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A panel of the 1st District Appellate Court reversed a judgment in favor of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago, which must now face a wrongful death suit. PhotoGranary/ stock.adobe.com
  • Panel revives wrongful death suit against Catholic Charities
    Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago must face a wrongful death suit brought by the family of a woman who was killed by the father of one of her children shortly after the social services organization closed a child abuse investigation.
  • SCOTUS boots challenge over funding for Planned Parenthood
    States can block the country’s biggest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, from receiving Medicaid money for health services such as contraception and cancer screenings, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.
  • Federal judge tosses suit against Chicago Skyway over tolls
    Drivers who allege the operators of the Chicago Skyway are charging too much for certain tolls and occasionally double-billing for a surcharge do not have a case for breach of contract or consumer fraud, a federal judge held.

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  • Trial Practice
    Efficiency should be hallmark of the jury instruction conference
    The jury instruction conference should be simple and straightforward, but some are lost in confusion. This article points out the steps and procedures to accomplish an efficient, productive conference.
  • Sports Playbook
    Objections stall settlement to pay NCAA student-athletes
    On the same day the Florida Gators edged out the Houston Cougars 65-63 in the 2025 NCAA March Madness men’s basketball championship game, a California federal judge weighed objections to a ground-breaking agreement to permit schools to directly pay student-athletes for playing.
  • Lawyers’ Forum
    Mediating business dissolutions has advantages over litigation
    When long-term business partners face off in court, it’s not usually because the business is struggling to make a profit. It’s far more likely that the partners have lost trust in each other or simply no longer share the same vision for the future of the partnership.
  • For the Defense
    Tort immunity under scrutiny in suit over student’s injury
    What duties do gym teachers owe when students roughhouse? When does passive supervision become willful and wanton misconduct? How does a teacher’s alleged inattention and the school district’s alleged mishandling of a known disruptive student strip them of immunity when a classmate seriously injures another during gym class?
  • Racial Justice
    High court’s racial justice stance continues to gain importance
    Many of you are likely familiar with the poignant and timeless poem “First They Came” written by German Lutheran pastor Martin Niemöller. The poem begins by describing how an autocratic regime incrementally targeted various groups.
  • Cotter’s Corner
    High court fast tracks to end of its term; 10 cases yet to come
    For the third consecutive week, the Supreme Court delivered a hefty batch of opinions. Wednesday marked another multiple opinion day. On Friday, the high court issued six opinions. By the end of the week, the court has now issued a total of 57 decisions, with 10 still remaining.
  • Opening Statement
    ‘42 Balloons’ takes flight at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
    In the summer of 1982, a young Californian named Larry Walters realized his life-long dream of flying. That improbable story, which became the musical “42 Balloons,” is playing through June 29 at the Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater at Navy Pier.
  • Insurance Matters
    Homeowner wins bid to have appraiser assess hail damage
    The 2nd District Appellate Court recently held that while an appraisal under a property insurance policy is not typically used to resolve coverage issues, an appraisal may nonetheless include “some questions of causation” in determining the replacement cost of damaged property.
  • Trial Practice
    Efficiency should be hallmark of the jury instruction conference
    The jury instruction conference should be simple and straightforward, but some are lost in confusion. This article points out the steps and procedures to accomplish an efficient, productive conference.
  • Sports Playbook
    Objections stall settlement to pay NCAA student-athletes
    On the same day the Florida Gators edged out the Houston Cougars 65-63 in the 2025 NCAA March Madness men’s basketball championship game, a California federal judge weighed objections to a ground-breaking agreement to permit schools to directly pay student-athletes for playing.
  • Lawyers’ Forum
    Mediating business dissolutions has advantages over litigation
    When long-term business partners face off in court, it’s not usually because the business is struggling to make a profit. It’s far more likely that the partners have lost trust in each other or simply no longer share the same vision for the future of the partnership.
  • For the Defense
    Tort immunity under scrutiny in suit over student’s injury
    What duties do gym teachers owe when students roughhouse? When does passive supervision become willful and wanton misconduct? How does a teacher’s alleged inattention and the school district’s alleged mishandling of a known disruptive student strip them of immunity when a classmate seriously injures another during gym class?
  • Racial Justice
    High court’s racial justice stance continues to gain importance
    Many of you are likely familiar with the poignant and timeless poem “First They Came” written by German Lutheran pastor Martin Niemöller. The poem begins by describing how an autocratic regime incrementally targeted various groups.
  • Cotter’s Corner
    High court fast tracks to end of its term; 10 cases yet to come
    For the third consecutive week, the Supreme Court delivered a hefty batch of opinions. Wednesday marked another multiple opinion day. On Friday, the high court issued six opinions. By the end of the week, the court has now issued a total of 57 decisions, with 10 still remaining.