Recent Articles from APRIL ROCKSTEAD BARKER
Invalid Search-Fourth Amendment
Dylan Ostrum was being investigated for alleged drug dealing and possession of firearms.
Sentencing-Procedural Challenge
William Campbell with his cousin, allegedly committed burglary in an Indiana residence, stealing more than 25 firearms, subsequently sold to another individual.
Medicaid Act
The background of the case centers around Saint Anthony Hospital's financial struggles, attributed to delayed and reduced payments by MCOs, which manage Medicaid benefits under Illinois’ shifted system from a fee-for-service model to managed care.
Unpaid Rent
This case revolves around a disagreement concerning unpaid rent for a department store located within an Illinois mall.
Trade Secrets-Corporate Ownership Dispute
The founders of GeLab Cosmetics LLC, an online nail polish retailer based in New Jersey, Xingwang Chen and Shijian Li, both Chinese citizens, are embroiled in a dispute regarding GeLab's ownership and accusations of trade secret theft.
Admission of Evidence
While on federal supervised release, David Perez was caught on a police surveillance camera holding what appeared to be a firearm, a clear violation of both his release conditions and federal law.
Insurance Coverage
Tommy Harris developed bacterial sepsis due to recurring infections during dialysis treatment at a Belleville, Illinois clinic.
Medical Care Beneath Constitutional Standards
Richard Rodgers, a prisoner with a medical history of scoliosis and back pain, had steel rods implanted in his back prior to his imprisonment.
Fraudulent Inflation of Stock Price
Appvion, Inc., a paper company based in Wisconsin was purchased by its employees through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) in 2001.
Sentencing-Premises Enhancement
In October 2019, Randall Craft admitted guilt to a charge of conspiring to distribute more than fifty grams of methamphetamine.
Protests erupt on college campuses throughout Midwest, and U.S. over war in Gaza
Antisemitic messages line the streets of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Newly filed report with federal court seeks Havana Syndrome transparency
A federally elected Wisconsin official is among possible victims of Havana Syndrome.
Legal News
- State Bar of Wisconsin names election winners
- Protests erupt on college campuses throughout Midwest, and U.S. over war in Gaza
- Newly filed report with federal court seeks Havana Syndrome transparency
- Questions of transparency, leadership responsibility linger over State Bar trust
- Firm demands $4.3M in dispute with Wisconsin client
- Chesebro among those charged with interfering in 2020 election
- FTC hits Williams-Sonoma with ‘record civil penalty’ for Made in America claims
- Harvey Weinstein due back in court, while a key witness weighs whether to testify at a retrial
- Flight attendant indicted in attempt to record minor in airplane bathroom
- Wisconsin attorney loses law license, ordered to pay $16K fine
- Former Wisconsin police officer charged with 5 bestiality felony counts
- Judge reject’s Trump’s bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case
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