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On September 22, 2022, the Illinois Supreme Court recently tackled the following question: Does Illinois’ public policy on punitive damages and/or the statutory...

Tax-fraud claims against Morgan Lewis won’t be revived- Emma Oxnevadeoxnevad@lawbulletinmedia.comA suit alleging that law firm Morgan Lewis aided and abetted a nationwide tax fraud scheme targeting high-income clients is barred by the statute of limitations, a state appellate panel ruled.A panel of the 1st...

Wisconsin firm fights prejudgment attachment- A Wisconsin company — Orange Pelican LLC — had two arguments for denying Frank Romans’s request for prejudgment attachment under the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure when he sued in the Northern District of Illinois for $3.7 million in unpaid loans....

IV. Policies and Procedures A. Alcohol Use for Campus Events Policy Illinois Tech students are subject to the laws of the State of Illinois. PERSONS UNDER 21

Madison County State's Attorney Tom Haine and Circuit Clerk Tom McRae are calling out Democrat judicial candidates Barry Julian and Ebony Huddleston for sending out campaign texts just days before the election promising that if elected judge they “will uphold” certain Illinois laws relating to abortion.

Julian is accused of distributing campaign materials where he presents that he is a sitting judge.

Midwest Sanitary Service, Inc., et al. v. Sandberg, Phoenix & Von Gontard, P.C. et al., 2022 IL 127327 (Sept. 22, 2022) Brief Summary - The Illinois...

School is back in session in the Quad Cities and local authorities and agencies are reminding motorists when they can and cannot pass a school bus dropping off and picking up children.

Court considers if affidavit qualifies as ‘written instrument’ under federal rule- There is “something of a split” in federal precedent on whether an affidavit qualifies as a “written instrument” under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 10(c), the Georgia Court of Appeals explained in a case where the defendants used three affidavits...

5th District judges split on transfer of mortgage foreclosure case- The Illinois Appellate Court split on whether a Marion County judge erred in relying on forum non conveniens to transfer a mortgage foreclosure case to Jackson County. Carrollton Bank foreclosed on property located in Marion County. Under Sec....