Supreme Court of Illinois - December 2008 Opinion Summaries

Ioerger v. Halverson Const. Co., Inc.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
The immunity afforded to an employer by the exclusive remedy provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act (820 ILCS 305/5(a), 11 (West 2000)) extends...

County of Du Page v. Illinois Labor Relations Bd.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Section 9(a-5) of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act precludes an employer from litigating the Illinois Labor Relations Board's determination...

People v. Harris

A conviction for armed robbery is affirmed where the circuit court did not err in allowing the state to impeach defendant with certified copies of his...

Morr-Fitz, Inc. v. Blagojevich

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Drugs & Biotech, Government Law
In a declaratory judgment action brought by two pharmacists and three corporations against various Illinois public officials and the State Board of...

In re Rolandis G.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Juvenile Law
In case brought in juvenile court, reversal of conviction of eleven-year old defendant for aggravated criminal assault of six-year old is reversed...

In Re E.B.

Family Law, Government Law, Juvenile Law
In a family law matter, reversal of decision terminating mother's parental rights of her six-year old and four-year old children is affirmed where the...

People v. Christopherson

Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction for unlawful delivery of alcoholic liquor is affirmed where where: 1) 235 ILCS 5/6-16(a)(iii) unambiguously prohibits the delivery of...

Applebaum v. Rush Univ. Med. Ctr.

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law
In a wrongful death action brought by plaintiff physician-attorney beneficiary seeking damages in the name of the estate and decedent-father,...

People v. Conick

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure
In postconviction petition brought by defendant-prisoner for assessment of filing fees and court costs totaling $105 pursuant to section 22-105 of the...

People v. Robinson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentences of 12 years' imprisonment for involuntary manslaughter and five years for felony unlawful use of a weapon are affirmed where the trial court...