For many out-of-staters, the first image that comes to mind when they hear "Illinois" is downtown Chicago. Chicago’s one of the world’s great cities, but the fact is, much of Illinois is rural. The state’s 76,000 farms cover more than 28 million acres — nearly 80% of the total land area of the state. It’s estimated that the … Continue Reading
Be sure to check back with Appellate Strategist beginning on Monday, when I’ll be live-blogging the Annual Meeting of the American Law Institute from Washington D.C. In addition to posts here, I’ll be one of a group of ALI members blogging the meeting on the ALI’s blog. The ALI was founded in 1923. Membership is by election … Continue Reading
Demonstrating the potential significance and broad implications of the California Supreme Court’s deliberations in Loeffler v. Target Corporation, so far a total of nine amicus briefs have been filed on behalf of sixteen entities addressing the issue of whether a taxpayer can directly bring suit against a retailer who allegedly charged a sales tax on … Continue Reading
[UPDATED THROUGH APRIL 1, 2010] Commercially Reasonable Sales Upon Repossession. Did the evidence establish that the sale of repossessed vehicles were commercially reasonable under the Uniform Commercial Code § 9.610. Regal Finance v. Tex Star Motors, No. 08 0148, formerly 246 S.W.3d 745 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2008), review granted 03/27/09.… Continue Reading
