Going Beyond Words in Statutory Interpretation
Tweeting in 160 characters or less has taught us that we can make do with little, if any, punctuation. Learning to saying something with an economy of words so that you can quickly send a […]
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When Planning an Appeal, Know How the Rules on Calculating Time Apply in Your Jurisdiction.
Last week, this blog covered Brennan v. Travelers Home & Marine Ins. Co., 2016 Ill. App. 152830, No. 1-15-2830 (July 26, 2016). The case addressed post-judgment motions and the impact they have on the calculation […]
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Post-Judgment Motions’ Effect on Your Appeal Deadline
The facts in Brennan v. Travelers Home & Marine Ins. Co., 2016 Ill. App. 152830, No. 1-15-2830 (July 26, 2016) weren’t all that exciting; however its lesson is still important. An elderly woman allowed her […]
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Attacking Subject-Matter Jurisdiction: The Modern View
One of the constants learned in law school was that jurisdiction of the court could never be waived. In fact, if the parties did not bring it up, the court was under obligation to raise […]
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Privacy and the Public Employee’s Personnel File Privacy
Privacy, if it were a natural resource, might currently be viewed as experiencing a supply shortage. Some privacy is relinquished voluntarily, as is the case when a person posts about their private life on Facebook […]
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Know the limits on end-of-life decisions.
All states now have laws recognizing health care directives. Generally, the laws provide for individuals to determine to what lengths they wish health care providers to go to provide treatment or pain relief when their […]
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Lucky You. Your Opponent is Pro Se
You’ve just taken on a new case. As you read the initial pleadings or the demand letter, you almost wish you were reading a letter from a well-heeled law firm. Instead, you have found yourself […]
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Overlooking an IRS Scrivener’s Error.
We have all probably dreamed of the day we could catch the IRS in an error that would work to our benefit. The taxpayers in Kunkel v. Commissioner, No. 15-2232, 2016.C07.0000730 (7th Cir. May 10, […]
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