Chicago Magazine recently ran a story about the dramatic change to the expressways that is likely to take place in Chicago in the near future. It seems that complex tolls, expressways and “congestion pricing” can solve the immense traffic problem that plagues the city.
This is amazing. I’m always so impressed with the TED talks.
Generally, pursuant to the voluntary undertaking theory of liability, “one who undertakes, gratuitously or for consideration, to render services to another is subject to liability for bodily harm caused to the other by one’s failure to exercise due care in the performance of the undertaking.” Rhodes
According to the 2012 Legal Technology Survey Report, just 21% of responding lawyers reported using “the cloud.” The number one reason cited by those who don’t use it? A lack of familiarity with the technology. In this webinar, recorded December 18th, 2012, Ron Collins from
Today the 7th Circuit overturned Illinois’ ban on carrying concealed weapons and gave the state Legislature 180 days to draft a law that would allow for state wide conceal and carry. Judge Posner, in his majority opinion, wrote:” The Supreme Court has decided that the
Ever since I began looking at law school I knew I wanted to be a trial lawyer. A litigator. Sure, teaching would be nice, mergers and acquisitions are interesting and challenging There are many areas of the law that are rewarding, but for those of us
My law school experience, I believe, was typical of thousands of current and former law students. I studied hard, read and briefed countless cases, took whatever practical skills courses were available at my school and for the most part learned black letter law. It wasn’t
In 1983 actions petitioners who are parents may assert claims on behalf of their children if they can prove they have an “intimate association” with the child whose rights were allegedly deprived. The law, however, is murky in regards to what some courts term “adult-children.”
Many students work tirelessly to make law review.I used to have a tee shirt that I loved to wear that read “Make Love, Not Law Review.” The joke was lost of many of my fellow law students. While in law school I wrote for one
As mentioned last week, the Illinois Supreme Court recently amended many of their rules. One major change has been an amendment to Rule 212 that controls the purposes for which discovery depositions are used. It is important to delineate for the court when a case