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		<title>Punitive Damages in Wrongful Death and Survival Cases</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some of my friends and visitors may have noticed that it has been quite some time since I last blogged, and it is something that I have been meaning to do. To be honest though, nothing I’ve seen or read on an issue or topic recently has sparked my desire or interest enough to take [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.doddslawoffice.com/blog/personal-injury/punitive-damages-in-wrongful-death-and-survival-cases</link>
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		<title>Saying Goodbye to One of My Mentors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Had to say goodbye to one of my mentors today. He was not only a mentor, but a friend, someone who took me under his wing, and someone who was later able to refer to me as colleague in his profession; thanks partially to his guidance. The memorial service for retired DeWitt County Circuit Judge [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.doddslawoffice.com/blog/uncategorized/saying-goodbye-to-one-of-my-mentors</link>
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		<title>People v. Al Burei (Motion to Suppress)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Journey for Kentucky Cigarettes Beginning in 2003, Makes Second Stop at Illinois Appellate Court in 2010, After Brief Overnight Stay in Illinois Supreme Court in 2008, with its Final Destination Likely to Again be the Illinois Supreme Court, Possibly by the year 2012 ((if the Mayan’s calendar proves to be inaccurate after all)), Although Others Have their Doubts as to When the Case Will Finally Reach Conclusion, IF EVER.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.doddslawoffice.com/blog/criminal/people-v-al-burei-motion-to-suppress</link>
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		<title>McDonald, et al. v. City of Chicgo, Illinois &#8211; A Highly Anticipated Decision Regarding Your Second Amendment Rights</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have received some comments under previous unrelated posts regarding the United States Supreme Court&#8217;s decision released Monday, June 27, 2010, captioned McDonald, et al. v. Chicago, Illinois, a monumental Supreme Court decision relating to 2nd Amendment Rights, specifically the right to possess handguns. The opinion specifically addresses the prohibition placed on residents of Chicago [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.doddslawoffice.com/blog/general/mcdonald-et-al-v-city-of-chicgo-illinois-a-much-anticipated-decision-regarding-your-second-amendment-rights</link>
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		<title>Pay No Attention to That Man Behind the Curtain; Because I&#8217;m Posting Anonymously Right?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, You Think You Can Say Something Defamatory About Someone On The Internet That You Might Not Otherwise Say Elsewhere, Because You Think You Can Hide Behind The Anonymity of the Internet? Well, You Might Want To Rethink That Strategy Before Deciding To Do So Now Donald Maxon and Janet Maxon v. Ottawa Publishing Co.1 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.doddslawoffice.com/blog/general/pay-no-attention-to-that-man-behind-the-curtain-because-im-posting-anonymously-right</link>
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		<title>Illinois Appellate Court Says Evidence in DUI_Drug Case Insufficient to Show Cannabis in Breath, Blood, or Urine, Despite Admission of Smoking, and Additional Circumstantial Evidence</title>
		<description><![CDATA[People of the State of Illinois v. McPeak1 (DUI_Drugs) In March 2005, Samuel McPeak was stopped by a Police Officer in Lee County who noticed him not wearing his seat belt. When McPeak exited the vehicle at the Officer’s request so that he could give Mr. McPeak his ticket for the seat belt violation, the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.doddslawoffice.com/blog/criminal/illinois-appellate-court-says-evidence-in-dui_drug-case-insufficient-to-show-of-cannabis-in-breath-blood-or-urine-despite-admission-of-smoking-and-additional-circumstantial-evidence</link>
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		<title>Can An Illinois Employer Discontinue Workers&#8217; Compensation TTD Benefits To An Injured Employee After He Has Been Terminated For Cause?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to the Illinois Supreme Cour, Illinois employers cannot terminate an Illinois employee’s right to TTD simply because the worker was fired with or without cause. Those rights continue until the employee’s condition has stabilized, or he or she has reached “maximum medical improvement.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.doddslawoffice.com/blog/workers-comp/can-an-illinois-employer-discontinue-workers-compensation-ttd-benefits-to-an-injured-employee-after-he-has-been-terminated-for-cause</link>
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		<title>School Speed Zones and Phone Usage in School and Construction Zones</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As many of you may already be aware (hopefully not because you have already been ticketed for violating this new statute), the Illinois Legislature passed a new law that took effect on January 1, 2010, limiting the usage of cellular phones in school and construction zones. The law was introduced in the House as HB [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.doddslawoffice.com/blog/criminal/school-speed-zones-and-phone-usage-in-school-and-construction-zones</link>
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		<title>New Legislation would Prohibit Supervision for Speeders Driving in Excess of 40MPH Over the Limit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Joe Mahr, wrote in an interesting article today in the Chicago Tribune (i) that some Cook, Dupage, and Lake County judges are under close scrutiny following an investigation by the newspaper for handing out what it believes are excessive amounts of supervision for Illinois drivers caught speeding in excess of 40 MPH over the speed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.doddslawoffice.com/blog/criminal/new-legislation-would-prohibit-supervision-for-speeders-driving-in-excess-of-40mph-over-the-limit</link>
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		<title>“Sexting”! What is all this“Sexting” about Anyway?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Illinois Legislature is considering making “SEXTING” a crime. What is it “SEXTING” you ask? “Sexting” as the act has been termed is teens sending other teens pornographic or lewd pictures of themselves to one another. According to another blog written by Kevin McDermott I found on stltoday.com[i] after having done a Google search, the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.doddslawoffice.com/blog/criminal/%e2%80%9csexting%e2%80%9d-what-is-all-this%e2%80%9csexting%e2%80%9d-about-anyway</link>
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