Case law

Crossman v. Board of Election Commissioners

966 N.E.2d 518 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Feb 29, 2012

The Code provides that the statement of candidacy: “shall set out the address of such candidate, the office for which he is a candidate, shall state that the candidate is a qualified primary voter … of the party to which the petition relates, is qualified for the office specified and has filed a statement of economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act, shall request

Eason v. City of Chicago

District Court, N.D. Illinois · Sep 29, 2021

Lanier and Taylor are entitled to qualified immunity because Eason has not shown that the undisputed facts show a violation of clearly established law. … In summary, the officers are entitled to qualified immunity because Eason has not shown that the law clearly established that Lanier’s or Taylor’s use of deadly force was unlawful.

Yang v. City of Chicago

29 F. Supp. 2d 480 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Nov 18, 1998

In an opinion issued earlier this year, the Seventh Circuit again reversed the district court and ruled that Officer Hardin’s actions were clearly within the scope of his employment. … The Illinois Supreme Court has also indicated that the Act was adopted to mitigate the harshness and injustice of the sovereign immunity doctrine and established “the general principle that local governmental units are liable

Gibson v. Philip Morris, Inc.

292 Ill. App. 3d 267 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Sep 24, 1997

In Beauvoir, the discussion of publication arose in the context of a qualified privilege. … We hold that where the evidence establishes actual malice, punitive damages are recoverable.

Biogenetics, Ltd. v. Department of Public Health

89 Ill. 2d 92 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 2, 1982

Moreover, a thorough examination of the record reveals no evidence to establish this contention. … They contend that even the most clearly qualified physicians should not be allowed to practice without a license, because to do so would encourage those less clearly qualified but who believe themselves to be similarly qualified

People v. Hanson

83 Ill. App. 3d 1108 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Jun 9, 1980

Outside the presence of the jury the prosecutor explained that he was attempting to establish that Millie was testifying with immunity from prosecution. The trial court ruled that such questioning was improper. … However, the State does admit that the evidence does not clearly disclose whether it was the defendant or Millie who actually took the money from Malone. Section 5 — 2(c) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev.

Hurt v. Corcoran

District Court, N.D. Illinois · Feb 15, 2024

Are the Defendants Protected by Qualified Immunity? … For this reason, the Defendants’ qualified immunity argument fails at the summary judgment stage. Defendants’ qualified immunity claim may well become relevant again at trial, however.

In re Marriage of Burns

2019 IL App (2d) 180715 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Jul 25, 2019

.” ¶ 10 In addition, Heather noted that, with certain qualifiers, she generally agreed that August could take one of the children for an evaluation on possible occupational therapy. … Heather did not clearly agree to any modifications to summer parenting time or transportation/exchange locations.

Illinois State Bar Assoc. Mutual Insurance Co. v. Leighton Legal Group, LLC

2018 IL App (4th) 170548 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Jul 26, 2018

This Case ¶ 42 On appeal, ISBA argues that the underlying complaint clearly alleged intentional conduct that is excluded from its policy. … Plaintiffs alleged that the insured intentionally made these changes to establish a self-compensation scheme.

Vickers v. Abbott Laboratories

308 Ill. App. 3d 393 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Sep 30, 1999

Once a qualified privilege is established, as it has been in this case, a communication is only actionable if the plaintiff can show that the defendant abused the privilege. Quinn v. Jewel Food Stores, Inc., 276 Ill. … However, once a defendant has established a qualified privilege, the plaintiff must come forward with actual evidence creating an issue of fact. Recently, in Cianci v. Pettibone Corp., 298 Ill.

Cooney v. Chicago Public Schools

407 Ill. App. 3d 358 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Dec 30, 2010

Unlike the Board, All Printing is a domestic corporation and qualifies as a “person” within the meaning of the Consumer Fraud Act. See 815 ILCS 505/1(c) (West 2006). … App. 3d 573, 578-79 , 723 N.E.2d 1192 (2000) (private facts were clearly alleged); see also Phillips v. Grendahl, 312 F.3d 357 , 373 (8th Cir. 2002); Andrews v.

People Ex Rel. Coutrakon v. Lohr

9 Ill. 2d 539 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 26, 1956

Viewed in the light of these rules, we think it clear that the act embraces but one subject, the establishment of a Metropolitan Pair and Exposition Authority, which is clearly expressed in the title. … They are clearly auxiliary to the main purpose of the act.

Hinch v. Officer O'Connor

District Court, N.D. Illinois · Feb 15, 2018

Qualified Immunity Qualified immunity protects government officials from liability unless the official violates a "clearly established statutory or constitutional right[] of … But even if O'Connor's use of force were not objectively reasonable as a matter of law, he would be entitled to qualified immunity because it was not clearly established in 2013 that a police officer could not use deadly

McCleary v. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

2015 IL App (1st) 141287 · Appellate Court of Illinois · May 7, 2015

A complaint “will not be dismissed on the pleadings unless it clearly appears that no set of facts can be proved which will entitle the plaintiff to recover.” Rodgers v. … If, after working for at least three months, he left defendant’s employ under certain qualifying circumstances, he would remain eligible for a pro-rata bonus from a later established bonus pool.

People ex rel. Elder v. Quilici

309 Ill. App. 466 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Apr 14, 1941

It clearly means the vacancy shall be filled “in” the regular judicial election. Upson v. Almand, 190 Ga. 376 . … The court held the establishment of the single polling place for the entire city was a mere irregularity which would not avoid , the election where no legally qualified voter was disfranchised or any disqualified voter permitted

Mathews v. United States

550 F. Supp. 2d 842 · District Court, C.D. Illinois · Apr 9, 2007

are “a significant number of instances in which a defendant is convicted under a state statute that encompasses multiple categories of offense conduct, some of which would constitute ‘violent’ felonies, and some of which clearly … In this case, Petitioner’s claim fails because, contrary to his argument, the record clearly shows that his counsel strenuously challenged this court’s determination that Petitioner should be sentenced under the Armed Career

Andrews v. Rauner

District Court, C.D. Illinois · Sep 30, 2025

Qualified immunity insulates public employees from liability for money damages if “their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person … at issue was clearly established at the time of defendant's alleged misconduct.”

Parry v. Squair

79 Ill. App. 324 · Appellate Court of Illinois · Dec 12, 1898

The stored chattels consisted of a miscellaneous lot of trade fixtures and furniture, such as are usually found in a retail drug store, and the owner thereof, who had long used it in his business, was clearly qualified to … It is only in rare cases, if ever, that the owner and user of personal property is not qualified to testify to its value.

Santiago v. Daley

726 F. Supp. 198 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Nov 1, 1989

And that question clearly calls for a “no” answer. It was first presented to the Illinois Court of Claims almost exactly a half century ago, and here is what that court said in Cram v. … reimburse or indemnify a public official against Section 1983 liability does not bootstrap the situation into one triggering the State’s sovereign immunity (Duckworth v.

Met-L-Wood Corp. v. SWS Industries, Inc.

594 F. Supp. 706 · District Court, N.D. Illinois · Oct 9, 1984

But in any event our Court of Appeals has made it clear in two recent cases that nearly anything beyond solicitation qualifies as the transaction of business. Deluxe Ice Cream Co. v. R.C.H. … It should be pointed out, though, SWS never names the general contractor or states the underlying facts rendering the contractor and its employees immune to process here.