This Lake County appeal involves the question of a circuit courts subject matter jurisdiction in an attorney fee dispute arising from a referral agreement between lawyers for two workers compensation claimants.
This Lake County appeal involves the question of a circuit courts subject matter jurisdiction in an attorney fee dispute arising from a referral agreement between lawyers for two workers compensation claimants.
State taxation of a nonprofit nursing home was upheld against a challenge brought under the uniformity clause of the Illinois Constitution, but the legislature was encouraged to reconsider the question.
State taxation of a nonprofit nursing home was upheld against a challenge brought under the uniformity clause of the Illinois Constitution, but the legislature was encouraged to reconsider the question.
There are multiple plaintiffs in this consolidated Cook County taxpayer derivative action filed by residents of Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A. There are also multiple defendantscertain officers and employees of the district, current and former members of its board of education, the surety company which issued the bond for the districts treasurer, and the accounting firm which performed audits.
On January 22, 2009, the Adams County States Attorney received a report from a detective who was an elder-services officer with the Quincy Police Department. The report concerned a widow who was then 81 and was residing in a nursing facility after her home had been sold in 2005.
On January 22, 2009, the Adams County States Attorney received a report from a detective who was an elder-services officer with the Quincy Police Department. The report concerned a widow who was then 81 and was residing in a nursing facility after her home had been sold in 2005.
This Macoupin County case arises from a 2005 armed robbery at a Hardees Restaurant in Staunton. A woman entered the premises with a gun, demanded cash, and exited with $366. This defendant was waiting for her in a car outside and they sped away together.
Plaintiff Anthony Williams injured his back in 2003 while working for defendant employer BNSF Railway, loading freight containers off of the ground and onto a waiting chassis. He filed suit under the Federal Employers Liability Act to recover for the permanent disability which resulted.