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  Appeals panel: IL liquor control law doesn't define an unborn fetus as a 'person,' family can't sue taverns for DUI death

  By Scott Holland | Thursday, Feb 24, 2022 @ 10:10pm

  The state's Wrongful Death law allows lawsuits for the deaths of unborn children, but Illinois' Dramshop Act, which governs when taverns can be sued for death and injuries, includes no such provisions, the appellate justices said

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  Appeals panel: Judge let suburban dentist fend off malpractice claims using skulls improperly at trial

  By Scott Holland | Wednesday, May 3, 2017 @ 12:07am

  A state appeals panel has determined a Will County judge ruled improperly in a dental malpractice suit, saying the judge was wrong, in part, for allowing an expert witness presented by the defendant dental practice to use skulls as more than just visual aids.

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