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Second Quarter 2008 l Volume 18, Number 2 l ISSN-1094-9542 MONOGRAPH The Struggle Over Selective Waiver and the Production of Confidential Information to the Government FEATURE ARTICLE Continuing Developments in Construction Negligence: A Further Update of Complexities in Construction Negligence Litigation — Page 4 Illinois Association of IDC QUARTERLY EDITORIAL BOARD Kimberly A. Ross, Editor-In-Chief Defense Trial Counsel Cremer, Kopon, Shaughnessy & Spina, LLC, Chicago WWW.IADTC.ORG [email protected] PRESIDENT Al J. Pranaitis, Executive Editor JEFFREY S. HEBRANK Hoagland, Fitzgerald, Smith & Pranaitis, Alton Hepler, Broom, MacDonald, Hebrank, True & Noce, LLC, Edwardsville [email protected] PRESIDENT-ELECT William K. McVisk, Associate Editor GREGORY L. COCHRAN Johnson & Bell, Ltd., Chicago McKenna Storer, LLC, Chicago [email protected] 1ST VICE PRESIDENT Adnan A. Arain, Assistant Editor RICK L. HAMMOND Johnson & Bell, Ltd., Chicago Aon, Chicago 2ND VICE PRESIDENT [email protected] KENNETH F. WERTS Sarah J. Condon, Assistant Editor Craig & Craig, Mt. Vernon CNA Insurance, Chicago SECRETARY/TREASURER [email protected] ANNE M. OLDENBURG Alholm, Monahan, Klauke, Hay & Donald J. O’Meara, Jr., Assistant Editor Oldenburg, LLC, Chicago Pretzel & Stouffer, Chartered, Chicago DIRECTORS [email protected] DAVID M. BENNETT Pretzel & Stouffer, Chartered, Chicago DURGA M. BHARAM COLUMNISTS Tressler, Soderstrom, Maloney & Edward J. Aucoin, Jr. Stephen R. Kaufmann Priess, LLP, Chicago TROY A. BOZARTH Pretzel & Stouffer, Chartered, Chicago Hepler, Broom, MacDonald, Hebrank, Hepler, Broom, MacDonald, Hebrank, Beth A. Bauer True & Noce, LLC, Edwardsville True & Noce, LLC, Edwardsville C. WM. BUSSE, JR. Hepler, Broom, MacDonald, Hebrank, Seth Lamden Busse, Busse & Grassé, P.C., Chicago True & Noce, LLC, Edwardsville Howrey LLP, Chicago PATRICK C. DOWD James K. Borcia Kevin J. Luther Dowd & Dowd, Ltd., Chicago MARGARET M. FOSTER Tressler, Soderstrom, Maloney Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Rockford McKenna Storer, LLC, Chicago & Priess, LLP, Chicago Yvonne M. O’Connor BARBARA FRITSCHE Michael C. Bruck Merlo, Kanofsky, Brinkmeier and Gregg, Chicago Rammelkamp Bradney, Jacksonville LINDA HAY Crisham & Kubes, Ltd., Chicago Martin J. O’Hara Alholm, Monahan, Klauke, Hay & Roger R. Clayton Quinlan & Carroll, Ltd., Chicago Oldenburg, LLC, Chicago R. HOWARD JUMP Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria David A. Perkins Jump & Associates, P.C., Chicago Brad A. Elward Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria DAVID H. LEVITT Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria Jesse A. Placher Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Chicago KEVIN J. LUTHER Joseph G. Feehan Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Rockford Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria Michael J. Progar JOHN P. LYNCH, JR. Stacy Dolan Fulco Doherty & Progar LLC, Chicago Cremer, Kopon, Shaughnessy & Spina, LLC Chicago Cremer, Kopon, Shaughnessy Michael L. Resis PAUL R. LYNCH & Spina, LLC, Chicago SmithAmundsen LLC, Chicago Craig & Craig, Mt. Vernon R. MARK MIFFLIN Edward K. Grassé Kimberly A. Ross Giffin, Winning, Cohen & Bodewes, P.C., Busse, Busse & Grassé, P.C., Chicago Cremer, Kopon, Shaughnessy Springfield Jennifer B. Groszek & Spina, LLC, Chicago FRED B. MOORE Lawrence, Moore, Ogar & Jacobs, Gunty & McCarthy, Chicago Tracy E. Stevenson Bloomington Jeffrey S. Hebrank Robbins, Salomon & Patt, Ltd., Chicago MICHAEL L. RESIS Hepler, Broom, MacDonald, Hebrank, Willis R. Tribler SmithAmundsen LLC, Chicago JOHN W. ROBERTSON True & Noce, LLC, Edwardsville Tribler Orpett & Meyer, P.C., Chicago Stoerzbach, Robertson, Wilcox & Alcorn, P.C., John Heil, Jr. Geoffrey M. Waguespack Galesburg ALEEN R. TIFFANY Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria Cremer, Kopon, Shaughnessy Aleen R. Tiffany, P.C., Crystal Lake & Spina, LLC, Chicago EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Sandra J. Wulf, CAE, IOM CONTRIBUTORS Katherine K. Haussermann Charmagne Topacio PAST PRESIDENTS: Royce Glenn Rowe • James Baylor • Jack E. Horsley • Cremer, Kopon, Shaughnessy Tressler, Soderstrom, Maloney John J. Schmidt •Thomas F. Bridgman • William J. Voelker, Jr. • Bert M. Thompson • John F. Skeffington • John G. Langhenry, Jr. • Lee W. Ensel • & Spina, LLC, Chicago & Priess, LLP, Chicago L. Bow Pritchett • John F. White • R. Lawrence Storms • John P. Ewart • Richard C. Valentine • Richard H. Hoffman • Ellis E. Fuqua • John E. Guy • David B. Mueller Jennifer L. Wolfe Leo M. Tarpey • Willis R. Tribler • Alfred B. LaBarre • Patrick E. Maloney • Robert V. Dewey, Jr. • Lawrence R. Smith • R. Michael Henderson • Paul L. Cassidy & Mueller, Peoria Cassidy & Mueller, Peoria Price • Stephen L. Corn • Rudolf G. Schade, Jr. • Lyndon C. Molzahn • Daniel John M. O’Driscoll R. Formeller • Gordon R. Broom • Clifford P. Mallon • Anthony J. Tunney • Douglas J. Pomatto • Jack T. Riley, Jr. • Peter W. Brandt • Charles H. Cole • Tressler, Soderstrom, Maloney Gregory C. Ray • Jennifer Jerit Johnson • Stephen J. Heine • Glen E. Amundsen • Steven M. Puiszis & Priess, LLP, Chicago The IDC Quarterly is the official publication of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. It is published quarterly as a service to its members. THE ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF DEFENSE TRIAL COUNSEL Subscriptions for non-members are $75 per year. Single copies are $20 plus $2 for postage and handling. Requests for subscriptions or back issues should be P.O. Box 3144 • Springfield, IL 62708-3144 sent to the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel headquarters in Spring- field, Illinois. Subscription price for members is included in membership dues. 800-232-0169 • 217-585-0991 • FAX 217-585-0886 • [email protected] SANDRA J. WULF, CAE, IOM, Executive Director In This Issue Lead Article Monograph M-I The Struggle Over Selective Waiver and the Production of Confidential Information to the Government, by John M.O’Driscoll and Charmagne Topacio Feature Articles 4 Continuing Developments in Construction Litigation by David B. Mueller and Jennifer L. Wolfe Regular Columns 49 Amicus Committee Report, by Michael L. Resis 35 Appellate Practice Corner, by Brad A. Elward 56 Association News 13 Civil Rights Update, by David A. Perkins and John Heil, Jr. 40 Civil Practice and Procedure, by Edward K. Grassé and Stephen R. Kaufmann 23 Commercial Law, by James K. Borcia 54 The Defense Philosophy, by Willis R. Tribler 18 Diversity, by Yvonne M. O’Connor 3 Editor’s Note, by Kimberly A. Ross 26 Employment Law, by Geoffrey M. Waguespack 19 Evidence and Practice Tips, by Joseph G. Feehan 21 Health Law, by Roger R. Clayton and Jesse A. Placher 58 IDC Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet 60 IDC Ethics and the Legal Profession Seminar 62 IDC Membership and Committee Applications 55 IDC New Members 30 Insurance Law, by Seth Lamden 11 Legal Ethics, by Michael J. Progar 32 Medical Malpractice, by Edward J. Aucoin, Jr. 2 President’s Message, by Jeffrey S. Hebrank 38 Professional Liability, by Martin J. O’Hara 42 Property Insurance, by Tracy E. Stevenson 9 Recent Decisions, by Stacy Dolan Fulco and Katherine K. Haussermann 15 Supreme Court Watch, by Beth A. Bauer 45 Technology Law, by Michael C. Bruck 25 Workers’ Compensation, by Kevin J. Luther 52 Young Lawyers Report, by Jennifer B. Groszek Manuscript Policy Members and other readers are encouraged to submit manuscripts for possible publication in the IDC Quarterly, particularly articles of practical use to defense trial attorneys. Manuscripts must be in article form. A copy of the IDC Quarterly Manuscript Guidelines is available upon request from The Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel office in Springfield, Illinois. No compensation is made for articles published, and no article will be considered that has been submitted simultaneously to another publication or published by any other publication. All articles submitted may be subjected to editing and become the property of the IDC Quarterly, unless special arrangements are made. Statements or expression of opinions in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Association or Editors. A copy of the IDC Quarterly Editorial Policy is available upon request. Letters to the Editor are encouraged and welcome, and should be sent to the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel headquarters in Springfield. Editors reserve the right to publish and edit all such letters received and to reply to them. IDC Quarterly, Second Quarter, 2008, Volume 18, No. 2. Copyright © 2008 The Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. POSTMASTER: Send change of address notices to IDC Quarterly, The Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, PO Box 3144, Springfield, IL 62708-3144. Second-Class postage paid at Springfield, IL and additional mailing offices. This publication was printed by Gooch & Associates, Springfield, Illinois. IDC Quarterly As we wind down the year, I am preparing to attend our Spring Conference. I will also testify in Springfield for and President’s Message against various civil practice bills, while waiting for the Illi- nois Supreme Court to decide Nolan v. Weil-McLain, 365 Ill. App. 3d 272, 854 N.E.2d 758 (4th Dist. 2006) (asbestos proxi- mate cause claim), and Ready v. United/Goedecke Services, By: Jeffrey S. Hebrank Inc., 367 Ill. App. 3d 272, 854 N.E.2d 758 (1st Dist. 2006) Hepler, Broom, MacDonald, Hebrank, (case dealing with section 2-1117 of the Code of Civil Pro- True & Noce, LLC cedure). I am looking forward to upcoming seminars includ-