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A sports memorabilia dealer who alleges a customer asked him to obtain certain NHL trading cards and then failed to come up with the agreed $485,000 purchase price does not have a claim for breach of contract, a federal judge held.
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A federal judge dismissed the latest “installment in the [16]-year litigious crusade” waged by a man who lost his wife in a 2002 Greyhound bus accident.
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A majority of an Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission Review Board upheld a recommended one-year suspension for a Springfield attorney who is accused of lying about his income tax returns when he represented himself in his divorce proceedings.
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SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a measure Tuesday aimed at stabilizing families and providing additional services to people whose children are considered at-risk of entering the child welfare system.
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A longtime construction worker can move forward with claims that multiple manufacturers conspired for decades to suppress the harmful effects of asbestos.
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Trial Notebook
In a big victory for health-care providers who contend they are routinely stiffed on the interest that Section 8.2(d)(3) of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act promises for tardy payments, U.S. District Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel denied a motion to dismiss the class-action complaint that Dr. Michael Beatty filed against dozens of insurance companies under the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act.
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Lawyers' Forum
The Illinois Supreme Court has held that all Illinois courts have a duty to vacate convictions for facially unconstitutional offenses, even where those convictions are only indirectly before a court that is hearing a civil matter.
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Prosecution and Procedure
Earlier this month, the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed an appellate court reversal of the termination of parental rights and remanded the matter for further proceedings.
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Federal Courts
In today’s case, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals provides guidance on when a court may reduce attorney fees and so-called incentive pay in a suit for unsolicited faxes.
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Cotter’s Corner
As we move toward the end of summer, our nation appears to continue on a slow but certain erosion of the Rule of Law. Several things have happened this past week or so that suggest such erosion.
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Tully’s Law
For litigants, access to the federal courts is often a highly sought-after commodity. However, jurisdiction is not always easy to establish.
Sporting Judgment
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NEW YORK — Indiana safety Jonathan Crawford is very clear about what he thinks of colleges releasing information on player injuries. — Free read
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Sports Marketing Playbook
Virtual reality (aka VR) has not been on the sports scene for long but the emerging technology is becoming a must-have for sports broadcasting companies..
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The Power of Lifting
You have worked hard all spring and during the summer to be in your best shape. As summer wanes, keep that momentum going.
Non-Billable Hours
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Non-Billable Hours
No books. No television. No telephone calls. All communication with the outside world is conducted through a glowing rectangular prism — outbound dispatches only.
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Opening Statement
Feb. 3, 1959, was yet another day which will live in infamy, at least in the annals of rock ‘n’ roll.
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Non-Billable Hours
I’m worn out,” a disembodied male voice announced from the darkness as the credits rolled following a screening of “Mission: Impossible — Fallout.”