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Roxanne Schlender appeals the order of the trial court granting summary judgment in favor of The Travelers Indemnity Company (Travelers), and dismissing her action with prejudice.

In this “junk fax” lawsuit under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA), which has landed before us for a second time, two hardware companies sued a hardware store supplier for sending three facsimile advertisements that the hardware stores alleged the supplier sent in violation of the TCPA, 47 U.S.C.A. § 227.

Omar Hernandez seeks a partial refund of the tuition and fees he (along with the members of the classes he would like to represent) paid to the Illinois Institute of Technology for the Spring 2020 semester.

This direct criminal appeal presents an unusual question about the validity of a search warrant.

Petitioner Secura Supreme Insurance Company (Secura), which insured Daniel Keith Huck, seeks review of a published court of appeals decision that affirmed an order granting judgment to the Estate of Daniel Keith Huck (Estate). The supreme court affirms the court of appeals.

The Milwaukee City Charter entitles firefighters injured on the job to duty disability retirement (DDR) benefits, which provide monthly wage replacement payments to firefighters unable to continue active service.

Ynez appeals the order terminating her parental rights to her daughters, Miranda and Beatriz, and the order denying postdisposition relief.

Horne appeals from a judgment convicting him, following a jury trial, of third-degree sexual assault, intentionally subjecting an individual at risk to abuse likely to cause great bodily harm, aggravated battery, and obstructing an officer.

Husnik appeals from the denial of his postconviction motion for additional sentence credit, stemming from his no-contest pleas to two counts of delivery of cocaine.

On remand from Hughes v. Northwestern University, 142 S. Ct. 737 (2022), the Seventh Circuit reexamines plaintiffs’ allegations that plan fiduciary Northwestern breached its duty of prudence under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1104(a).

In 2016, David Gill ran as an independent candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Illinois’s 13th Congressional District.

King is a pretrial detainee at the Cook County Jail. He sued Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart, Officer R. Szul, and Cook County for claims arising out of a March 29, 2019, incident in which another detainee punched him and threw hot coffee on him, causing third-degree burns.

Lorrie Meier sought to collect on a life insurance policy from Pacific Life Insurance Company following the death of her husband Ron.

Crain, a Black female, was reassigned to a new position at the Richard L. Roudebush Veterans’ Administration Medical Center (the “VA Center”) in Indianapolis, Indiana.

After the Atrium, a senior-living facility, defaulted on debt service payments to a group of bondholders, the facility filed a petition for receivership.

Nico appeals the order terminating his parental rights to his son, Everett, and the order denying postdisposition relief.

Thomas appeals from a recommitment order and an associated order for the involuntary administration of his medication and treatment.

Mitchell Butler appeals a judgment convicting him of two counts of physical abuse of a child (intentionally causing great bodily harm), with one of the counts as a party to the crime.

Derrick D. Brown, pro se, appeals an order of the circuit court denying his postconviction motion filed pursuant to WIS.

Alice Talmage gifted real property she owned in trust to two of her children, Steven Talmage and Dianne Talmage, via a trustee’s deed.

Michael Moore appeals from a judgment of conviction for neglecting a child resulting in death, contrary to WIS.

Sojenhomer LLC, appeals an order granting the Village of Egg Harbor’s motion for summary judgment on Sojenhomer’s claim pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 32.015 (2021-22).

Hacker brought a claim against Officer Sandoval for using unreasonable force against him within the Cook County Jail.

Serving a 262-month sentence for heroin-related crimes, Vaughn has repeatedly, and unsuccessfully, sought compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. §3582(c)(1).

This case arises out of a custody dispute between plaintiff Aneta Hadzi-Tanovic and her former husband, defendant Slobodan Pavlovich, in an Illinois state court.

Bakke’s severe back pain impacts both his quality of life and his ability to work.

Williams, a federal prisoner, argued that his sentence is too long and created an "extraordinary and compelling" reason for compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1).

A jury convicted Tinsley of armed bank robbery, drug possession with intent to distribute, and multiple gun-related crimes.

Neises Construction Corporation refuses to bargain in good faith with the Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters (“the Union”), which represents its employees.

The Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) appeals Referee Robert E. Kinney's report, as amended, recommending that the court dismiss the remaining charges in the disciplinary complaint filed against Attorney Nathan E. DeLadurantey alleging that Attorney DeLadurantey violated the Attorney's Oath in Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 40.15,1 which is enforced via SCR 20:8.4(g),2 by failing to abstain from "offensive personality."