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Thomson West, Illinois Civil Jury Instructions Companion Handbook, 2008 through Present

This 576 page resource is a companion to Illinois Pattern Jury Instructions, providing guidance to judges and attorneys on using that resource as a research and case-planning tool. It contains examples of jury instructions given by Illinois judges and requests for instructions submitted by attorneys for parties in a wide variety of cases, including motor vehicle accidents, construction accidents, premises liability, products liability, medical malpractice, breach of contract, and intentional torts.

The Illinois Pattern Jury Instructions are the official Illinois civil pattern jury instructions for civil cases with jury trials. The instructions are written by the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions in Civil Cases. When attorneys and judges seek guidance on when and how to inform a jury of the law, burden of proof and related matters, they turn to the pattern jury instructions.

Publisher: Thomson Reuters, Softcover, 576 pages.

Thomson Reuters publishes this text and it is available from West.

Thomson Reuters , Illinois Practice Series: Illinois Vehicle Insurance Coverage, 2008 through Present

This volume provides comprehensive discussions of statutes and case law, along with practice tips and strategic and tactical advice from experts in the field of automobile insurance law. It is organized into sections that examine the subcategories of automobile coverage within the larger classification of insurance.

Topics covered include insurance in the context of business use, personal use, contract creation, and interpretation and life activities. The book also explores lesser-known areas such as allocating coverage among multiple insurers and the Guaranty Fund-the catchall when an insurer becomes insolvent.

Publisher: Thomson West, Hardcover, 506 pages, first published 2007.

Law Journal Articles:

Southern Illinois University Law Journal, Survey of Law: Insurance, From 2002 through 2008

Read the 2007 Survey of Law: Insurance
Read the 2006 Survey of Law: Insurance
Read the 2005 Survey of Law: Insurance
Read the 2004 Survey of Law: Insurance
Read the 2003 Survey of Law: Insurance

This is an in-depth analysis and review of Illinois insurance law announced during the recent court term. This law review publication summarizes significant decisions announced throughout the year and places them in perspective in light of legal trends, societal changes and developments in the law.

Published by the Southern Illinois Law School, this comprehensive analysis of the law covers all aspects of insurance from personal lines to commercial lines, and homes to businesses. It is unmatched by any other single legal publication in its depth, timeliness and scope.

Bar Organizations and Associations:

ISBA, The Policy, Bi-Monthly Insurance Coverage Court Opinion Updates, 1998 – 2008,

Client Articles, Updates and Monographs:

Targeted Tenders Under Institute of London, 1999, 2nd Ed. 2005,
CM Report of Recent Decisions, 2001 – 2007,
ERISA and Auto Med-Pay Policies in Illinois and Indiana, 2000,
Illinois Rental Car Coverage Issues, 1999,
Intentional Acts and Declaratory Actions, 2001.

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