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Statutory Interpretation – Restitution
David Price was convicted of 13 criminal charges related to a heroin distribution conspiracy he operated in Chicago.
Sentencing Guidelines
Marcos Castaneda pleaded guilty to transporting methamphetamine as part of a 20-person conspiracy.
FDCPA Violation
Mario Loja sued Main Street Acquisition Corporation and law firm Shindler & Joyce (collectively, “Main Street”) for violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq., and the Illinois Collection Agency Act, 225 ILL. COMP. STAT. 425/1 et seq.
Referee recommends triple sanctions for Lake Geneva attorney
A referee is recommending that a Lake Geneva attorney’s license be suspended three times longer than what lawyer-regulators had requested.
Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied
Law enforcement officers detained and frisked defendant-appellant Fausto Lopez after observing him and his brother load paper bags into Lopez’s garage.
Probable Cause – Warrant for DNA Samples
Dwayne Daniels conditionally pleaded guilty to bank robbery, reserving his right to appeal the district court’s denial of his motion for a hearing under Franks v. Delaware, 438 U.S. 154 (1978), to probe the credibility of the FBI agent who procured a warrant for samples of his DNA.
ECOA Violation – Discrimination
Mario and Tiffiny Sims, an African‐American couple, purchased a house in South Bend, Indiana, that they later discovered was subject to a mortgage that the seller had stopped paying.
Habeas Corpus
In 1999, petitioner-appellant Thomas Clark was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and one count of robbery.
Sufficiency of Evidence
Anyone who has encountered medical billing, either from the provider side or the patient side, would agree that it could kindly be described as complex.
Sentencing – Supervised Release
Solomon Smith pleaded guilty to two counts of filing fraudulent federal tax returns.
Title VII Violation – Retaliation Claim
Kelley Donley sued her former employer, Stryker Sales Corporation, for retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e–3.
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- Reinhart named the 2024 Wisconsin law firm of the year by benchmark litigation
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- Office of School Safety Provides Behavioral and Threat Assessment Management Training Ahead of 25th Anniversary of Columbine Shooting
- Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear arguments in Democratic governor’s suit against GOP-led Legislature
- Lawsuit asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to strike down governor’s 400-year veto
- Wisconsin man pleads not guilty to neglect in disappearance of boy
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