By: Jeanne Hoffmann, Capital Member In Sienna Court Condo. Association v. Champion Aluminum Corp., 2017 IL App (1st) 143364, Illinois’ First District Appellate Court declined to extend the Minton rule to materials suppliers and design professionals, or to curtail its application to other subcontractors involved in construction. Generally, home buyers seeking […]

Margery Newman contributed an article for the Illinois Mechanical & Specialty Contractors Association’s June 2017 issue of SubStance. The article focuses on false claims and whistleblowing related to Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) in Illinois. Read the article as it originally appeared in SubStance here.             […]

On 6/7/17 Rich Lenkov presented at the FoodService Industry Risk Management Association (FIRMA) Chicago Conference. Rich provided important legal updates regarding why, when and how businesses should use video surveillance in litigation.

By:  Bob Bramlette, Income Member Our state still can’t pass a budget! Illinois universities, high schools and grade schools continue to receive less funding from Springfield. The unfunded pension obligation for Chicago Public School teachers is astronomical. As a result, local school taxing bodies are forced to request more from […]

Rich Lenkov moderated a panel on “3 Common Ethical Dilemmas From 3 Different Perspectives” with Eric Spalsbury, Director of Risk Management for Stanley Steemer International and Arbitrator Maria Bocanegra of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission at the 2017 CLM & Business Insurance Workers’ Compensation Conference in Chicago, Illinois.         […]

By:  Werner Sabo, Of Counsel In late April 2017, the AIA released new versions of its flagship documents, including several owner-architect agreements. This article will examine a few of the more important revisions. A prior article dealt with a revision to the percentage-based fee provision, so that will not be […]

On 5/25/17, Rich Lenkov attended Legal Prep Charter Academy’s 6th Annual Barristers’ Ball. Rich is proud to serve on the advisory board of LPCA, Chicago’s only legal themed charter high school.

By:  Joe Eichberger, Income Member This is a brief review of the enforceability of assumption of risk agreements in Illinois and their impact on the amusement ride/waterpark industry. This review is limited to express or written assumption of risk agreements. Typically a patron, as a precondition to entry upon the […]

On 5/15/17 Rich Lenkov joined several fellow Northern Illinois University College of Law alumni to be sworn into the United States Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Rich was welcomed to the highest court in the land by Chief Justice John Roberts and 6 associate justices (Justices Sotomayor and Gorsuch were […]

By: Geoff Bryce, Capital Member On Feb. 17, the Illinois Appellate Court issued an important ruling regarding the implied warranty of habitability. Sienna Court Condominium Ass ‘n v. Champion Aluminum Corp., 2017 IL App (1st) 143364. The court confirmed that the implied warranty of habitability does not extend to design […]