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Personal Injury – Co-employee immunity
Nancy Fitzgerald appeals a summary judgment dismissing her personal injury action against Karen Capezza and Secura Insurance Companies.
Sentencing – Judge Bias
John Phillips, Sr., appeals a judgment of conviction for threatening a judge and identity theft, as well as an order denying his postconviction motion.
Spousal Maintenance
John F. Kastner appeals from a judgment of divorce, in which the circuit court struck John’s contest posture with regard to his request for property division and maintenance because John failed to comply with discovery demands.
Conspiracy – Referral Kickbacks
On March 25, 2015, after a seven‐week trial, a jury convicted Edward Novak and Clarence Nagelvoort of knowingly and willfully causing Sacred Heart Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, to offer and pay kickbacks to physicians in return for patient referrals, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1320a–7b(b)(2)(A)(Anti‐Kickback Statute), and conspiracy to do so in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371.
Immigration – Removal Proceedings
Over seven years and three petitions later, these proceedings have come to a conclusion.
Attorneys Fees
Kenneth Baker and several of his family members sued the City of Chicago, eight named police officers, a number of unknown officers, as well as two private citizens and the company employing them, alleging civil rights violations and state law tort claims.
Due Process – 8th Amendment
Aaron E. Isby has been held in administrative segregation—or, as it is better known, solitary confinement—for over ten years and counting.
Declaratory Judgment – 1st Amendment
On July 2, 2015, the three plaintiffs filed this suit against the City of Chicago.
Retaliatory Termination – Dead Man’s Act
Plata, a butcher employed by Eureka Locker, a meat-processing company, sued Eureka under both state law and federal law (42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.), charging it with having fired him in retaliation for his having filed a worker’s compensation claim against the company.
Excise Tax – Stock Options
Beginning in 1996, the plaintiff‐ appellants, subsidiaries of the Canadian National Railway Company (to simplify we’ll refer to the subsidiaries as “the railway”), began including stock options in the compensation plans of a number of employees.
Fair Housing Act – Statutory Interpretation
The City is an “aggrieved person” authorized to bring suit under the FHA.
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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
