Where a decedent dies intestate, the Probate Act specifies a binding order of preference for who will be appointed administrator of the estate.

In a case where the defendant relied on the controversial “closely related” doctrine to argue that the plaintiff was bound by a forum-selection clause it didn’t sign, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of ...

Taft Law hired Isaac J. Colunga as a partner and Sophie Honeyman as an associate in the firm’s litigation practice group. They both join from Ice Miller.

Patrick Eckler is a partner at Freeman, Mathis, & Gary LLP representing defendants in civil matters. He is secretary/treasurer of the Illinois Defense Counsel and co-host of the Podium and Panel ...

Where question of whether bankruptcy court had power to set amount of tax penalties owed by debtor turned on whether penalty dispute qualified as “related to” bankruptcy for purposes of jurisdiction ...

While Cortez Turner was in a hospital room being treated for a gunshot wound to his leg in 2016, police took his clothes. Now, the Illinois Supreme Court is weighing whether that action violated ...

Where foster parents have been denied their right to be heard during proceedings for a child under their care, they are entitled to mandamus relief but it is not their exclusive remedy.

Many people understand the concept of bias at some intuitive level. In society, and in artificial intelligence systems, racial and gender biases are well documented.