Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Gordon
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided June 2, 2006No. 100600PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Thomas
Justices Freeman, McMorrow, Fitzgerald, Kilbride, Garman, and Karmeier concurred in the judgment and opinion.
OPINION
At issue in this case is whether a civil engineer must be licensed in Illinois pursuant to the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989 (the Engineering Act) (225 ILCS 325/1 et seq. (West 2002)), in order to testify as an Illinois Supreme Court Rule 213 (177 Ill. 2d R. 213) retained opinion witness in an Illinois civil action. The circuit court of Lake County held that an engineer must be licensed in the State of Illinois to participate as an expert witness in litigation…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Lee v. Chicago Transit AuthorityIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
- Snelson v. KammIllinois Supreme Court · 2003
- People v. MillerIllinois Supreme Court · 1996
- Thompson v. GordonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2005
- Miller v. Department of Professional RegulationAppellate Court of Illinois · 1995
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3Cited by64 opinions
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