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- Former Substance Abuser’s ADA Case Survives…For Now.
- Premises Owner Cannot Be Indemnified for Its Own Negligence in a Snow Removal Contract
- Summary Judgment Granted to General Contractor as it did Not Retain Control Over the Subcontractor
- Principal-Agent Theory Fails Against Shipping Company
- The Exclusive Remedy Provision and “Purely Personal” Workplace Fights
- Illinois Appellate Court Rules Prejudgment Interest Act is Constitutional
- Text Alert – You’ve Been Served!
- Borrowed Employee: Who’s in Charge?
- Updated Meal Break Requirements: What Employers Need to Know
- Uninsured Motorist Insurance Applies To Accident Outside Vehicle
- General Contractor Owes Duty of Care Despite Lack of Retained Control
- The Storm that Never Arrived – An Update on Civil Litigation and COVID-19
- Employer’s Liability for an Employee’s Auto Accident
- Prepping for Winter
- Illinois Prejudgment Interest Act Ruled Unconstitutional by Cook County Judge
- Collateral Estoppel Applied in Case Involving Workers’ Compensation Settlement
- What Happens in Kane County…Should Not Stay in Cook County
- In-Person Jury Trials Resume in Illinois
- Mechanics Lien Forfeited by Failing to Sue all Necessary Parties
- Exclusive Remedy Applies – Defendant Had Preexisting Legal Obligation To Pay Workers’ Compensation Benefits
- Governor Pritzker Vetoes Pre-Judgment Interest Legislation- Revised Bill to be Sent to the Governor
- Commissioner Appointments and Realignment of Commission Panels; Arbitrator Reassignment
- “Good Faith” Requirement in Settlement Contracts as Applied in Two Recent Cases, Koziol and Hartley
- Torts — Recent Tort Litigation Pertaining to Transportation Network Providers Act
- A Rock-Solid Contract Comes in Handy on an Icy Night
- Illinois Legislature Passes Bill Allowing 9% Pre-Judgment Interest for Personal Injury Lawsuits
- Application of the Affirmative Defense of Comparative Negligence in Non-Traditional Scenarios
- Illinois Supreme Court Holds Primary Jurisdiction No Longer Grants Circuit Courts Authority to Stay Pending Workers’ Compensation Claims
- Which Workers’ Compensation Policy Applies When Two Entities Merge?
- Legal Recreational Use of Marijuana Is Coming What Employers Should Know
- The Exclusive Remedy Provision of The Workers’ Compensation Act Must be Considered When Determining Coverage for Additional Insureds
- Another Victory for Snow Removal Contractors
- The Contribution Act Allows Contribution between Two Principals Vicariously Liable for the Negligence of a Common Agent
- Expert Testimony Not Necessary For Use Of Post-Accident Photographs
- Employee Barred from Untimely Attempt to Intervene in Employer’s Subrogation Suit
- Illinois Has No Jurisdiction Over Company with 3,000 Employees in Illinois and $1 Billion in Revenue from Illinois Sales: Campbell v. ACME Insulations, Inc., 2018 IL App (1st) 173051
- Illinois Appellate Court Examines Whether Arbitration Agreement Was Enforceable In Premises Liability Case
- Appellate Court Broadens Need for Expert Testimony
- 2018 Employment Law Update
- Illinois Appellate Court Analyzes the Definition of “Sidewalk” Under the Snow and Ice Removal Act’s Immunity Provision
- Appellate Court Rejects Argument that Workers’ Compensation Lien Should be Extinguished Based on Improper Conduct of Insurer
- Second District Appellate Court Overturns Trial Court’s de minimis Finding
- ILLINOIS APPELLATE COURT AFFIRMS TRANSFER BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS DESPITE DEFENDANTS’ BUSINESS PRESENCE IN COOK COUNTY
- FIRST DISTRICT DENIES COVERAGE TO AN ADDITIONAL INSURED DUE TO UNFORGIVING EMPLOYEE EXCLUSION
- ANGELA ANTONICELLI, Appellee, v. DANIEL JUAN RODRIGUEZ et al. (Karl Browder et al., Appellants), 2018 IL 121943 (2018)
- Impact of the Insured's Contractual Waiver of Subrogation on its Insurance Carrier's Workers' Compensation Lien
- Laid-Off Carpenter Fails to Establish Discharge in Retaliation for Workers' Compensation Claim
- Illinois Supreme Court Weighs in on General Contractor Liability for Construction Negligence Claims
- Illinois Supreme Court Finds Law Reducing Size of Civil Juries From 12 to 6 Unconstitutional
- New Regulation on Employee Overtime Exemption
- Country Mutual Insurance Company V. Charles Dahms, 12 CH 43692
- Forty-One Years After Exposure, Illinois Supreme Court Finds Mesothelioma Claim Is Barred By The Exclusive Remedy Provision
- Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment In Favor Of City Of Chicago And Contractors In Construction Negligence Suit
- First District Allows Waiver Of Workers' Compensation Lien And Denies Petition For Attorneys' Fees
- First District Addresses Admissibility of Photograph and Prior Injuries
- Corporate Parent Not Entitled to Exclusive Remedy Protection
- First District Appellate Court Assesses Cooperation Clause
- U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds Findings of Four OSHA Violations
- Appellate Court Holds Owners Not Responsible for Trip/Fall in Roadway
- Brady, Connolly & Masuda, P.C. Wins for General Contractor Before Appellate Court
- Alleged Joint Venturer Subject to Vicarious Liability After Waiving Exclusive Remedy Defense on Appeal
- Seventh Circuit Finds No Retaliation or Discrimination
- Civil Jury Trials: 6 or 12 Members
- New Legislation in Illinois: Employers to Provide Reasonable Accommodations for Medical and Common Conditions Related to Pregnancy
- Supreme Court Clarifies Distraction Rule
- Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of School District Pursuant to the Tort Immunity Act
- First Dirstrict Upholds Summary Judgment in Favor of Property Owner on Construction Negligence and Premises Liability Claims
- Application Of De Minimis Rule Upheld By Second District
- Employers Liability Insurance: The Kotecki Coverage Exclusion And The Importance Of A Reservation Of Rights Letter
- Legislation Expanding Employees Right to Sue Safety Consultants Awaits Vote in Springfield
- Ramirez v. FCL Builders, Inc., 2013 IL App (1st) 123663
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