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Employment — termination - Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

Thu, Oct 5, 2023 12:06 ET
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  • Evidence — admission against party interest

    Where a defendant calls its agents to testify as witnesses, the depositions of those experts may be admitted by the plaintiff as admissions against party interest.

  • Torts — willful and wanton conduct

    Where a plaintiff asserts willful and wanton conduct by an officer in the wrongful death of a decedent, plaintiff bears the burden of providing evidence beyond speculation that the conduct was willful and wanton, not merely negligent.

  • Property — cotenant mineral rights

    Where a cotenant with 50% mineral interest in a property seeks to drill for oil or gas, he must either obtain the permission of any cotenants or get a court order granting permission, or be subject to an action in tort.

  • Immigration — persecution showing

    Where petitioner’s corroborating documents showed only an attack by unknown individuals in his home country, petitioner failed to show he was at risk of persecution by the government or a nongovernmental entity the government was unable or unwilling to control.

  • Evidence — hearsay

    Where an officer introduces prior statements from witnesses which incriminate the defendant and which the witnesses deny at trial, those statements must be introduced under an exception to the hearsay rule or they are inadmissible.

  • Criminal law — multiple charges of the same crime

    Where the prosecution states the evidence shows more than three criminal acts and the testimony supports the acts being frequent, it does not violate the...


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