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Capping USF Fund will severely impact Illinois
John Rooney We cannot afford to cap USF funding for wireless customers, because we cannot afford to leave rural America behind. -
State creates new associate judgeships in Third and Twentieth
Kimberly Lightford Metro-East lawyers aspiring to be judges, take note. -
Jury Reform: More pay and get people who care
Madeline Byrne was a bit surprised -- and not happy -- when she received her summons to report for jury duty in Sanford, N.C. -
Mob Rule: Family secrets and Springfield budgets
There are two community theater-quality dramas approaching their respective denouements. -
Selecting the next associate: Do the right thing
...[T]he circuit judges are charged by statute to select the best lawyer for the job. Not the most popular, not the prettiest, not the one that provides the most political advantage. But the best. -
Test your counselor's knowledge with 'Stump Your Lawyer!'
Zaharoff Which states have laws that limit ballpark owners' liability to fans hit by foul balls? -
One party rule results
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Lawyer for Schwaller seeks new Vioxx trial
John Driscoll Attorney John Driscoll is asking Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack to give his client a new trial, alleging the judge did not weigh all evidence when granting a directed verdict for Merck on one count of defective design during the county's first Vioxx trial. -
ICJL cautions opponents of SB1296 to 'keep the powder dry'
While opponents of a controversial, trial lawyer-sponsored bill are hailing its apparent demise, a leading tort reform advocate cautions to "keep the powder dry." -
Money-grab bill stalls in Springfield
A legislative proposal that would have shifted the burden of compensation in tort cases to the party with the most money rather than the most responsibility, appears to be stalled in the Illinois General Assembly. -
Attack of the tax-eaters
You may have heard-- Governor Rod Blagojevich's giant "gross receipts" tax hike on Illinois businesses lost when it came up for a vote in the Statehouse. -
SB1296 passes in House Committee
Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watch (I-LAW) rolled a traveling billboard around the state capitol prior to Wednesday's committee hearing in protest of SB1296. The House Judiciary Committee has passed Senate Bill 1296, a proposal that in effect shifts the burden of compensation to the party with the most money rather than the most responsibility in tort cases. -
'Money grab' bill up for debate May 16
A legislative proposal that shifts the burden of compensation to the party with the most money rather than the most responsibility in tort cases will be debated in a state House committee hearing on May 16. -
Illinois drops a spot to 46 in Harris survey
Tom Donohue The bad news for tort reform advocates is that Illinois dropped one spot in a national survey of state legal climates. -
I-LAW rolls billboard with 'anti-pickpocket' message
I-LAW executive director Lance Trover in front of a traveling billboard. Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watch (I-LAW) is traveling across southern Illinois this week with a billboard bearing the message, "Let's keep personal injury lawyers' hands out of our pockets." -
'Money grab' bill passes in state senate
An "anti-business" bill that shifts the burden of compensation to the party with the most money rather than the most responsibility in tort cases easily passed in the state Senate Tuesday, despite fierce opposition from business groups. -
It's not fair to pay more than your share
Lance Trover I-Leave it to the trial lawyers to try and make a bad problem even worse. -
ICJL urges people to protest anti-business bill
Ed Murnane The Illinois Civil Justice League (ICJL) is urging people to call their state senators in protest of an anti-business bill picking up speed in Springfield. -
Home to roost
So a woman holds the door for a man walking into your pizzeria and, somehow, bruises her shoulder in the process. -
New evidence on Illinois as civil lawsuit 'Hellhole'
By Steven M. Puiszis