Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

Subscriber only

Mar 5, 2019

Abuse of Discretion – ADA Violation

Plaintiff‐appellant Linda Reed alleges that she suffered discrimination on the basis of her disabilities while she was a patient at defendant‐appellee Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital in March 2012.

Mar 5, 2019

1st Amendment Violation

Between 2012 and 2013, the Jerome Combs Detention Center in Kankakee, Illinois, prohibited inmates from receiving any newspapers.

Mar 5, 2019

Writ of Coram Nobis

Defendant-appellant Ruben Delhorno filed a petition for a writ of coram nobis, a rare form of collateral attack on a criminal judgment.

Mar 5, 2019

Trade Practices Act Violation

A Zestimate is an estimated value for real estate, available on the Zillow web site for about 100 million parcels.

Mar 5, 2019

Sentencing Guidelines

Hiram Graham pleaded guilty to Hobbs Act robbery and using a firearm during a crime of violence.

Mar 4, 2019

High court to decide on discipline for Milwaukee attorney

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will be deciding whether to publicly reprimand a Milwaukee lawyer over four allegations of misconduct.

Mar 4, 2019

ALJ Error – Disability Benefits

Ronnie Winsted applied for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income claiming disability based on numerous conditions, including degenerative disc disease, osteoarthritis, and anxiety.

Mar 4, 2019

Statutory Interpretation

This case is about character— the character of a debt. A debt collector must not make any “false representation” about “the character, amount, or legal status of any debt”.

Mar 4, 2019

Warrantless Search

Travis Vaccaro entered a conditional guilty plea to possessing a firearm as a felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), preserving his right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress the gun.

Mar 4, 2019

Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement

Within two days of helping his codefendants steal more than 100 guns from a train car, Dandre Moody sold 13 of them to anonymous buyers who telephoned him after they “heard about it.”

Mar 4, 2019

Jury Instructions and Sentencing Enhancement

After a jury found Anastacia Vann Maclin guilty of two counts of Medicaid theft she was sentenced to 15 months’ imprisonment.

Mar 4, 2019

Sanctions

Jackson County Bank sued its former employee, Mathew R. DuSablon, in Indiana state court, asserting various state law claims, including theft of property and breach of contract.

Polls

Should Steven Avery be granted a new evidentiary hearing?

View Results

Loading ... Loading ...

Legal News

See All Legal News

WLJ People

Sea all WLJ People

Opinion Digests