SETTLEMENT of civil claims against attorney who wounded his former paramour and killed her new boyfriend resulting in $10 million judgments for each properly construed as not requiring Liquidating Receiver to pay attorney’s capital gains taxes… Vannatta affirmed. [Read more…]
Archives for March 2026
Elections, BI-8 constitutes single amendment
ELECTIONS: BI-8 constitutes single constitutional amendment… AG lacked authority to append a fiscal statement… AG reversed. [Read more…]
Order of protection, Respondent’s courtroom behavior
ORDER OF PROTECTION properly made permanent based on Respondent’s behavior in Court… waiver of filing fee does not include court reporter transcript costs… Breuner affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
YINC, 14 year-old whose mother had mental problems
YOUTH IN NEED OF CARE: 14-year-old improperly removed from mother with mental issues… Berger reversed. [Read more…]
Marital, no contempt for not relinquishing cat
MARITAL: Husband properly not held in contempt for not relinquishing cat to wife years after the MPSA deadline… Ulbricht affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
Jury selection
JURY: Conviction of felony possession affirmed over challenge to denial of removing for cause Panelist who preferred Defendant to testify… Recht affirmed. [Read more…]
Jury selection
JURY: Challenge to jury selection process based on 2 people listed on panel who had moved from the County properly rejected without a hearing but taking judicial notice of Kutzman’s findings & conclusions in another case… Best affirmed. [Read more…]
Arbitration confirmed/settled, vehicle service contract
ARBITRATION: $1,005,073.20 award for breach of service contract for failed vehicle transmission under Illinois Consumer Fraud Act confirmed (grown to $1,152,603 with interest 41 months after arbitration initiated), settled on appeal to Supreme Court for confidential amount… Marks. [Read more…]
Self-representation right properly granted
SELF-REPRESENTATION properly granted firearms Defendant… Christensen affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]