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Time-barred
“Better late than never” is not a phrase typically heard in a federal courthouse.
Failure to State Claim
In August 2016 Millicent Nartey was admitted to a hospital where she suffered a stroke and eventually passed away.
Insurance Claim – Coverage
StarNet Insurance Company filed suit in diversity seeking a declaratory judgment specifying that the terms of a workers’ compensation and employers liability policy it issued to P.S. Demolition, Inc. obligate it to pay nothing more for a workplace injury than the amounts that Illinois workers’ compensation law requires P.S. Demolition to pay its injured employees.
8th Amendment Violation – Summary Judgment
Adrian Thomas sued several prison officials at Pontiac Correctional Center in Illinois alleging they violated the Eighth Amendment by restricting him for two months to a cell with feces on the walls, a mattress covered in human waste, a bunk bed with a hundred dead flies, and inadequate plumbing that caused him to develop a rash.
Insurance Claim – Duty to Defend
This insurance dispute stems from Robert Shockley, Jr., filing a civil complaint in Illinois state court.
Immigration – Removal Order
Czeslaw Parzych, a Polish citizen and lawful permanent resident of the United States, was twice convicted of burglary in Illinois, leading the Department of Homeland Security to begin removal proceedings.
Jury Instructions
Robert Farnik was arrested in 2013 for alleged animal cruelty after Chicago Police were contacted about a sickly dog making desperate sounds in Farnik’s backyard.
Court Error – Abuse of Discretion
After Lawrence Krivak fell and injured himself in a Home Depot parking lot, he sued the store but failed time and again to prosecute his case.
Copyright Infringement
Copyright law protects individual expression while encouraging creativity and maintaining the public interest in spreading ideas.
Prisoner – ADA and Rehabilitation Act Violation
Cook County inmate Marque Bowers filed this federal civil rights lawsuit after other inmates at‐ tacked him in 2012.
Title VII Violation – Retaliation Claim
Debra Eaton brought a Title VII claim against J.H. Findorff & Son, Inc. (“Findorff”), asserting that the company twice refused to hire her in retaliation for an earlier sex discrimination charge that she had leveled against the company.
Sentencing Guidelines – First Step Act
In 2009, defendant-appellant Olaitan Fowowe was sentenced for a conviction for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine.
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