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Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Admission of Evidence
Futch appeals a judgment of conviction entered following a court trial for two counts of soliciting a child for prostitution, and an order denying his postconviction motion.
Insurance-Contracts
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.
TCPA
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.
Class Action -Tuition Reimbursement
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.
Validity of Search Warrant
This direct criminal appeal presents an unusual question about the validity of a search warrant.
Worker’s Compensation
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.
Disability Benefits-“Current annual salary”
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.
Parenting Rights-Postdisposition Relief
Ynez appeals the order terminating her parental rights to her daughters, Miranda and Beatriz, and the order denying postdisposition relief.
Evidence Sufficiency
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.
Postconviction Motion-Sentencing Guidelines
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.
ERISA
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).
Election Law
In 2016, David Gill ran as an independent candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Illinois’s 13th Congressional District.
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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
