I. THE USE OF REMOTE PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL PRACTICE - The COVID-19 pandemic had an enormous impact on civil litigation in Illinois, particularly by increasing the use of remote proceedings in Illinois circuit courts. A....more
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC’S IMPACT ON CIVIL PRACTICE The COVID-19 pandemic has had an enormous impact on civil litigation in Illinois. Since March 2020, the Governor of Illinois and Illinois courts of all levels have...more
A new federal court decision offers a ray of light to those providers defending false claims actions based on an alleged lack of medical necessity. On September 9, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh...more
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ?TTAB? will implement new rules on January 14, 2017, that will apply to all inter partes proceedings (oppositions, cancellations, concurrent use) and ex parte appeals that are pending on,...more
On February 17, 2016, the Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District in People ex rel. Government Employees Insurance Company (“GEICO”) v. Cruz (Court of Appeal D067061, Superior Court Case 37-2013-00029878),...more