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Asset Forfeiture – Bank Credit
Dr. Sushil Sheth amassed significant wealth as a cardiologist, but, as he later admitted in a plea agreement, he did so in a scheme to overbill government and private insurers by approximately $13 million.
Plea & Sentencing – Probable Cause
Antoine Richmond entered a conditional plea of guilty to possessing a firearm as a felon.
ALJ Error – Equitable Tolling
John Sparre, a locomotive engineer who previously worked for Norfolk Southern Railway Company, challenges the final orders and judgments entered in his lawsuit asserting violations of the Federal Railroad Safety Act, 49 U.S.C. § 20109.
Injunctive Relief
Antonio Lopez-Aguilar brought this action against the Marion County Sheriff’s Department (“the Sheriff’s Department”), Sheriff John R. Layton, in both his official capacity and his individual capacity, and a sergeant of the Sheriff’s Department, in his individual capacity (together, “the defendants”).
Time-barred
The district court found that Spectrum Brands, Inc. (“Spectrum”) violated section 15(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (“CPSA” or the “Act”), 15 U.S.C. § 2064(b)(3), when its subsidiary failed to timely report to the government a potentially hazardous defect in its Black & Decker SpaceMaker coffeemaker despite years’ worth of consumer complaints about the product.
Breach of Fiduciary Duty
In the fall of 2011 Caterpillar Inc. began making serious inquiries about the possible acquisition of a Chinese mining company, ERA Mining Machinery Ltd., and its wholly‐owned subsidiary, Zhengzhou Siwei Mechanical & Electrical Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (We refer to the two companies as “Siwei” for simplicity.)
Court Error – Sufficiency of Evidence
A jury found Ronnie Cosby guilty of several sex-related offenses, including transporting T.L., a minor, from Illinois to Indiana with the intent that she engage in prostitution.
Immigration – Jurisdiction
In 2007, Victor Martin Villa Serrano (“Villa”) reentered the United States after having been removed in 2005.
Title VII Violation – Discrimination
For nearly thirteen years, Dr. Yelena Levitin performed surgeries at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Illinois.
ALJ Error – Disability Benefits
Christopher Jozefyk applied for Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income, claiming disability based on several physical and mental conditions, including degenerative changes in his cervical spine, lumbar strain, obesity, affective disorder, and anxiety disorder.
Court Error – Admittance of Evidence
Plaintiff Johnny Webber was cut‐ ting down a tree on defendant Roger Butner’s property when a branch fell and hit Webber on the head, causing severe injuries.
Abuse of Discretion – 8th Amendment violation
James Pennewell is a Wisconsin state prisoner who became legally blind while incarcerated.
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