Smart Business Chicago magazine interviewed Novack and Macey partner Andrew Fleming for its February 2011 Legal Affairs column entitled, “The new code: The newly codified Illinois Rules of Evidence could affect your business litigation.”  Fleming advised: “companies would be wise to take the time to fully understand [the] impact” of the new codification that went into effect January 1, 2011.

Fleming said one change important to businesses relates to the admissibility of statements made during settlement negotiations.  “Generally, under the codified rules, statements made during settlement talks are now inadmissible,” Fleming said.

For more information on how the newly codified rules affect business litigation, contact Fleming at (312) 419-6900.