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.
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Case Digests
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.
Read More »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.”
Read More »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.
Read More »Appellate Jurisdiction – Qualified Immunity
Jerry Smith, Jr. reportedly left the scene of a fight and returned with a gun.
Read More »4th Amendment Violation – Sale of Seized Property
The City of Chicago requires its police officers to seize, inventory, and store any property belonging to an arrested person, if that property is not permitted in the Cook County Jail.
Read More »Appellate Jurisdiction
Wisconsin inmate Marvin Carter has waited four years and counting to challenge his 2017 sentence on direct appeal in state court.
Read More »Summary Judgment – Discrimination and Retaliation Claims
Robert Bless, a police officer for the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, was fired after an internal review board determined that he had violated office policies and then lied to investigators about his misconduct.
Read More »Tax Code – Spousal Relief
Married since 1967, John and Frances Rogers filed joint federal income tax returns for many years.
Read More »Equal Protection Claim – Sex Offender Registration Act
Indiana’s Sex Offender Registration Act (“SORA”) imposes registration requirements and restrictions on sex offenders who reside, work, or study in the State. Ind. Code § 11-8-8-1 et seq.
Read More »Anti-Terrorism Act – Subject-matter Jurisdiction
In 1996 David Boim was shot and killed by Hamas terrorists while studying abroad in Israel.
Read More »Statutory Interpretation – RCRA – Imminent or Substantial Hazards
Between 1937 and 2006 Johnson Controls and a predecessor operated a manufacturing plant in Goshen, Indiana.
Read More »Weekly Case Digests – October 1, 2021 – October 15, 2021
Weekly Case Digests – October 1, 2021 - October 15, 2021
Read More »CHIPS – Newly Discovered Evidence
M.T.W. appeals from a dispositional order entered after a jury verdict, adjudicating C.M.R.-W. as a child in need of protection or services (CHIPS). M.T.W. filed a postdisposition motion a year later contending that newly discovered evidence warranted a new trial.
Read More »Abuse of Discretion – Juvenile Court Jurisdiction Waiver
M.C. appeals from an order of the circuit court. He contends the court “erroneously exercise[d] its discretion when it waived M.C. into adult court without considering the suitability of the serious juvenile offender program.”
Read More »Involuntary Commitment and Medication
Peter Farnsworth appeals an order committing him for treatment in order to restore him to competency to proceed in his criminal case, and subjecting him to involuntary medication.
Read More »Termination of Parental Rights
In this termination of parental rights (“TPR”) action, the Douglas County Department of Health and Human Services (“the County”) filed a petition to terminate David’s parental rights to his son, Dylan, based on two grounds: continuing need of protection or services (“continuing CHIPS”), see WIS. STAT. § 48.415(2); and failure to assume parental responsibility, see § 48.415(6).
Read More »Plea Colloquy
Donald Christopher appeals from an order denying his postconviction motion for plea withdrawal based upon claims of a defective plea colloquy and several instances of ineffective assistance of counsel.
Read More »Admission of Evidence – Expert Testimony
A jury found Kelly Lagerstrom guilty of operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration (PAC), as a first offense.
Read More »Suppression of Evidence – Expert Testimony
Following a jury trial, Elijah Vines was found guilty of five counts related to sex trafficking of a minor, including: sex trafficking of a child, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a)(1), (b)(2), and (c); sex trafficking of a child, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a)(2) and (b)(2); conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a minor, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1594(c) and 1591; transportation of a minor, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2423(a); and interstate travel in aid of racketeering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1952(a)(3).
Read More »Sentencing Guidelines
Jesus Raul Beltran-Leon (“Beltran”) pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a) and 846.
Read More »Statutory Interpretation – FCRA and False Claims Act – Scienter
This Court is no stranger to False Claims Act qui tam actions.
Read More »Restitution
Dameion Wyatt victimized six females, each of whom acted as prostitutes under Wyatt’s abusive supervision over varying periods from September 2011 through May 2014.
Read More »Arbitration – Equitable Estoppel
Plaintiff Fredy Sosa, a user of the marketplace application OfferUp, registered his identity to become a verified user on the app.
Read More »Warrantless Search and Seizure – Suppression of Evidence
During a visit to Mark McGill’s home, McGill’s probation officer seized a cell phone without warrant to do so.
Read More »ERISA – Pension and Health Benefits
Chicago offers public-school teachers higher pay if they earn extra college credits.
Read More »Breach of Implied Warranty
Bernard and Beverly Zylstra spent close to $100,000 on a brand-new recreational vehicle in order to enjoy travel and recreation during their retirement years.
Read More »TCPA – Jurisdiction
Christopher Bilek received two unauthorized robocalls soliciting health insurance that he alleged violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and the Illinois Automatic Telephone Dialing Act. Bilek sued Federal Insurance Company and Health Insurance Innovations on a vicarious liability theory, claiming that defendants’ agents generated the unauthorized robocalls.
Read More »Securities Exchange Act Violation – Retrospective Statements
The City of Taylor Police and Fire Retirement System contends that Zebra Technologies Corporation defrauded investors by making bad predictions during a corporate consolidation.
Read More »Sentencing Guidelines – Supervised Release
One component of a federal criminal sentence may, and sometimes must, be a period of supervised release that begins after the offender has completed his time in prison.
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