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Jul 6, 2017

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Joseph Lombardo is serving a life sentence on his convictions for racketeering, murder, and obstruction of justice.

Jul 6, 2017

Title VII Violation

From 2008 to 2012, Kevin Stuckey worked as a sales manager for the auto-parts retailer Auto- Zone, Inc.

Jul 6, 2017

Conditional Writ of Habeas Corpus

For more than a decade, Anthony Barnett has been trying to set aside his Indiana convictions for felony battery, felony burglary, felony intimidation, and being a habitual criminal.

Jul 6, 2017

Civil Rights Liberty Violation

James Owens, an Illinois state prisoner, brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 because he believes that nearly two dozen prison employees deliberately ignored his medical needs and retaliated against him for filing grievances and lawsuits.

Jul 6, 2017

Court Error – Testimony and Jury Instruction

On May 30, 2012, Defendant-appellant Robert Lunn was charged with five counts of bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344.

Jul 6, 2017

Court Error – Testimony

Defendant Avalon Betts‐Gaston was convicted at trial on two counts of wire fraud.

Jul 6, 2017

Court Error – Telephone Consumer Protection Act

Our putative class representative, Fulton Dental, LLC, received an unsolicited fax from Bisco, Inc., and it has sued for damages under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), 47 U.S.C. § 227 et seq.

Jul 6, 2017

Labor Board Error – Abuse of Discretion

Thirty‐seven employees of an Indiana employer voted in a union‐representation election.

Jul 6, 2017

Court Error – Sufficiency of Evidence

Peoria police officer Donna Nicholson appeals from a judgment against her in this discrimination and retaliation case.

Jul 6, 2017

Statue of Limitations – Constitutional Violation

Amin Ijbara owned a strip mall in the Village of Oak Lawn, Illinois, but defaulted on his mortgage payments, precipitating a foreclosure.

Jul 6, 2017

Wrongful Termination – Title VII Violation

Pamela Ferrill was hired as the principal of Edgewood Elementary School in the Oak Creek- Franklin Joint School District for an initial two-year term with an automatic third-year rollover unless the Board of Education opted out.

Jul 6, 2017

Wrongful Termination – FMLA

Autumn Tibbs worked as an administrative assistant in the Illinois court system.

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