Contracts-Real Estate
D Kayseri LLC, represented by Arda Yanik, appealed a summary judgment that denied its claim for specific performance of a real estate purchase contract for a property owned by 510 Main Street LLC, whose sole member is Mary Wolske.
Contracts-Negligence
TJ Prop, LLC, entered into separate contracts with various entities for the construction of a custom-built house.
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Bank of America sold to CACH a consumer debt account that was in arrears.
Sentencing Guidelines
During a warrant execution at Jamic Johnson's residence, law enforcement discovered firearms and bags containing substances later identified as methamphetamine.
Family and Medical Leave Act
Wayland contended that her former employer, OSF Healthcare System, violated her rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) by neglecting to adjust performance expectations to accommodate her reduced hours during approved medical leave, subsequently terminating her employment.
18 U.S.C. §1591-Sex Trafficking
A jury convicted Biancofiori of sex trafficking by force, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §1591, and he was sentenced to 360 months in prison plus supervised release for life.
Title VII and the Indiana Wage Payment Statute
Wells, sought to hold her employer, The Freeman Company, accountable for sexual assault committed by a fellow employee, Timothy Vaughn. Wells argued that the company should be held liable under Title VII, the Indiana Wage Payment Statute, and various tort theories.
ADA- Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
Arroyo, a military reservist, filed a lawsuit against her employer, Volvo Group North America, LLC, alleging discrimination based on her military status and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Bankruptcy
The matter stems from a dispute following the dissolution of a business partnership between Gregory Kleynerman and Scott Smith.
Suppression of Evidence
Cade was apprehended by Chicago police officers after they observed an open bottle of alcohol in a sedan beside which Cade and another individual were standing.
Standard of Review to Immigration Judge’s Decision
F.J.A.P., a petitioner hailing from El Salvador had previously been deported from the U.S. but returned due to threats from the MS-13 gang.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Anderson, the petitioner, sought to overturn his guilty plea for conspiring to distribute heroin, alleging that his plea was not made knowingly and voluntarily due to ineffective assistance of counsel.
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