Where a party is held in civil contempt and accumulates a large fine for noncompliance with a court order, any writ of body attachment issued relating to the civil contempt must permit the contemnor ...

Collecting disability benefits does not always require current incapacitation. If the insured were to face a significant risk of serious illness or death by working, disability benefits are payable, ...

Fees in condo sales amass quickly, but relief may soon be on horizon- I have a client who is selling a condo in a Chicago suburb for $166,000.In obtaining the condo documents for this sale, the seller ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A South Florida jury awarded $800,000 in damages to a little girl who received second-degree burns when a hot Chicken McNugget fell on her leg as her mother pulled away from ...

The Illinois Supreme Court issued its disposition on petitions for leave to appeal on March 29. The four civil cases that were granted were discussed in an article on March 30, and I will focus on the ...

The father of a pregnant woman who was struck and killed by an Indianapolis police officer as she was walking on the shoulder of a highway failed to state a claim for a violation of his daughter’s ...

The family of an 87-year-old man who was struck and killed by a garbage truck while out for a walk in McHenry County accepted a $1.5 million settlement.Glenn Reed was out for a morning walk in the ...

Courts may split over these jury verdicts, but facts drove outcome Following the decision in Arteaga v. Watson, 2024 IL (2d) 220406-U, discussed here on July 18, in which the reviewing court reversed ...

A tractor mechanic who was fired for using medical marijuana off the job does not have a claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act, a federal judge ruled.In a written opinion, U.S. District ...

Where counsel for a defendant incorrectly advises that it may avoid a mandatory life sentence by pleading guilty, the defendant has been denied due process and should be permitted to withdraw his plea ...

Where a defendant does not claim accident or mistake but simply denies the alleged criminal act took place, evidence of prior acts cannot be admitted to show defendant’s intent as it is not disputed, ...

The City of Chicago will pay $5 million to five plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit alleging police officers performed unlawful, racially motivated stop-and-frisk searches.The city council approved ...