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Dec 10, 2019

Jury Instructions – Other-acts Evidence

Jeffrey D. Lee appeals a judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, for first-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of twelve.

Dec 10, 2019

Court Error – Abuse of discretion

A state can speak in litigation only through its agents and may select its agents without the interference of the federal courts.

Dec 10, 2019

Sentencing Guidelines – Resentencing

After Brandon Shoffner was convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm, he successfully appealed to this court his sentence of 84 months’ imprisonment, a sentence below the applicable Sentencing Guidelines range.

Dec 10, 2019

Abuse of Discretion – Judgment

Gary Williky appeals a judgment in favor of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that followed a bifurcated settlement agreement regarding Williky’s fraudulent conduct while working for the Indiana based company Imperial Petroleum, Inc. (“Imperial”).

Dec 9, 2019

FDCPA Violation

Capital Management Services, L.P. (CMS) is a debt collector, and therefore regularly sends out dunning letters to debtors hoping to collect past-due debts.

Dec 9, 2019

Judgment – Breach of Contract

In June 2013, a storm passed over Villas at Winding Ridge (“Winding Ridge”), a condominium complex located in Indiana, causing some minor damage from hail.

Dec 9, 2019

Lanham Act – Attorney Fees

Defendants appeal the denial of their request for Lanham Act attorney fees following the plaintiff’s voluntary dismissal of its trademark infringement suit.

Dec 9, 2019

Sentencing Guidelines

Arthur Robinson pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing a firearm.

Dec 9, 2019

Due Process Violation

Tolstoy said that every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way, and that observation rings true here.

Dec 9, 2019

Damages – Comparative Negligence

For four years, nurse practitioner Denise Jordan treated Kevin Clanton’s severe hypertension. Jordan, an employee of the U.S. Public Health Service, failed to properly educate Clanton about his disease or to monitor its advancement.

Dec 9, 2019

Title VII Violation – Retaliation Claim

Edith McCurry worked at an Illinois warehouse owned by Mars, Inc., the well-known candy maker, and operated by Kenco Logistics Services, a third-party management firm.

Dec 9, 2019

Immigration – Removal Order – Due Process Violation

Ruben Lopez Ramos brings this petition to review the removal decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”).

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