8th Amendment & 14th Amendment Violation
Darryl Turner suffered a broken nose during an altercation with another inmate while in pre-trial detention at the Cook County Jail.
FDCPA Violation
When Nichole Richards defaulted on her car loan, her lender hired PAR, Inc., to repossess the vehicle. PAR subcontracted with Lawrence Towing to carry out the repossession.
ADA Violation
Carl Castetter brings this appeal against his former employer, Dolgencorp, LLC, d/b/a Dollar General (“Dollar General”), for disability discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”).
Consumer Fraud – Misrepresentation
Plaintiffs brought state consumer deception claims against defendant Fruit of the Earth and its retailer clients.
Immigration – Removal Order
Edmundo Manriquez-Alvarado, a citizen of Mexico, has entered the United States repeatedly by stealth.
Anti-trust Violation
This antitrust case comes to us from the commodities and futures marketplace.
Unlawful-stop Claim
Plaintiffs in this case ask us to address the proper scope of a Terry stop.
Abuse of Discretion – Class Certification
Plaintiffs are current and former inmates of the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) who have been diagnosed with hepatitis C.
Freedom of Information Act – Deliberate Process Privilege
Receiving confidential advice is essential to sound decision-making.
Weekly Case Digests – April 27, 2020 – May 1, 2020
Weekly Case Digests – April 27, 2020 – May 1, 2020
Statutory Interpretation – Collective Bargaining Agreement – Donning and Doffing
Current and former employees of Jones Dairy Farm (the employees) filed suit in December 2010 seeking unpaid wages for time spent at the start and end of their shifts "donning and doffing" personal protective equipment and walking to and from their workstations.
Sentencing Guidelines – Resentencing
Bradley Young appeals from a judgment convicting him of seven counts of burglary on his guilty plea in a multi-county crime spree of sixty-four burglaries (fifty-seven burglaries were dismissed and read in).
Legal News
- Milwaukee County District Attorney, UWM police address Jewish threats
- With GOP convention over, Milwaukee weighs the benefits of hosting political rivals
- Secret Service head resigns as Congress formally investigates
- Milwaukee Police Department issues statement regarding video release policy
- GOP convention sets the stage for the Democratic convention in Chicago, activists and police say
- Survey: Harris has enough delegates to be nominee
- Outside the RNC, small Milwaukee businesses and their regulars tried to salvage a sluggish week
- Biden called to resign immediately after the president announces he won’t seek reelection
- Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Harris
- Local PA cops allegedly thought Trump’s would-be assassin was Secret Service
- Biden-Lead Secret Service admits agency denied past requests by Trump’s campaign for tighter security
- Class action filed against Walgreens
Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property