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A New Leader In The World Of Legalized Gambling: What The Illinois General Assembly Should Do To Protect Pathological Gamblers From The Rapidly Expanding Industry, Matthew J. Dowd
Northern Illinois University Law Review
This Comment addresses the increasingly recognized disorder of pathological gambling and the lack of consideration it receives from the Illinois General Assembly as gambling in Illinois continues its trend of rapid decriminalization. The Comment first analyzes the well-documented individual and communal problems that are associated with pathological gambling and then examines the historical movement toward dependence on gambling revenues in Illinois. A close examination of gambling legislation in Illinois, Indiana, and New Jersey, and the interpretation of that legislation within those respective courts, reveals that pathological gamblers receive very little statutory protection from the abusive and negligent conduct of casinos. …
Voluntary Dismissals And The Evolution Of Illinois' Rule Against Claim Splitting, Robert A. Cohen
Voluntary Dismissals And The Evolution Of Illinois' Rule Against Claim Splitting, Robert A. Cohen
Northern Illinois University Law Review
Under Illinois' rule against claim-splitting, a plaintiff is generally prohibited from maintaining separate and subsequent lawsuits where it raises different theories or different prayers for relief which arise out of the original cause of action. Recently, the rule has been applied harshly in multiple-count actions where a plaintiff has invoked a statutory voluntary dismissal after a partial adjudication. The Illinois Supreme Court has held that such litigation conduct amounts to claims-splitting but it adopted exceptions where the rule is relaxed. Unfortunately for practitioners, it appears that the court failed to adhere to its own test. Their resulting interpretation has led …