Unpublished Legal Cases and the Standing Debate: A Year in Review
Explore a compilation of unpublished legal cases and the significance of the standing debate over the past year. Delve into discussions on repealing Rule 23 and testimonies on the proposed changes in the legal system. Discover key cases and implications in the legal landscape.
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Who Says Social Media is Useless? A Year of Daily LinkedIn Posts Donald Patrick Eckler Pretzel & Stouffer, Chartered 312-578-7653 deckler@pretzel-stouffer.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-eckler-69880814/
What do these cases have in common? Richie Capital v. RSM McGladrey, 2020 IL App (1st) 180806 (statute of limitations against accountants) Vogt v. Round Robin, 2020 IL App (4th) 190294 (duty of bar owner to patron) Zamora v. Lewis, 2019 IL App (1st) 181642 (personal jurisdiction) Shaw v. Haas, 2019 IL App (5th) 180588 (forum non conveniens) Witcher v. 1104 Madison, 2019 IL App (1st) 181641 (duty owed for third-party criminal acts) Atlas v. Mayer Hoffman McCann, P.C., 2019 IL App (1st) 180939 (accountant duty) Sparger v. Yamini, 2019 IL App (1st) 180566 (access to mental health records). Atlas v. Union Pacific Railroad, 2019 IL App (1st) 181474 (FELA) Epple v. La Quinta Inns, Inc., 2019 IL App (1st) 180853 (premises liability)
They were originally unpublished! My column in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin arguing for the repeal of Rule 23 is linked here. The Supreme Court Rules Committee will hear testimony on a proposal to eliminate Rule at a public hearing on June 24, 2020. The notice of the public hearing is here.
Standing, Standing, Standing One of the biggest issue of the past year has been standing. Paci v. Costco Wholesale Corporation, 2018 IL App (1st) 180164-U Duncan v. FedEx Office and Print Services, Inc., 2019 IL App (1st) 180857 Rosenbach v. Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 2019 IL 123186 Frank v. Gaos, 139 S. Ct. 1041 (2019) Berry v. City of Chicago, 2019 IL App (1st) 180871 Casillas v. Madison Avenue Associates, Inc., 926 F.3d 329 (7th Cir. 2019)
Standing, Standing, Standing Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill, 139 S. Ct. 1945 (2019) American Legion v. American Humanist Association, 139 S. Ct. 2067 (2019) Food Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader Media, 139 S. Ct. 2356 (2019) MAO-MSO Recovery II v. State Farm, 935 F.3d 573 (7th Cir. 2019) Patel v. Facebook, 140 S. Ct. 937 (2020) Soto v. Great America, LLC, 2020 IL App (2d) 180911 Sassano v. Nelson, 2020 IL App (4th) 190147-U Bryant v. Compass Group USA, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 14256
Forum non conveniens For a primer on forum non conveniens and the difference between it and venue is in my video is here. The Power Point is here. My post about where defendants should locate their registered agent is here. The oral argument in Sipula v. Stockley was extremely interesting by the opinion did not address the interesting issue. Kearns v. Presence Central, 2020 IL App (1st) 191470-U Kuhn v. Nicol, 2020 IL App (5th) 190225-U Evans v. St. Joseph, 2020 IL App (5th) 190141-U
Premises Liability Lee v. Lee, 2019 IL App (2d) 180923 Lomax v. City of Chicago, 2019 IL App (1st) 182132-U Smith v. The Purple Frog, 2019 IL App (3d) 180132 Cosey v. KGF II, 2019 IL App (1st) 182068-U Elam v. O Connor & Nakos, 2019 IL App (1st) 181123 Angell v. Santefort Family Holdings, LLC, 2020 IL App (3rd) 180724
Premises Liability McCarty v. Menard, Inc., 924 F.3d 460 (7th Cir. 2019) Bailey v. Graham Enterprises, Inc., 2019 IL App (1st) 181316 Heider v. DJG Pizza, Inc., 2019 IL App (1st) 181173 Rivera v. Vivit, 2019 IL App (1st) 182196-U Pearson v. Pilot Travel Centers, LLC, 2020 IL App (5th) 180505 ( This case is about an alleged[ly] dangerous condition on a premises. The dangerous condition is a roll of commercial toilet paper balanced on top of a commercial metal [bathroom] door. ) Holden v. Wilson Management, 2019 IL App (2d) 180930-U
Snow and Ice Kasper v. McGill Management, Inc., 2019 IL App (1st) 181204 Mickens v. CPS Chicago Parking, 2019 IL App (1st) 180156 Gray v. Lewis Properties, 2019 IL App (1st) 180590-U Schultz v. River Shore, 2019 IL App (2d) 181053-U
Statute of Limitations McDonough v. Smith, 139 S.Ct. 2149 (2019) Bommiasamy v. Kohn, 2019 IL App (1st) 172445-U Mandalis v. Wentzel, 2019 IL App (1st) 180455-U Waldman v. Edlavitch, 2019 IL App (1st) 181127-U Mortensen v. Zahour and Schaffer, 2019 IL App (3d) 180101-U Anderson v. Kuzniewski, 2019 IL App (2d) 190020-U Shrock v. Ungaretti & Harris, 2019 IL App (1st) 181698 Menzies v. Seyfarth Shaw LLP, 943 F.3d 328 (7th Cir. 2019)
Statute of Limitations Shannon v. Desmond & Ahern, 2019 IL App (1st) 181593-U Landmark v. Deerfield Construction, 933 F.3d 806 (7th Cir. 2019) Rotkiske v. Klemm, 140 S. Ct. 355 (2019) Austin Highlands v. Midwest Insurance Agency, 2020 IL App (1st) 191125 Sheibany v. Kennelly, 2020 IL App (1st) 191863-U Muzumdar v. Konicek, 2020 IL App (2d) 180890-U
Appellate Jurisdiction Lowrey v. Tilden, 948 F.3d 759 (7th Cir. 2020) Mayle v. Urban Realty Works, 2020 IL App (1st) 191180 Laiden v. Presence Health, 2020 IL App (1st) 190550-U 6901 Oglesby Condo. Ass'n v. Taylor, 2019 IL App (1st) 182061-U Aldridge v. Carroll, 2019 IL App (1st) 181692-U Allen v. Leckie, 2019 IL App (1st) 180957-U Easterday v. Village of Deerfield, 2019 IL App (2d) 190320-U Joseph v. Evergreen, 2019 IL App (1st) 180360 ISBA v. Canulli, 2019 IL App (1st) 190141-U
Chicago Transit Authority Daniel v. Chicago Transit Authority, 2020 IL App (1st) 190479 Pickett v. CTA, 930 F.3d 869 (7th Cir. 2019) Anderson v. CTA, 2019 IL App (1st) 181564 Richardson v. CTA, 926 F.3d 881 (7th Cir. 2019) Use of video on appeal Johnson v. Rogers, 944 F.3d 966 (7th Cir. 2019) Arrington v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd s London, 2019 IL App (1st) 182345-U
Insurance Coverage Ryerson v Travelers Indemnity Company of America, 2020 IL App (1st) 182491 State Farm v. Osborne, 2020 IL App (5th) 190060 Crowley v. Empire Fire and Mar. Ins. Co., 2019 IL App (2d) 180752 Foley v. American Zurich Ins. Company, 2019 IL App (1st) 181853-U Essex Ins. Co. v. Blue Moon Lofts Condo. Ass n, 927 F.3d 1007 (7th Cir. 2019) XL Spec. Ins. Co. v. Perf. Aircraft Leasing, 2019 IL App (1st) 181031 Gean v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 2019 IL App (1st) 180935 Phoenix Insurance v. Pelco Structural, 2019 IL App (1st) 190477-U
Insurance Coverage Country Preferred v. Miroballi, 2019 IL App (2d) 180728-U James River v. Judlau, 2019 IL App (1st) 181993-U Patzius v. American Family, 2019 IL App (5th) 180533-U Country Mutual v. Oehler's Home Care, 2019 IL App (4th) 190080 State Farm v. Azar, 2019 IL App (1st) 190575-U JLG Industries v. Tokio Mar. Spec. Ins. Co., 2019 IL App (2d) 190341-U Sanders v. Illinois Union, 2019 IL 124565 State Farm v. Leon, 2019 IL App (1st) 180655
Dead Mans Act Eyster v. Conrad, 2020 IL App (5th) 180261 Richardson v. Ward, 2019 IL App (5th) 180444-U
Other important cases Crim v. Dietrich, 2020 IL 124318 (post-trial motions) McCormick Foundation v. Gallagher, 2019 IL 123936 (common interest exception to the attorney-client privilege) Ward v. Decatur Memorial Hospital, 2019 IL 123937 (res judicata) Joiner v. SVM Management, 2020 IL 124671 (pickoff rule affirmed) Monster Energy v. City Beverages, 940 F.3d 1130 (9th Cir. 2019) (disclosure by arbitrator) Gasic v. Marquette Management, Inc., 2019 IL App (3d) 170756 (Gender Violence Act, 740 ILCS 82/10) Lamarca v. Che Ce Ce Corp., 2019 IL App (1st) 182718 (Rule 105 and Section 2-1401) Garton v. Pfeifer, 2019 IL App (1st) 180872 (medical records)
Other important cases Gasic v. Marquette Management, Inc., 2019 IL App (3d) 170756 (Gender Violence Act, 740 ILCS 82/10) Sheikholeslam v. Favreau, 2019 IL App (1st) 181703 (personal jurisdiction against lawyer in Canada Dixon v. GAA, 2019 IL App (1st) 182416 (personal jurisdiction) Wesly v. National Hemophilia Foundation, 2020 IL App (3d) 170569 (personal jurisdiction) Eighner v. Tiernan, 2020 IL App (1st) 191369 (refiling cases) Haage v. Zavala, 2020 IL App (2d) 190499 (HIPAA orders
