Levy v. McKiel

I have no disagreement with the majority’s dissertation as to the law set forth in their opinion. I disagree with their conclusion that the remedies being abrogated are so insubstantial as to categorize the amendment as being procedural rather than substantive.

Legislative amendments and statutes are presumed to act prospectively since retroactivity is not favored. (Cruz v. Puerto Rican Society (1987), 154 Ill. App. 3d 72, 75; Matviuw v. Johnson (1982), 111 Ill. App. 3d 629, 632.) Statutes are deemed to operate prospectively unless the language of the statute clearly requires retroactive…