The AI Inventory as a Legal and Evidence Record
An AI inventory should let counsel answer what a system did, who approved it, which law applied, what changed, and what evidence exists. A software list cannot do that.
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Owner Agreements That Survive a Falling-Out
An operating agreement should answer the hard questions while the owners still trust one another: who decides, who gets paid, what happens when someone stops working, how ownership can move, and how the company exits a deadlock without destroying the business.
Life-Care Planning Evidence in Illinois Courts
How Illinois proves future-care costs in catastrophic cases: the life-care plan, the Frye methodology gate reaffirmed in In re Commitment of Simons (213 Ill. 2d 523), and Rule 702.
Physician National Interest Waivers: The Service Commitment, the Attestation, and the Clock
How the physician national interest waiver works under INA 203(b)(2)(B)(ii): five years of full-time service in a shortage area or VA facility, the public interest letter (IDPH in Illinois), Schneider v. Chertoff, reporting deadlines, job changes, and Conrad 30.
Construction-Site Injuries: Retained-Control Liability After the Structural Work Act
How Illinois construction-injury claims work after the Structural Work Act’s repeal: the Restatement § 414 retained-control doctrine, the evidence that decides it, and the comp lien.
Day-One HIPAA for a New Practice
A practical opening sequence for covered-entity status, risk analysis, vendor contracts, patient rights, training, and incident readiness before the practice relies on systems that handle PHI.
AI in Hiring in Illinois: IHRA, Video Interviews, BIPA, and the Evidence Behind the Decision
Illinois employers need more than a vendor assurance that a hiring product is “compliant.” The analysis follows the function: whether AI influences an employment decision, whether a recorded video interview is analyzed, and whether biometric identifiers or information are collected.
Continuous Residence, Physical Presence, and Abandonment: The Travel Math for Naturalization
How travel affects naturalization and permanent residence: continuous residence and the six-month and one-year rules, physical presence, Form N-470, nonresident tax filings, abandonment of residence under Matter of Huang, and reentry permits.
Limitation-of-Liability Architecture: The Cap, the Carve-Outs, and Illinois Limits
A limitation-of-liability section is not one number. It is an allocation system: the damages excluded, the liability cap, the claims inside and outside that cap, the indemnities, the exclusive remedies, and the statutes or public-policy limits that can override the drafting.
Illinois Cannabis License Types: What Each License Actually Authorizes
Illinois divides the adult-use market among distinct license categories with different regulators, privileges, locations, ownership limits, and operating rules. Choosing the wrong category changes the business model.