.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Why hasn't the Supreme Court addressed this?]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Here's something I don't understand.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[South Asian law journal may be a first]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A group of students at Chicago-Kent College of Law started what they believe is the first journal of any American law school to focus exclusively on South Asian-American legal affairs.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Employment bias - employer liability]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Ohio high court defines 'aggrieved' in 911 tapes dispute]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[COLUMBUS, Ohio &mdash; A citizen activist who stood to collect $84,000 in fines from a small Ohio city that recorded over 20 years of 911 tapes lost his legal battle Thursday.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Casino tax money remains up in the air]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Attorneys plan to 'retry' Surratt, a Lincoln assassination conspirator]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; It was 146 years ago when Mary Surratt became the first woman in the nation to be executed, a punishment handed down by a military tribunal that found her guilty of conspiring to assassinate Abraham Lincoln.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Deadlocked arbitrators exceeded authority by delegating their job]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Criminal law - entrapment defense]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by U.S. District Judge Michael J. Reagan]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Learning to slow down and listen]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[May 8 of this year marked my third year practicing law. It was an exciting milestone for me and also a good time to reflect on where I've come and where I want to go.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Chaka M. Patterson has joined Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP's litigation practice in Chicago as of counsel. Patterson is joining Skadden from Exelon Corp., where he had a number of senior positions. Prior to joining Exelon, Patterson spent three years with the Illinois attorney general's office as the assistant attorney general and chief of the Special Litigation Bureau. He also worked in private practice as a partner at a national law firm.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Chicago Area will conduct its 24th annual installation ceremony and awards reception on July 28 at Hotel Allegro, 171 W. Randolph St.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Drug company sues Wyeth, says patent fraudulent]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[JACKSON, Miss. &mdash; A federal lawsuit filed this week in Mississippi claims a major pharmaceutical company made millions of dollars by misrepresenting clinical data and using sham litigation to maintain a monopoly over a drug used to treat depression and anxiety.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Mayes makes mark on Allstate]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Michele Coleman Mayes joined Allstate Insurance Co. in July 2007, she knew the company needed to make some changes and incorporate more diversity.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[9th Circuit rules gay military ban should end now]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Preckwinkle says greater use of electronic monitors needed]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle put electronic monitoring back on the discussion table Wednesday, saying she wants more nonviolent defendants on the tracking program that keeps them out of jail.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Redistricting makes rural areas part of Chicago's map]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[NALP: Starting salaries decrease for 2010 law grads]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by U.S. District Judge William C. Griesbach.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Government's top antitrust attorney to join N.Y. firm]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Christine A. Varney, the government's top antitrust lawyer, is leaving the Justice Department to join Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP as a partner, representatives of the law firm confirmed on Wednesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Wildman moves forward with merger talks]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Firing range issue draws in aldermen, 7th Circuit]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Combatants in a legal battle over efforts to establish firing ranges within Chicago's borders fought skirmishes Wednesday on two fronts.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Prosecutors ask high court's opinion on how to present closing remarks]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Cook County prosecutors have asked the Illinois Supreme Court to decide what makes closing remarks improper and how they could avoid reversals of defendant convictions.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Trial will not include gruesome crime scene photos]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Any possible probative value of gruesome crime scene photos were substantially outweighed by inherent prejudice, thus warranting the exclusion of photos at the plaintiff's civil rights trial alleging wrongful conviction.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[TV, social networking affect view of Anthony trial]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[As the lawyers for Casey Anthony gathered at a restaurant in Orlando, Fla., on Tuesday afternoon, two hours after a jury found their client not guilty of killing her daughter, Caylee, the television host Nancy Grace was sequestered in a studio one block away, delivering her own verdict of sorts.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
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     <description><![CDATA[After 30 years on the bench, Jeremy D. Fogel has not closed the book on learning how to administer justice more effectively and efficiently.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Clemens' perjury trial will be quite different from Bonds', experts say]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Senators recommend five for district court vacancies]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama's administration now has the names of five partners at different Chicago law firms to consider when filling vacancies on the U.S. District Court in Chicago.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Attorney general's office wins attorney fees in tobacco case]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 6th Division, has affirmed a ruling by Cook County Associate Judge Timothy Joseph Joyce.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Fourth Amendment - legitimate affidavits]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 1st Division, has affirmed a ruling by Cook County Associate Judge Domenica A. Stephenson.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court addresses key points in a TCPA case]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Juror questions have place in today's courtrooms]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In my last article published on May 4, I suggested formal changes to the jury system that would align it with modern thought and practice. A major issue that I have often thought about is juror questioning of witnesses. I must not be the only attorney considering this topic as the Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee recently announced a proposed new rule on this issue. Juror questioning in state court is now up for comment and debate in Illinois.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Barnes & Thornburg fee structure acts as incentive for Schmeltz]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Vincent P. Schmeltz III, a trial lawyer formerly with the Chicago office of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, has joined Barnes & Thornburg LLP and become its 12th lateral hire in a year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Attorney covers golf industry legal disputes in blog]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WESTPORT, Conn. &mdash; There's a lot more behind a round of golf than sharing a few hours with friends navigating a bucolic course.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Illinois Paralegal Association5:30-8:15 p.m. Reed Smith10 S Wacker Dr 40th FlInfo: 815-462-4620; fax: 815-462-4696]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Court says American Airlines correct to revoke pass due to fraudulent use]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[American Airlines Inc. was justified in revoking a pass that had given a passenger unlimited, first-class travel for the rest of his life, a federal judge has held.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Ourth has much health-care experience]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[For Joe Ourth, the most gratifying part of being a lobbyist is working for clients with good causes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Generic arbitration clause limited to disputes under 'this agreement']]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Although Keeley & Sons signed two "incurred loss retrospective rating agreements" that contained broad, generic arbitration provisions, the Illinois Appellate Court concluded Keeley was not obligated to arbitrate a dispute with Zurich American Insurance Co. about whether the policyholder was overcharged on the final premiums for two workers' compensation policies.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Criminal procedure - corpus delicti]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 1st Division, has affirmed a ruling by Cook County Circuit Judge Thomas M. Davy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Did voir dire exam result in attorney malpractice?]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Today's case involves a question of legal malpractice, the issue being whether an alleged inadequate voir dire examination of jurors resulted in a murder conviction that was reversed on appeal? Bourke v. Conger No. 639 F.3d 344 (7th Cir. 2011)]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Breaking down the Wal-Mart ruling]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[and Matthew P. Kellam]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Public finance attorney Charles D. Katz has joined Michael, Best & Friedrich LLP as a partner in the Chicago office.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[NASA sues ex-astronaut to recover lost moon camera]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[MIAMI &mdash; NASA is suing former astronaut Edgar Mitchell to get back a camera that went to the moon on the Apollo 14 mission &mdash; a historic device Mitchell apparently tried to sell recently at an auction.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Blagojevich's retrial not quite end of legal saga]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The marquee event in a federal investigation into Rod R. Blagojevich's governorship, Blagojevich's own trial, is over &mdash; but the legal saga that stretches back nearly a decade isn't quite at an end.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Many judges say pay not enough to stay on bench]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[There is perhaps no more fitting finale to a long legal career than a judgeship. Ascending the bench after years appearing before it can bring power, respect, personal satisfaction, reasonable hours and, often, free parking. There have traditionally been few steps beyond: Retirement. Or death.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[ISBA's new officers get sworn in at group's annual meeting]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[No competition pacts - consideration]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 5th District, has affirmed a ruling by Jackson County Circuit Judge W. Charles Grace.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Dickler will lead county's Domestic Relations Division]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Grace G. Dickler knows how separation affects parents and children. The Cook County circuit judge endured an 18-month separation when she was 7 and left Cuba to come to the United States.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyer trust accounts to see rule changes]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Supreme Court has announced amendments to the guidelines for lawyer trust accounts, including specific record keeping requirements and a requirement that banks notify the state of overdrafts.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Dodgers seeks to avoid MLB commissioner's control]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Major League Baseball Constitution not only allows Commissioner Bud Selig to take over teams or terminate their league membership, but it also prevents team owners from suing Selig when he makes those decisions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers remember judge for his taking a stand in Greylord]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Thaddeus L. Kowalski, a former Cook County associate judge, was known for his courageous stand during the Operation Greylord investigation into court corruption and for creating innovative programs to help offenders.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Meetings, Seminars, Events]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Illinois Paralegal Association5:30-8:15 p.m. Reed Smith10 S Wacker Dr 40th FlInfo: 815-462-4620; fax: 815-462-4696]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Want a lawyer? He can get you one faster than pizza]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The wheels of justice tend to be slow, but arrests can happen with lightning speed &mdash; and what happens next can be crucial. In searches, seizure and interrogation, things can go badly wrong.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Illinois finds itself alone in banning concealed guns]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; As state after state voted to let residents carry concealed guns, Illinois has held out, for a long list of reasons: A strong gun control movement. A dynasty of powerful Chicago mayors. A line-up of state leaders who oppose expanding access to guns.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Forging a new, independent nation]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA["We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Lawyers, judges have swinging time at WSBA golf outing]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Man sues ex-wife, says polka tune belongs to him]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. &mdash; A Wisconsin polka musician is accusing his ex-wife and her new husband of stealing one of his most popular tunes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Deans discuss legal job market]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Six Illinois law school deans agreed this week to comment on a report that says, "New Lawyers Glutting the Market."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Expert witness - testimony barred]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 3rd Division, has affirmed a judgment by Cook County Circuit Judge Allen S. Goldberg.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court, 2nd District, has reversed a ruling of McHenry County Circuit Judge Michael T. Caldwell.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Kirkland to face legal malpractice suit in circuit court]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Appellate Court ruled Thursday that a company can pursue a legal malpractice suit in Cook County Circuit Court, reversing a judgment that the claim involves patent issues that are exclusively handled in federal court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Courts avoid major cuts in Quinn's budget]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD &mdash; The state's court system and legal agencies managed to escape the governor's budget scalpel Thursday night.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[2 Hells Angels fail to prove discrimination claims]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two Hells Angels who claim officials in a south Cook County municipality ordered bar and restaurant owners to deny service to anyone wearing the motorcycle club's insignia cannot make the case that their constitutional rights were violated, a federal judge has held.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[NBA joins NFL and locks out players after talks fail]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK &mdash; The NBA locked out its players Friday, a long-expected move that puts the 2011-12 season in jeopardy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Suit over brain injury claim results in a record verdict in Macon County]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Macon County jury this week awarded a $3.09 million judgment to a man who claimed he suffered a brain injury when a large storage tank at a corn processing plant in Decatur ruptured, releasing a wave of hot liquid corn gluten that knocked the man off his feet.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Shipper liable for negligent driver despite clause]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Will County jury zapped C.H. Robinson Co. (CHR) with a verdict of nearly $24 million for an accident that was allegedly caused by a trucker who leased her tractor-trailer to Toad L. Dragonfly Express &mdash; a carrier that CHR hired as an independent contractorto haul a load of potatoes from Idaho to far southwest suburban Bolingbrook.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[40 years later, the state constitution still works]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Today, July 1, 2011, marks the 40th anniversary of the day that the 1970 Illinois Constitution became effective. On June 30, 1971, many of the delegates and staff of the 1970 Constitutional Convention gathered in Springfield to await midnight when the constitution they had drafted would become the new charter of Illinois.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[In the News]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA["Legally Speaking," broadcast on WGN-AM 720, will feature Damon M. Cheronis and Aaron B. Goldstein, two of the defense attorneys for former Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich. The program airs from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[ARDC panel: Lawyer who deserted his practice should face disbarment]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A lawyer who abandoned his Northbrook practice in late 2008 and engaged in other misconduct should be disbarred, a state-lawyer discipline panel has recommended.]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Sponsor: Illinois Paralegal Association5:30-8:15 p.m. Reed Smith10 S Wacker Dr 40th FlInfo: 815-462-4620; fax: 815-462-4696]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Sentencing panel cuts prison time for crack crimes]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; Thousands of federal prisoners locked up in the U.S. for crack cocaine offenses will be eligible for early release after a vote by a Washington commission.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI &mdash; In the first ruling by a federal appeals court on President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul, a panel in Cincinnati handed the administration a victory Wednesday by agreeing that the government can require a minimum amount of insurance for Americans.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Coleman appreciates inside view of law]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[As Sonia D. Coleman read "To Kill A Mockingbird" with her book club, she became enamored with lawyer Atticus Finch and his views on relating to the people around him.]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[McDermott lawyer will lead foundation]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The lawyer who is the new chairwoman of the Chicago Foundation for Women says she wants to advance the interests of women in part because of unusual advice she got as a teenag
