1:45 - 2:45 p.m.

The 'Secret Agent' - Updates on Apparent Agency Jurisprudence
Presented by: Joshua G. Vincent, Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP

Presentation general law of apparent agency in Illinois with special discussion of the Solorzano v. Magnani, Brayboy v. Advocate, and Conrads v. Rush-Copley.

2:45 - 3:45 p.m.

Recent Developments in Forum Non Conveniens law applicable to healthcare provider
Presented by: LaDonna Boeckman and Whitney Burkett, HeplerBroom LLC

Presentation on the law of forum non conveniens with special focus on how it applies to healthcare providers and discussion of recent cases of Starr v. Presence, Draves v. Thomas, and Monteagudo v. Belvidere.

3:45 - 4:45 p.m.

Jury Questions: Rule 243, Questions from the Jury, and Special Interrogatories
Moderated by: Jill Eckhaus, Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP
Panelists: Stacey Cischke, Johnson & Bell, Ltd., Hon. Kay M. Hanlon (Ret.), ADR Systems, Robert L. Larsen, Cunningham Meyer & Vedrine, P.C., and Greg Schiller, Johnson & Bell, Ltd.

Panel discussion of a decade of jury questions permitted by Supreme Court Rule 243, recent developments in questions from the jury in Devany v. Lincoln Park, Galich v. Advocate, and Edson v. Horwich, and continued utility of special interrogatories following amendment to 735 ILCS 5/2-1108 and Ris v. Advocate.