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Supreme Court of Illinois - April 2008 Opinion Summaries

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Smith v. The Waukegan Park Dist.
Supreme Court of Illinois
Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation 
In a retaliatory discharge action, dismissal of the complaint is reversed where local public entities do not have immunity from claims that employees... 		04/17/2008 104960
People v. Howard
Supreme Court of Illinois
Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law 
Conviction for three counts of official misconduct based upon a mayor using the city credit card to obtain cash advances is affirmed over claim that... 		04/17/2008 104553
People v. Torres
Supreme Court of Illinois
Criminal Law & Procedure 
Conviction for murder is affirmed over claim of ineffective assistance of counsel where trial counsel had no constitutional duty to consult about an... 		04/17/2008 104308
People v. Houston
Supreme Court of Illinois
Criminal Law & Procedure 
Conviction for armed robbery is affirmed where the defect of not recording the voir dire could not support a claim of ineffective assistance of... 		04/17/2008 102225
People v. Carpenter
Supreme Court of Illinois
Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure 
In consolidated cases arising from instances where defendants had vehicle air bag compartments which contained something other than air bags and one... 		04/17/2008 103616, 103856, 103857cons.
Loman v. Freeman
Supreme Court of Illinois
Injury & Tort Law 
In a suit for negligence and conversion based upon an allegedly unauthorized surgery on a racehorse that rendered the horse unable to race, dismissal... 		04/17/2008 104289
Alvarez v. Pappas
Supreme Court of Illinois
Tax Law 
In a class action where plaintiffs paid real estate taxes in duplicate by mistake, once directly and once through their lenders, and the county... 		04/17/2008 104922
In re: Leona W.
Supreme Court of Illinois
Family Law 
In a case termination parental rights, the appellate court's reversal of the circuit court's termination of parental rights is reversed and the matter... 		04/04/2008 103620, 103639cons.
In re: Mark W.
Supreme Court of Illinois
Family Law 
In the matter of a petition for adjudication of wardship, the appellate court's reversal of the circuit court's appointment of a guardian ad litem for... 		04/03/2008 104168
Poindexter v. The State of Illinois
Supreme Court of Illinois
Health Law 
In a suit for declaratory and injunctive relief arising out of the state's administrative efforts to recover from plaintiffs costs of their respective... 		04/03/2008 104853

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