Our previews of the latest additions to the Illinois Supreme Court’s civil docket continue with Goldfine v. Barack, Ferrazzano, Kirschbaum and Perlman, a case from the First District Appellate Court. Goldfine poses a number of questions about malpractice actions arising from lawsuits under the Illinois Securities Law, most prominently: are interest and attorneys’ fees available as … Continue Reading
Our previews of the latest additions to the Illinois Supreme Court’s civil docket continue with BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP v. Mitchell. BAC Home Loans presents the following question: does waiver of a personal jurisdiction objection operate retroactively, validating everything which has already happened in the proceeding, or only prospectively? The plaintiff in BAC filed a … Continue Reading
Our previews of the latest additions to the Illinois Supreme Court’s civil docket continue with In re Marriage of Tiballi. Tiballi poses the following issue: when a parent voluntarily dismisses a petition to change custody, can he or she be hit with the fees of a court-appointed child psychologist as costs? The parties in Tiballi divorced … Continue Reading
Our previews of the latest additions to the Illinois Supreme Court’s civil docket continue with WISAM 1, d/b/a Sheridan Liquors v. Illinois Liquor Control Commission, an unpublished decision from the Third District Appellate Court. WISAM involves a due process challenge to the revocation of the plaintiff’s liquor license. First, a bit of background. Federal law requires that … Continue Reading
Our previews of the latest additions to the Illinois Supreme Court’s civil docket continue this morning with Nelson v. The Office of the Kendall County State’s Attorney, a case from the Second District Appellate Court. Nelson is the second case on last term’s civil grants list relating to the state Freedom of Information Act. The case presents … Continue Reading
Our previews of the latest additions to the civil docket of the Illinois Supreme Court continue today with Keating v. City of Chicago. Keating presents an issue bound to catch the attention of motorists in Illinois’ larger cities: are municipal red-light ordinances constitutional? Chicago has had a red light ordinance since July 2003. The ordinances work on … Continue Reading
Our previews of the newest additions to the civil docket of the Illinois Supreme Court continues this morning with Consiglio v. Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Consiglio involves a lengthy list of constitutional challenges to amendments the legislature enacted in 2011 to the Department of Professional Regulation Act (20 ILCS 2105/2105-165). According to the new statute, a … Continue Reading
Our previews of the newest additions to the Illinois Supreme Court’s civil docket continue with Estate of Powell v. John C. Wunsch, P.C., a case from the Third Division of the First District which poses this question: does the lawyer who brings a wrongful death action owe a duty of care to the next of … Continue Reading
Our previews of the newest additions to the Illinois Supreme Court’s civil docket continue with People ex rel. Madigan v. Illinois Commerce Commission. Madigan poses a question involving the jurisdiction of the Illinois Commerce Commission, which is responsible for regulating public utilities operating in the state: are volume-balancing-adjustment ("VBA") riders to approved rate schedules for natural … Continue Reading
Our previews of the newest additions to the Illinois Supreme Court’s docket continue with Garlick v. Madigan, a unpublished decision from Division One of the First District which poses this interesting question: is a government entity required to treat a private citizen and a media outlet the same for purposes of requests under the state … Continue Reading
Today, as we await the start of the Court’s November term, we begin our first look previews at the most recent additions to the Court’s civil docket. First up is Lake County Grading Company, LLC v. The Village of Antioch, a case out of the Second District which poses a potentially important question for cash-strapped local … Continue Reading
On Wednesday morning, the Illinois Supreme Court allowed petitions for review in a long list of new civil cases, setting up interesting battles in the coming months over public works projects, the state Freedom of Information Act, an assortment of constitutional issues and the City of Chicago’s Red Light Camera Ordinance. We will begin our detailed … Continue Reading
Tomorrow morning, the Illinois Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in what may prove to be a precursor of larger battles yet to come in the next few years – an all-out battle over whatever public pension reform package the legislature adopts. Tomorrow, the case at hand is Kanerva v. Weems, which presents the question of … Continue Reading
Tomorrow morning, the Illinois Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Rogers v. Imeri. Rogers poses the question when the Dramshop Act recovery cap applies and other defendants have settled, how is the maximum exposure of the Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund calculated? Our detailed summary of the facts and lower court opinions in Rogers is here. Rogers arose … Continue Reading
Tomorrow morning, the Illinois Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Schultz v. Performance Lighting, Inc., which poses an important question for domestic relations law: must a Withholding Notice under the Income Withholding for Support Act strictly comply with the requirements of the statute in order to be valid, or is substantial compliance enough? Our detailed … Continue Reading
The Illinois Supreme Court’s first term in Chicago ends tomorrow morning with a busy docket of five civil arguments: Venture-Newberg Perini Stone and Webster v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission; Schultz v. Performance Lighting, Inc.; Kanerva v. Weems; Rogers v. Imeri and American Access Casualty Co. v. Reyes. In Venture-Newberg, the Court will resolve a potentially important … Continue Reading
Tomorrow morning in Chicago, the Illinois Supreme Court will hear oral argument in The Board of Education of Roxana Community Unit School District No. 1 v. The Pollution Control Board, which presents an important question of Illinois environmental law – who can appeal from a pollution control facility certification, and where is the appeal taken? Our … Continue Reading
Tomorrow morning in Chicago, the Illinois Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a high-profile appeal from the Second District, Spanish Court Two Condominium Association v. Carlson. Our detailed summary of the underlying facts and lower court holdings in Spanish Court is here. Spanish Court arises from a special statutory proceeding – the Forcible Entry and … Continue Reading
Tomorrow morning in Chicago, the Illinois Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Bartlow v. Costigan. Bartlow isa facial constitutional challenge to the system of administrative fines administered by the Illinois Department of Labor in connection with allegedly misclassifying workers as independent contractors rather than employees for purposes of minimum wage, overtime, workers’ compensation and unemployment … Continue Reading
Our previews of the Illinois Supreme Court’s September docket continue with Hartney Fuel Oil Co. v. Hamer, which will be argued this morning in Chicago. Our detailed summary of the facts and lower court rulings in Hartney Oil is here. The plaintiff in Hartney resells fuel oil to railroads, trucking companies, gas stations and other fuel … Continue Reading
Yesterday morning, I had the pleasure of joining host Jim Meadows on WILL-AM Radio 580’s hour-long discussion show “Focus” for a preview of the Illinois Supreme Court’s September term. Joining us for the discussion was Steve Beckett, a founding partner at Beckett and Webber, P.C. in Urbana and a lecturer at the University of Illinois College … Continue Reading
Our previews of the oral arguments on the Illinois Supreme Court’s September docket continue with People ex rel. Department of Labor v. E. R. H. Enterprises, Inc. [pdf]. E.R.H. began in 2008 when the Labor Department issued the company a subpoena for production of certain employment records. The subpoena stated that the Department was investigating whether … Continue Reading
Our previews of the oral arguments on the Illinois Supreme Court’s September docket begin with Hooker v. Retirement Fund of the Firemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago, which is set for argument tomorrow morning, September 11. Our detailed summary of the facts and lower court rulings in Hooker is here. Hooker involves two surviving spouses … Continue Reading
The Illinois Supreme Court has announced the dates on which it expects to issue opinions as well as issuing other dispositive orders during the first two months of its temporary stay at the Michael A. Bilandic Building in Chicago. The Court expects to issue opinions on Thursday September 12; Thursday September 19; Thursday October 3 and … Continue Reading
