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Court: Vehicle Registration Surcharge to Support Illinois DNR is Constitutional
Published Date: August 18, 2015
In Illinois, a $2 surcharge to fund the Department of Natural Resources is added to motor-vehicle registration fees, and this surcharge was challenged as being unconstitutional. In Friedman v. White, the Illinois Appellate Court for the Second District affirmed a trial court’s ruling granting a motion to dismiss a complaint seeking a ruling that the DNR surcharge violated the uniformity clause [...] Read More
Gary M. Stein and K. Stefan Chin Authored Article on the South Florida Associated General Contractors online Newswire
Published Date: August 15, 2015
Gary M. Stein and K. Stefan Chin authored an article that appeared on the South Florida Associated General Contractors online Newswire on July 23, 2015. The article titled "Contractors and Builders Take Note: 2015 Amendments to Chapter 558, Florida Statutes – Florida's "Notice and Opportunity to Cure" Statute" discusses key amendments to Chapter 558, Florida Statutes, which become effective October [...] Read More
Court Rejects Attempt to Block Implementation of Illinois Fracking Regulations
Published Date: August 14, 2015
In Smith v. Department of Natural Resources, the Illinois Appellate Court for the Fifth District affirmed a trial court’s ruling denying a complaint for a preliminary injunction to prevent the implementation of the Illinois DNR’s fracking regulations. As has been widely reported (see here), the Hydraulic Fracturing Regulatory Act and the initial draft of the regulations were put together by [...] Read More
Richard Preiss Authored Article in the Compliance & Ethics Professional August 2015 Issue
Published Date: August 2, 2015
Richard Preiss authored an article that appeared in the Compliance & Ethics Professional August 2015 issue, a Publication of The Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics. The article titled "Compliance Programs: When they work and when they don't" focuses on the necessity of compliance programs across most industries in today's regulated economy. The article discusses how a compliance program is [...] Read More
Gary M. Stein and K. Stefan Chin Authored Article Appeared in the Daily Business Review
Published Date: July 31, 2015
Gary M. Stein and K. Stefan Chin authored an article that appeared in the Daily Business Review in the Law News Section on July 16, 2015. The article titled “Governor Signs Construction Defect Law Amendments” discusses House of Representatives Bill 87, which Governor Rick Scott signed into law on June 16, 2015. This bill makes several key amendments to Chapter [...] Read More
