May 2007

Litigation Alert:
Recent Decision Highlights Importance of Properly Drafted Waivers

You or your company are sued in a negligence action. Will you "fly high or crash and burn?" It may depend on whether you were properly protected by a liability waiver. Terrence Guolee, a shareholder in our Chicago office, writes on an interesting case arising out of a tragic accident involving a famous formation flying team, the effect of liability waivers and the narrowing of the assumption of risk defense in Illinois.

Medical Malpractice Update:
The Erosion of the Physician-Patient Privilege

Joan Stohl, an associate in our Chicago office, writes on a recent decision expanding the areas of information, previously considered protected by physician-patient privilege, that may now be discoverable in litigation.

Intellectual Property Update:
The Need of Optnion Letter Protection in Patent Infringement Lawsuits

Lawrence Steingold, an associate in our Waukegan office and a member of Querrey & Harrow's Intellectual Property practice group, writes on the importance of obtaining an opinion letter when a patent infringement lawsuit is filed or threatened against your company.

Health Care Update:
Can Your Doctor Move His Practice?

Your doctor is part of a practice group. Can he move his office and start anew, or join another practice group? Curtis Tarver, an associate in our Chicago office, writes on the Illinois Supreme Court's refusal to hold restrictive convenants in medical practice employment contracts void as against public policy.

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