FMLA Violation – Collective Bargaining Agreement – Arbitration
Plaintiff-appellee and cross-appellant John F. Cloutier was a pilot for defendant-appellant and cross-appellee GoJet Airlines, LLC.
Sufficiency of Evidence – Unconditional Writ
Kenneth Smith has been in state prison for nineteen years for a murder and robbery that he insists he did not commit.
First Step Act Violation – Motion for Compassionate Release
In his plea agreement, defendant David Bridgewater waived the right to seek any modification of his sentence.
6th Amendment Violation – Confrontation Clause
Emmanuel Hart was convicted by a jury of robbing two Chicago banks in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a).
Jury Instructions
Over the course of a three-week crime spree in October 2017, Rex Hammond robbed, or attempted to rob, seven stores at gunpoint in Indiana and Michigan.
ADEA Violation – Retaliation Claim – Time-barred
Amit Sinha appeals the rejection of his retaliation claims against his employer, Bradley University, under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
Statutory Interpretation – Illinois Insurance Code – Extracontractual Damages
This appeal is part of an ongoing, decade-long, three-lawsuit fight between an insurer, Selective Insurance Company of the Southeast, and its insured, Creation Supply, Inc. (“CSI”), over who owed what when.
Weekly Case Digests – June 28, 2021 – July 2, 2021
Weekly Case Digests – June 28, 2021 – July 2, 2021
Sentencing Guidelines – Abuse of Discretion
Under Miller v. Alabama, 567 U. S. 460 (2012), an individual who commits a homicide when he or she is under 18 may be sentenced to life without parole, but only if the sentence is not mandatory and the sentencer therefore has discretion to impose a lesser punishment.
Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings
This disciplinary matter comes to the court on Attorney James C. Ritland's appeal and the Office of Lawyer Regulation's (OLR) cross-appeal of a report and recommendation of Referee Allan Beatty.
Right of First Refusal – Appraised Value
This is a review of a published decision of the court of appeals, Country Visions Cooperative v. Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., 2020 WI App 32, 392 Wis. 2d 672, 946 N.W.2d 169, affirming in part, reversing in part, and remanding with directions the Fond du Lac County circuit court's order granting Country Visions Cooperative ("Country Visions") specific performance of its right of first refusal to a [...]
ALJ Error – Disability Benefits
When the Social Security Administration (SSA) denies a claim for disability benefits, a claimant who wishes to contest that decision in federal court must first seek a hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ).
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