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Jul 31, 2018

ERISA – Insurance Benefits Beneficiary

The federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) requires administrators of employee benefit plans to comply with the documents that control the plans. 29 U.S.C. § 1104(a)(1)(D).

Jul 31, 2018

Vehicle Warranty

In his telling, plaintiff Nicholas Knopick bought a $415,000 jalopy, but to be more precise, a limited liability company he controls bought the $415,000 jalopy.

Jul 31, 2018

Due Process Violation

Joshua Vasquez and Miguel Cardona are convicted child sex offenders who live in Chicago and are required to register as sex offenders and comply with state restrictions on where they may live.

Jul 31, 2018

DOC Obligations – Medical Care of Prisoner

Lisa Mitchell is a transgender person who has identified as a woman her entire life.

Jul 30, 2018

Referee: Milwaukee attorney should be publicly reprimanded

A referee is recommending that the Wisconsin Supreme Court publicly reprimand a Milwaukee lawyer accused of improperly billing a client.

Jul 30, 2018

8th Amendment Violation

Jon Giles, an inmate at Jerome Combs Detention Center, was punched and bitten when he tried to protect his cellmate from a violent detainee’s assault.

Jul 30, 2018

Qualified Immunity

Brian Flatoff’s decision to take individuals hostage at a motorcycle shop in Neenah, Wisconsin, had tragic consequences for Michael Funk.

Jul 30, 2018

Admissibility of Evidence

A jury convicted Ronald Norweathers of two counts of transporting child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography.

Jul 30, 2018

Bankruptcy – Bulk Sales Provisions

The bankrupt businesses in both of these consolidated appeals had debts that far exceeded the value of their assets.

Jul 30, 2018

8th Amendment Violation – Imminent Danger

Plaintiff Maurice Wallace was convicted of murder and sentenced to life without parole in 2006.

Jul 30, 2018

Statutory Interpretation – Indemnification

Scott Robinett and the City of Indianapolis were co-defendants in a civil-rights action.

Jul 30, 2018

Supplemental Security Income and Disability Insurance Benefits

In 2000, Anthony Kaminski fell down a flight of stairs, suffering a head wound that caused a traumatic brain injury and a seizure disorder.

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