Blog Posts in September, 2011
Posted on Sep 23, 2011 By Steve Morton
The Illinois General Assembly decided to change the workers' compensation system this year. This legislation was has been in the works for several years and has finally passed. The old version of ...
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Posted on Sep 16, 2011 By Steve Morton
Sadly, car crashes account for more than one-third of deaths in U.S. teens, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and are the leading cause of death for that age group. Most ...
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Posted on Sep 9, 2011 By Steve Morton
The Illinois Supreme Court announced the creation of a pilot e-Records program on August 3, 2011. In conjunction with the pilot program announced on August 3 rd , the Illinois Supreme Court formed an ...
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Posted on Sep 2, 2011 By Steve Morton
In 1986, the 1 st District held in Pertillo v. Syntex Laboratories , 148 Ill.App.3d 581, (Ill. 1 st Dist. 1986), that defendants may not have ex-parte communications with a plaintiff's physician. ...
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