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Three former college football players contend that online fantasy-sports games violate their statutory right of publicity under Indiana law.

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Patrick McCann died from a doctor’s over-prescription of methadone while detained and awaiting trial at the Ogle County Correctional Center.

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We review a district court’s decision to hold a corporation in contempt of a consent judgment when its outside counsel failed to respond to a motion alleging a violation of the judgment and to appear at a hearing on the motion.

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W.A. Griffin, M.D., is the assignee of her patient’s health plan, TeamCare, which the Board of Trustees of Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Health and Welfare Fund (collectively Central States) administers and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001–1461, governs.

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Ricky Hatch pleaded guilty to trafficking firearms from Indiana into Chicago.

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Jerry Lewis is an employee of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (the “Agency”).

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The Twenty-first Amendment to the U.S. Constitution brought Prohibition to an end with a compromise: section 1 repeals the Eighteenth Amendment, but section 2 hands some power back to the states insofar as it forbids the “transportation or importation” of liquor into a state in violation of that state’s law.

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In 1988, Robert W. Huber, Jr., pleaded guilty to making fraudulent credit card charges in the amount of $800.

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Gwendolyn Jackson was convicted in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on charges arising out of a scheme to defraud mortgage lenders.

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Nicole Bogart, a Democrat, worked as the Financial Resources Director of Vermilion County, Illinois, but her tenure ended when Michael Marron, a Republican, assumed control of the County Board and fired her.

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This case takes us deep into the internal workings of the Illinois State Senate.

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W.A. Griffin, M.D., is the assignee of her patient’s health plan, TeamCare, which the Board of Trustees of Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Health and Welfare Fund (collectively Central States) administers and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001–1461, governs. Dr. Griffin sued Central States for underpayment and for statutory penalties based on its failure to furnish plan documents upon request.

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Kathryn Cooper appeals from a judgment of conviction entered in the Portage County Circuit Court for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, as a third offense, in violation of WIS. STAT. § 346.63(1)(a).

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D.L.L. appeals from the juvenile court’s order denying his motion for reconsideration.

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Robert D. Stewart (hereafter Bobby) appeals from a circuit court order setting his obligation for accrued rent on a gravel pit he leased from the decedent, his father Robert T. Stewart.

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This appeal follows a jury trial involving two, related legal malpractice actions.

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Lunda Construction Company appeals the circuit court’s dismissal, on summary judgment, of two sets of claims made by Lunda: a successor liability claim against Veritas Steel, LLC, and fraudulent transfer claims against Veritas, Atlas Holdings, LLC, Bridge Resources, LLC, Alan Sobel, and Matthew Cahill.

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Lorenzo D. Kyles appeals his judgment of conviction, entered upon his guilty plea for first-degree reckless homicide, and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.

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Mary Zehowski appeals a divorce judgment that terminated her marriage to Timothy Peterson.

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Brian Smits appeals a judgment convicting him of two counts of obstructing an officer and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief.

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Sacred Heart Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis (“Sacred Heart”) appeals an order denying its motion for a temporary injunction and a grant of summary judgment in favor of Marshfield Clinic Health System, Inc. (“MCHS”); Marshfield Clinic, Inc. (“Marshfield Clinic”); and MCHS Hospitals, Inc. (“MCHS Hospitals”) (collectively, the “Marshfield Entities”).

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Pao Chang appeals a judgment, entered upon his no-contest pleas, convicting him of trafficking of a child and human trafficking, both as repeaters.

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Angela Riley worked for the Kokomo Housing Authority for eight years before she was terminated in May 2014.

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The appellant, Doug Taylor, claims that the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Lawrenceburg (“the Board”) terminated his employment with the City because of his disagreements with the Mayor and exposure of purported wrongdoing by City officials.

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A grand jury returned a third superseding indictment charging defendant Juan Zamudio with participating in a drug‐trafficking conspiracy after law enforcement executed a search warrant at his home seizing approximately 11 kilograms of methamphetamine, a loaded gun, and a cell phone used to make intercepted calls, among other items.

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A married couple’s choice to file a joint federal income tax return results in both individuals assuming full liability for any owed tax.

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Weekly Case Digests – December 10 – December 14, 2018

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This case is before the court on certification from the court of appeals, pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 809.61 (2015-16).

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Christopher Glodowski appeals a circuit court judgment convicting him of possession of child pornography.

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George Brown appeals a judgment of conviction for first-degree reckless injury with a dangerous weapon and circuit court orders denying his postconviction motion for a new trial and his motion for reconsideration.

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