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Class Action – Attorney’s Fees
This is the third appeal regarding attorney fees to stem from a class action against Southwest Airlines after it stopped honoring in‐flight drink vouchers for customers who bought “Business Select” fares.
Immigration – Removal Order
Carlos Alberto Mejia Galindo, a native of Honduras and a lawful permanent resident, faces removal from the United States as a result of three Kentucky convictions for possession of drug paraphernalia.
Damages – Certificate of Innocence
Petitioner-appellant Mhammad Abu-Shawish was tried and convicted on a federal fraud charge, but that conviction was reversed after he served the entire prison sentence.
Collective Bargaining Agreement
Walter “Wally” Gianino owned and operated a plastering company in St. Louis, Missouri, for over thirty years.
Immigration – Removal Proceedings
When Manjit Singh Sembhi failed to appear for an October 2001 hearing in his removal proceeding, the immigration judge ordered him removed to his home country of India.
Title VII Violation – Retaliation Claim
Charmaine Hamer worked at Fannie Mae’s Mortgage Help Center from 2010 to 2012.
Injunctive Relief and Damage Awards
Five wheelchair-using detainees brought this lawsuit against Cook County, Illinois, and the Sheriff, alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the Rehabilitation Act (“RHA”). Their claims are based on purportedly inaccessible ramps and bathroom facilities at six county courthouses.
Sentencing Guidelines
From the time he was a young adolescent, defendant Ulises De La Cruz was a member of the Latin Kings gang.
Sentencing – Supervised Release
Kash Lee appeals the sentence he received when his supervised release was revoked.
Retaliation – Common Law Liens
Indiana Child Protective Services removed Brent Swallers’s daughter from his custody in September 2015.
Plea & Sentencing – Restitution
Defendant-appellant Renee Perillo pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit kidnapping in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1201(c), and to commissioning a murder for hire in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1958.
Crossing the aisle: Lawyers find prosecutors, government defense attorneys not so different
Contrary to what some might assume, Rusk County District Attorney Annette Barna didn't find her transition from being the only public defender in Rusk County to the top prosecutor to be a huge leap.
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- More human remains believed those of missing woman wash up on Milwaukee Co. beach
- Vice President Harris returning to Wisconsin for third visit this year
- Wisconsin joins Feds, dozens of states to hold airlines accountable for bad behavior
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- Bankruptcy court approves Milwaukee Marriott Downtown ‘business as usual’ motion
- New Crime Gun Intelligence Center to launch in Chicago
- Arrest warrant proposed for Minocqua Brewing owner who filed Lawsuit against Town of Minocqua
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