LEAD ARTICLES

Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act: Implications for Patients, Providers, and Plans
The authors review the highlights of this new law, which limits the power of managed care organizations and expands the rights of patients.
By Steven F. Banghart, Keith E. Emmons, Daniel H. Melvin and Mark E. Rust

Product Liability and Embedded Microprocessors: The Other Y2K Problem
Microprocessors are everywhere, not just in devices we normally think of as computers. Here's how Y2K might affect products containing embedded microprocessors and how litigators can respond.
By Richard J. Rettberg and Kristin Dvorsky Tauras

Recreational Property and Injuries: ''Playing'' with Governmental Tort Immunity
The trend, according to this author, is to expand the range of property deemed recreational and thus to expand immunity.
By W. Bradley Colwell

Nonassignability Clauses in Commercial Leases: When is an Assignment Not an Assignment?
This article discusses a Rule 23 opinion holding that a nonassignability clause in a lease does not prohibit the tenant's collateral assignment of its interest as security for a loan.
By John C. Murray

PRACTICE TIPS ARTICLES

The Environmental Remediation Tax Credit: A Primer
By Kathleen M. Hennessey

Illinois Judicial Circuit Court Rules 1999: A Working Bibliography
By Heija B. Ryoo

THE LAWYER'S JOURNAL
— Bonnie McGrath

ILLINOIS LAW UPDATE

MALPRACTICE PREVENTION UPDATE
Are You Representing the Wrong Clients?
By Anne E. Thar

LAW OFFICE MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY
Laptops for Everyone
By Todd Flaming

LEGAL COMMUNICATION
Uncomplicating the Citation Process
By Andrea Kaufman