Supreme Court of Illinois - February 2006 Opinion Summaries

Perlstein v. Wolk

Civil Procedure, Professional Malpractice
In a professional malpractice action arising from the preparation of a power of appointment in a will, dismissal of the claim as untimely is reversed...

Harshman v. DePhillips

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit against a treating doctor in a personal injury matter, defendant-doctor's motion to dismiss is granted where: 1) a request to file a...

Cassens Transp. Co. v. Indus. Comm'n

Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a workers' compensation claim, dismissal of plaintiff's petition to be allowed to terminate wage differential payments is affirmed where the...

S. Illinoisian v. Illinois Dep't of Health

Government Law
In a suit for disclosure of public records, the records are ordered to be released where the defendant-Department had a burden of proof which it...

Razor v. Hyundai Motor Am.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In an action arising from the purchase of a new car, award of $3,500 in consequential damages for aggravation, inconvenience and loss of use is...