Horwood Marcus & Berk | USA | 9 Apr 2018
Although not on the mind of most taxpayers, an audit by the City of Chicago Department of Finance ("Department") is a risk for any taxpayer who may…
Horwood Marcus & Berk | USA | 3 Apr 2018
There's no way around it: Illinois is a complicated state in which to do business. From a tax perspective, there are so many nuances and units of…
Locke Lord LLP | USA | 11 Nov 2015
On October 26, 2015, three life insurance companies (the "Kemper Companies") filed a lawsuit against the Illinois State Treasurer (the "Treasurer")…
Reed Smith LLP | USA | 4 Feb 2014
In rulings in two of the more than 200 recent Illinois False Claims Act ("FCA") cases, the Circuit Court of Cook County (i) denied a motion by the…
Holland & Knight LLP | USA | 9 Jan 2012
Open government was a matter of continuing concern in 2011 for the Illinois General Assembly, which amended the Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/1, et seq., and the Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140/1, et seq., no fewer than nine times.
Duane Morris LLP | USA | 24 Oct 2011
2010 brought significant changes in the law for the healthcare industry with the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”), the Provena decision regarding real estate tax exemption, and the Lebron case invalidating Illinois’ cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases.
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP | USA | 27 Sep 2011
An Illinois statute regulates prison commissaries’ sale of goods to inmates.
Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell Ltd | USA | 24 Jun 2011
Are a company’s independent contractors really employees?
Ogletree Deakins | USA | 16 Jun 2011
In recent federal district court proceedings concerning OSHA demands for documents said to be relevant to a July 2010 fatal grain accident at facilities operated by Haasbach LLC, a U.S. District Court Judge for the Northern District of Illinois upheld a subpoena served by OSHA on the employer’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier.
Saul Ewing LLP | USA | 14 Apr 2011
Since 1955 the State of Illinois has required individuals and companies that purchase from out-of-state retailers to pay a Use Tax, which is presently 6.