by alexakos | Mar 3, 2010 | Uncategorized |
Who doesn’t want to be told of a cheap vacation package to Cancun? Or a great health insurance plan at a ridiculously low cost? While everyone is talking about the gun control law before the Supreme Court, I’m looking at a new opinion from the Illinois... (read more)
by alexakos | Mar 1, 2010 | constitutional amendment |
Sen. Christopher Dodd has proposed an Amendment to the U.S Constitution (lots of that going around apparently) in response to the recent U.S Supreme Court decision effectively allowing corporations to spend freely in support of political candidates. The ruling sparked... (read more)
by alexakos | Feb 23, 2010 | constitutional amendment, legislation, medical malpractice, tort reform |
A constitutional Amendment was proposed in the Illinois General Assembly to prevent courts from finding legislation about medical malpractice caps unconstitutional. In other words, although one of the jobs of courts is to strike down laws which are in conflict with... (read more)
by alexakos | Feb 19, 2010 | class action, pick off |
Plaintiff checks in to a flight from O’Hare to White Plains, N.Y. (a route with which Your Friend the Lawyer and his Wife are very familiar), and pays $40 for two pieces of luggage. American cancels the flight, so Plaintiff requests a refund of the ticket and... (read more)
by alexakos | Feb 19, 2010 | Uncategorized |
You remember our good friend George Ryan who was convicted of multiple felonies committed while he was Governor and Secretary of State, including racketeering, conspiracy, mail fraud, making false statements to the FBI, and income tax violations. After the... (read more)
