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Aug 31, 2021

Insurance Claim – Duty to Defend

Dianna and Kenneth Sunday (collectively “the Sundays”) appeal from a judgment declaring that McMillan-Warner Mutual Insurance Company and Mt. Morris Mutual Insurance Company had no duty to defend or indemnify Nicholas Sempf Nyren (“Nicholas”) due to exclusions in the applicable homeowners’ policies for bodily injuries resulting from the criminal acts of an insured.

Aug 31, 2021

Abuse of Discretion – Expert Testimony

James Burke appeals a judgment of conviction, entered upon a jury’s verdict, for physical abuse of a child by intentionally causing bodily harm.

Aug 31, 2021

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Jeromy Mathews appeals a judgment of conviction for repeated sexual assault of a child and an order denying his postconviction motion.

Aug 31, 2021

Abuse of Discretion –Divorce – Child Placement

Clayton Lennon Daniel Sims appeals the judgment of divorce awarding sole custody and primary placement of the child he shares with Esther Johnson to Johnson.

Aug 30, 2021

Jury Instructions

Robert Farnik was arrested in 2013 for alleged animal cruelty after Chicago Police were contacted about a sickly dog making desperate sounds in Farnik’s backyard.

Aug 30, 2021

Court Error – Abuse of Discretion

After Lawrence Krivak fell and injured himself in a Home Depot parking lot, he sued the store but failed time and again to prosecute his case.

Aug 30, 2021

Copyright Infringement

Copyright law protects individual expression while encouraging creativity and maintaining the public interest in spreading ideas.

Aug 30, 2021

Prisoner – ADA and Rehabilitation Act Violation

Cook County inmate Marque Bowers filed this federal civil rights lawsuit after other inmates at‐ tacked him in 2012.

Aug 30, 2021

Title VII Violation – Retaliation Claim

Debra Eaton brought a Title VII claim against J.H. Findorff & Son, Inc. (“Findorff”), asserting that the company twice refused to hire her in retaliation for an earlier sex discrimination charge that she had leveled against the company.

Aug 30, 2021

Sentencing Guidelines – First Step Act

In 2009, defendant-appellant Olaitan Fowowe was sentenced for a conviction for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine.

Aug 30, 2021

Statutory Interpretation – Hobbs Act

Andrew McHaney is not the first defendant to try to persuade this court that Hobbs Act robbery is not a crime of violence as defined under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c).

Aug 30, 2021

Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied – 4th Amendment Violation

Officer Erik Cowick pulled over Jacques Gholston just after midnight on April 29, 2018, for turning without signaling.

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