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Posts from February 2023.
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Confusing Jury Instructions Create Unexpected Liability for Trucking Brokers and Shippers
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Tags: Agency Claims, Illinois Pattern Jury Instructions, Jury Instructions, Missouri Pattern Jury Instructions

An analysis of how plaintiffs are increasingly suing brokers and shippers under an agency theory, and tips for protecting against that potential liability.

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Child Riding Bicycle on Residential Street Not “Intended User” and Village Entitled to Immunity
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Tags: Illinois Appellate Court, Intended Versus Permitted User, Municipal Law

Analyzes Illinois appellate court decision on law distinguishing between roadway’s intended versus permitted user and effects on municipalities and bicyclists

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Seventh Circuit Releases Two New Personal Jurisdiction Cases
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Tags: Personal Jurisdiction, U.S. Appellate Court

Summarizes U.S. appellate court decisions in two cases involving how to determine if an Illinois court has personal jurisdiction over a case

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Hart-Scott 2023 Premerger Filing Fees Increase Substantially
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Tags: Acquisitions, Antitrust Division, Clayton Act, DOJ, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Hart-Scott-Rodino, HSR Act, Joint Ventures, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act, Mergers

Describes FTC’s annual changes to premerger filing fees and reporting thresholds

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