Michael Gilbreath was convicted by a Wisconsin jury of first degree sexual assault of a child for repeatedly molesting his step-granddaughter, S.L., beginning in approximately 2002 or 2003 when she was nine years old, and ending in 2006 when she was twelve.

Samuel and Elizabeth Wegbreit sheltered several million dollars of income in a life‐insurance policy held by a sham trust.

Nathan Mansfield was convicted of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and sentenced to 188 months in prison.

After Sylvia Leszanczuk defaulted on her mortgage, her mortgage servicer, Carrington Mortgage Services, inspected her residence and charged her a $20.00 fee for the inspection.

Ronnie Martin was sentenced to 43 months’ imprisonment for possessing heroin with the intent to distribute. 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1).

Sultan Issa embezzled tens of millions of dollars, pled guilty, and was sentenced to a below Guidelines 200 months in prison.

After Brent Ludwig drowned in a tragic accident on United States Forest Service property in Oregon, Dana Ludwig, his wife and administrator of his estate, brought an action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act. Dana Ludwig sought damages for both negligence and wrongful death.

David Perez was a member of the Latin Kings street gang in Maywood, Illinois, and served in several leadership positions in which he ordered or personally carried out acts of violence, including the attempted murder of a former gang member.

Orvil Hassebrock, who has served his sentence for tax crimes, appeals from the district court’s order denying his petition for a writ of coram nobis.

In 2019, a jury convicted Ana Alverez of thirteen counts stemming from her participation in a scheme involving the creation of hundreds of fake credit cards.

A deputy sheriff on drug-interdiction duty in central Illinois observed an RV with a dirty license plate traveling on Interstate 72.

Cory Lovelace died in her bed one morning in February 2006.

In 2017, a bankruptcy court discharged Brooke Persinger’s debts.

Chicago Police Officers Xavier Elizondo and David Salgado used their positions to embezzle drugs and cash, some of which they distributed to informants.

The State of Wisconsin provides transportation benefits to most of its school-aged children.

Defendant John Buncich served as Sheriff of Lake County, Indiana.

Latrina Cothron works as a manager at an Illinois White Castle hamburger restaurant where she must scan her fingerprint to access the restaurant’s computer system.

Plaintiff-appellant Brian Lax brought suit against defendant-appellee Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, alleging that the agency, his employer, had discriminated against him in violation of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 701 et. seq. (the “Act”).

This case is on appeal for the second time, from an action brought in the district court by Kevin Clanton under the Federal Tort Claims Act.

An Illinois state trooper stopped Janhoi Cole for following too closely behind another car.

Law enforcement agents searched Michael Perryman’s home and found drugs, baggies, a digital scale, and a loaded AR-15 rifle.

These two consolidated appeals raise issues about how the common practice of “direct filing” in multidistrict litigation may affect the choice of law in individual cases within the larger MDL.

Michael Moss brought this class action against United Airlines (“United”) under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (“USERRA”).

This case brings to us a contract dispute over a piece of commercial real property in Arlington Heights, Illinois.

Andrea Santiago, a severely disabled Chicago resident, would leave her van parked on the street in front of her home for extended periods of time.

Nickolas Seekins lost his left foot as a result of an accident that occurred while he was operating a machine used to lift and transport pallets.

For several years, CitiMortgage, Inc., has been locked in a legal battle with Jerome M. Davis and Lynne Ternoir-Davis over a mortgage the couple took out on their residence in 2005.

Jacqueline Stevens, a Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University, is conducting research into the relations between the foreign campuses of American universities, the federal government, and private‐sector entities.

Like today’s decision in Crescent Plaza Hotel Owner, L.P. v. Zurich American Insurance Co., No. 21-1316 (7th Cir. Dec. 9, 2021), this case presents insurance coverage issues related to the partial closure of a hotel during the COVID-19 pandemic.

No one doubts that the COVID-19 pandemic has inflicted enormous losses on businesses, large and small, throughout the country.