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5 Illinois opinions name it 2 courts 1926–2020 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Illinois courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
People v. Salemgreen2 sentences2020See People v. Salem, 2016 IL 118693, ¶¶ 11, 16 . ¶ 41 If the phrase “appropriate sanctions” is to encompass something more than “reasonable expenses” and “attorney fees,” and as the point of the rule is to punish the plaintiff by compensating the defendant for the costs of defending a frivolous suit, the defendant’s loss of income attributable to that defense would reasonably be included within the ambit of “appropriate sanctions.” Discretionary imposition of that element of cost upon a plaintiff who has initiated and perpetuated abusive litigation, as a means to make an innocent defendant who 2019See People v. Salem, 2016 IL 118693, ¶¶ 11, 16 . ¶ 41 If the phrase “appropriate sanctions” is to encompass something more than “reasonable expenses” and “attorney fees,” and as the point of the rule is to punish the plaintiff by compensating the defendant for the costs of defending a frivolous suit, the defendant’s loss of income attributable to that defense would reasonably be included within the ambit of “appropriate sanctions.” Discretionary imposition of that element of cost upon a plaintiff who has initiated and perpetuated abusive litigation, as a means to make an innocent defendant who | 3 | 3 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Illinois. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Broderick v. Rosner
green
1 sentence1948The District Court in New York declined jurisdiction upon the doctrine of forum non conveniens, which action was approved by the Supreme Court of the United States, and which case affirmed the earlier cases of Broderick v. Rosner, 294 U.S. 629 , 79 L. ed. 1100, and Williams v. State of North Carolina, 317 U.S. 287 , 87 L. ed. 279, which latter cases established the constitutionality of the reasonable application of the doctrine. | 1 | 1948–1948 |
Williams v. North Carolina
green
1 sentence1948The District Court in New York declined jurisdiction upon the doctrine of forum non conveniens, which action was approved by the Supreme Court of the United States, and which case affirmed the earlier cases of Broderick v. Rosner, 294 U.S. 629 , 79 L. ed. 1100, and Williams v. State of North Carolina, 317 U.S. 287 , 87 L. ed. 279, which latter cases established the constitutionality of the reasonable application of the doctrine. | 1 | 1948–1948 |
Williams v. Norton
neutral
1 sentence1926Williams v. Morton, 135 Ill. | 1 | 1926–1926 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.