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U.S. District Judge Jeffrey I. Cummings of the Northern District of Illinois understands that most people involved in a legal dispute invest their emotions as well as their time and resources in the case.
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Trial Notebook
In a diversity case governed by Indiana law, a federal judge in Fort Wayne had to figure out whether a corporate subsidiary can be held liable for tortiously interfering “with the contracts and business relationships of another corporate subsidiary when both subsidiaries are owned by the same corporate parent.”
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Be That Lawyer
To say that the last four years of running a business or law practice has been interesting would be an understatement. In one year, we went from 95% in-person networking to 100% via Zoom.
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Realty Check
Have you ever thought it fathomable that another professional group, untrained in the law, could deem your practice unnecessary and, as a result, stop you from doing your work as a lawyer?
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Cotter’s Corner
Confirmation biases appeared to be in full bloom recently when Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made a comment about the hamstringing of the government in Murthy v. Missouri.
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For the Defense
Passed 10 years ago in a very short period time with the backing of a powerful plaintiffs’ attorney, 735 ILCS 5/2-2301 created a framework for settling personal injury claims in Illinois. It addressed the handling of liens and other interests in the proceeds of the settlement, the time frame for the defendant to tender the release, and the deadline for payment of the settlement funds. The statute likewise calls for sanctions when the defendant fails to comply.
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Legal Aid
Kathy weathered years of horrific domestic violence, unsure of how to get out. When she came to Legal Aid Chicago for support, they were able to obtain an order of protection against her husband, forcing him to leave their home. Kathy was finally safe, but she could no longer afford the mortgage payments on her own.
Sporting Judgment
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Sports Marketing Playbook
By now, everyone knows that brands pay big bucks to air commercials during the Super Bowl. This year, advertisers shelled out roughly $7 million for a 30-second spot, for an estimated total of $650 million, according to estimates by the Sports Business Journal.
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Sports Marketing Playbook
In late 2022, soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo launched a partnership with cryptocurrency exchange platform Binance to promote the sale of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and other digital assets. A year later, Binance has pleaded guilty to willfully violating federal money laundering laws and agreed to pay more than $4.3 billion in penalties and forfeiture to settle the charges.
Non-Billable Hours
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Opening Statement
In 2005, celebrated author Margaret Atwood (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) responded to Canadian publisher Jamie Byng’s commission to solicit contemporary authors to rewrite ancient myths with “The Penelopiad.” The novella set forth her current interpretation of Homer’s classic “The Odyssey,” the tale in which Odysseus leaves his bride, Penelope, for 10 years to fight in the Trojan War.
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Opening Statement
The late Robin Williams has always been one of my favorite actors and comedians. His brilliant career included many celebrated performances such as those in “Good Morning Vietnam” and “Dead Poets Society,” as well as Academy Award-winning in “Good Will Hunting.” Unfortunately, his career tragically came to an end when he committed suicide at 63.
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Opening Statement
Back in the day, standup comedians used to be a dominant force in Chicago. There was Shelley Berman, Mort Sahl, Lenny Bruce and Woody Allen. By coincidence, they were all Jewish, as were many of their female counterparts such as Joan Rivers, Elaine May and Totie Fields.