Articles, Letters and Cases
The following are articles and publications from the attorneys at Busse, Busse & Grassé, P.C.
Articles
Disclosure of Mental Health Records in Illinois, Obtaining Records in a Civil Proceeding, IDC Quarterly, Volume 11 #2, June 2001
Is Prejudice a Factor in Determining the Proper Sanction for Failure to Comply with Rule 213 Disclosure, Spring Edition, 2002, Civil Practice and Procedure
Apportionment and the Minimally Culpable Defendant - 2-1117 after Unzicker, IDC Quarterly, Volume 13, #1, March 2003
Can an Evidence Deposition Act as a Proper Disclosure Under Rule 213? Defense Upate, Volume 4, #1, March 2004
Proposed Changes to the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure and Related Statutes and Doctrines, IDC Quarterly, Volume 17, #2, Second Quarter, 2007.
Request to Admit Update, Defense Upate, Volume 4, #1, March 2004
Letters of Interest
September 2005 - BB&G statute amending fees that can be charged to obtain medical records
March 2006 - Potential recovery of defense costs following declaratory judgment action
June 2006 - Need for probate approval of all minor settlements
July 2006 - Potential recovery of defense costs following declaratory judgment action - Volume 2
September 2006 -Placing of settling defendants on verdict forms
October 2006 - Duty of landowner in premises cases and late notice defense with lack of need for prejudice
February 2007 - Equitable contribution in construction cases for contractors and insurers
March 2007 - Pending legislation regarding joint and several liability in Illinois
April 2007 - Selective tenders and their applicability to excess carriers
July 2007 - Summit v. OSHA - changing who is responsible for workplace safety of subcontractors
July 2007 - Rejection of pending legislation regarding joint and several liability in Illinois
September 2007 - Potential recovery of defense costs following declaratory judgment action - Volume 3
October 2007 - Potential for spoliation claim against insurer
November 2007 - Chubb v. Carrizalez
December 2007 - Selective Tender Update
January 2008 - Employer Exclusion Void
February 2008 - Uninsured Motorist/Worker's Compensation Set offs
April 2008 - Surveillance and Intrusion upon Seclusion
June 2008 - Disclosure of conflicts in Reservations of Rights Letters
July 2008 - Wills v. Foster update
