by admin | May 11, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Illinois
The court may, upon request or on its own order, for good cause shown and upon appropriate safeguards, allow a case participant to testify or otherwise participate in a civil trial or evidentiary hearing by video conferencing from a remote location. Where the court or...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Illinois
The order of the court granting a motion for a directed verdict is effective without any assent of the jury.Ill. Sup. Ct. R. 240Committee Comments This new rule, taken from Rule 50(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended in 1963, eliminates an archaic...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Illinois
(a)Use of IPI Instruction; Requirements of Other Instructions. Whenever Illinois Pattern Jury Instructions (IPI) contains an instruction applicable in a civil case, giving due consideration to the facts and the prevailing law, and the court determines that the jury...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Illinois
(a) The credibility of a witness may be attacked by any party, including the party calling the witness.(b) If the court determines that a witness is hostile or unwilling, the witness may be examined by the party calling the witness as if under cross-examination.Ill....
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Illinois
(a)Service of Subpoenas. Any witness shall respond to any lawful subpoena of which he or she has actual knowledge, if payment of the fee and mileage has been tendered. Service of a subpoena by mail may be proved prima facie by a return receipt showing delivery to the...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Illinois
(a) Any writing or record, whether in the form of any entry in a book or otherwise, made as a memorandum or record of any act, transaction, occurrence, or event, shall be admissible as evidence of the act, transaction, occurrence, or event, if made in the regular...
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