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Summary Judgment – Issue of Material Fact
Isam Samara and Muwafak Rizek formed FKFJ, Inc. to operate Saraya Restaurant & Banquet and Zaman Café in Worth, Illinois.
Sanctions
Kelly D. Ebmeyer sued several prison officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging violations of the Eighth Amendment.
Plain Error – Sentencing
In February 2018, Rex A. Hopper was convicted of conspiracy to distribute fifty or more grams of a mixture containing methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a), 846, and 841(b)(1)(B).
Subject-matter Jurisdiction
Appellate review of state-court judgments is reserved exclusively to the United States Supreme Court.
Statutory Interpretation – Safe Harbor
This appeal presents two questions of first impression concerning a federal excise tax on heavy trucks and the scope of a statutory safe harbor.
Statute of Limitations – Product Liability
This appeal turns on the Illinois discovery rule for applying the statute of limitations to product liability claims.
Statutory Interpretation – Assault
Todd Stands Alone, while imprisoned at a federal correctional facility in Wisconsin, injured a correctional officer.
Arbitration Award
It would be difficult to overstate the strength of the Supreme Court’s support for arbitration when the parties have elected to resolve their disputes using that mechanism.
Summary Judgment – Qualified Immunity
In 2016, Gloria Taylor called 911 seeking medical care for her husband, Steven, who was experiencing a diabetic emergency at their home in Milford, Illinois.
Qui Tam Claim – Medical Billing
Sophisticated players in the healthcare market know that services come at a cost; providers charge fees commensurate with the services rendered; and payors expect to receive value for their money.
Habeas Relief – Double Jeopardy
The Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment provides that “No person shall … be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb.”
Preliminary Injunction
In 2016, the City of Chicago and the Barack Obama Foundation selected Jackson Park in Chicago as the location for the Obama Presidential Center.
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