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Steven P. Garmisa
Trial Notebook | by Steven P. Garmisa
Competition concern flips initial ruling
During Castleton Plaza's Chapter 11 reorganization, a bankruptcy judge in southern Indiana approved a plan that would have given 100 percent ownership to Mary Clare Broadbent, the wife of the limited partnership's owner, George Broadbent, in return for $375,000 in fresh cash.
Letter to the editor: CPS fails test on school closure
The Cook County Bar Association, the oldest predominantly black bar association in the United States, opposes the Chicago Public Schools' decision to close Calhoun North School, one of 54 public schools identified by the CPS for closure this year.
Ronald D. Menaker
Criminal Law | by Ronald D. Menaker
Appellate court looks at due process, preindictment delays and prejudice
As most criminal practitioners are aware, the statute of limitations provides predicable, legislatively enacted limits on prosecutorial delay and serves as the primary guarantee against the state bringing overly stale criminal charges.
Christine Polk Mohr
Mohr In-depth | by Christine Polk Mohr
Saved by invoking the savings statute
The Illinois Appellate Court has reversed a summary judgment finding based on res judicata and claims-splitting, determining neither a voluntary dismissal nor a subsequent dismissal for want of prosecution (DWP) were final orders.
Of wheat and chaff: predictive coding in federal Biomet case
With characteristic dry wit, my colleague Myra C. Mormile noted in a column last year in this publication that the law on the use of predictive coding is still "somewhat unsettled."
Karen Conti
This Day in Legal History
See if you know what happened on This Day in Legal History with Karen Conti.
Jay S. Judge
Federal Courts | by Jay S. Judge
Court rejects ISP customers' claim under Electronic Communications Privacy Act
This U.S. District Court case addresses the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), 18 U.S.C. Section 2510 et seq., which prohibits the unauthorized interception of electronic communications.
  • Case Summaries
  • Summary judgment - showing of sufficient evidence
    Where a nonmoving party responds to a motion for summary judgment, if he fails to provide evidence aside from his pleadings, it is within the court's discretion to grant summary judgment against him, even if the motion for summary judgment was flawed, so long as the flaws did not mislead the nonmoving party.
  • Fourth Amendment - arrest, probable cause
    Where a defendant may be appropriately subjected to a Terry stop on reasonable suspicion, the clear intent and action of an officer to arrest the defendant requires probable cause, and failing probable cause, evidence gained through such an arrest is to be suppressed.
  • Bankruptcy - retirement exemption, inheritance
    Where the debtor possesses funds that are not, for their purposes, categorized as retirement funds, regardless of whether those funds began their existence as such, the funds are susceptible to creditors seeking repayment and not exempt.
  • Sporting Judgment
  • Oregon eyes law to make coaches pay for violations
    SALEM, Ore. — One Oregon state lawmaker wants to make college coaches pay up if their recruiting methods break the rules.
  • Is the role of NHL enforcer in jeopardy?
    Is the role of NHL enforcer in jeopardy?
    Every NHL team has one. The enforcer who is sent onto the ice to make big hits and to protect his star teammates.
  • Stick with your weight training schedule
    Stick with your weight training schedule
    As the weather gets nice, the urge is to skip a lifting workout. Resist the urge.
  • Ivy League joins digital trend
    Ivy League joins digital trend
    The Ivy League this month announced that it will join the Big Ten and the PAC-12 in launching its own digital sports network, giving fans of the conference and its teams unprecedented access to their favorite team's home and away games from a single Internet-based platform.
  • Non-Billable Hours
  • Mom and dad were right
    Mom and dad were right
    Both of my parents are lawyers. I was born into the inevitability that I would someday go through the law school experience myself.
  • Reviews: 'Gatsby' a fun modern take on literary classic
    Reviews: 'Gatsby' a fun modern take on literary classic
    I had the pleasure of viewing Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby" in a seat between two very loud popcorn-munchers (a surround system of popcorn, if you will). Even so, I managed to thoroughly enjoy the film.
  • Festival season is upon us
    Festival season is upon us
    This weekend, take your senses to Germany at the Chicago Mayfest on Ashland and Barry avenues for German food, dancing, shopping and a broad spectrum of live entertainment.
  • In the Spotlight: Paul Edward Haidle
    In the Spotlight: Paul Edward Haidle
    Paul Edward Haidle, supervising attorney in the Criminal Records Program at Cabrini Green Legal Aid, spotlights the annual Expungement Summit.
  • Case Summaries
  • Summary judgment - showing of sufficient evidence
    Where a nonmoving party responds to a motion for summary judgment, if he fails to provide evidence aside from his pleadings, it is within the court's discretion to grant summary judgment against him, even if the motion for summary judgment was flawed, so long as the flaws did not mislead the nonmoving party.
  • Fourth Amendment - arrest, probable cause
    Where a defendant may be appropriately subjected to a Terry stop on reasonable suspicion, the clear intent and action of an officer to arrest the defendant requires probable cause, and failing probable cause, evidence gained through such an arrest is to be suppressed.
  • Bankruptcy - retirement exemption, inheritance
    Where the debtor possesses funds that are not, for their purposes, categorized as retirement funds, regardless of whether those funds began their existence as such, the funds are susceptible to creditors seeking repayment and not exempt.
  • Sporting Judgment
  • Oregon eyes law to make coaches pay for violations
    SALEM, Ore. — One Oregon state lawmaker wants to make college coaches pay up if their recruiting methods break the rules.
  • Is the role of NHL enforcer in jeopardy?
    Is the role of NHL enforcer in jeopardy?
    Every NHL team has one. The enforcer who is sent onto the ice to make big hits and to protect his star teammates.
  • Stick with your weight training schedule
    Stick with your weight training schedule
    As the weather gets nice, the urge is to skip a lifting workout. Resist the urge.
  • Ivy League joins digital trend
    Ivy League joins digital trend
    The Ivy League this month announced that it will join the Big Ten and the PAC-12 in launching its own digital sports network, giving fans of the conference and its teams unprecedented access to their favorite team's home and away games from a single Internet-based platform.
  • Non-Billable Hours
  • Mom and dad were right
    Mom and dad were right
    Both of my parents are lawyers. I was born into the inevitability that I would someday go through the law school experience myself.
  • Reviews: 'Gatsby' a fun modern take on literary classic
    Reviews: 'Gatsby' a fun modern take on literary classic
    I had the pleasure of viewing Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby" in a seat between two very loud popcorn-munchers (a surround system of popcorn, if you will). Even so, I managed to thoroughly enjoy the film.
  • Festival season is upon us
    Festival season is upon us
    This weekend, take your senses to Germany at the Chicago Mayfest on Ashland and Barry avenues for German food, dancing, shopping and a broad spectrum of live entertainment.
  • In the Spotlight: Paul Edward Haidle
    In the Spotlight: Paul Edward Haidle
    Paul Edward Haidle, supervising attorney in the Criminal Records Program at Cabrini Green Legal Aid, spotlights the annual Expungement Summit.