ADA Violation
Bradley King, a 29-year-old resident of Hendricks County, Indiana, who suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, was killed by a police officer on November 29, 2016, during an encounter at his home.
Sentencing Guidelines and Plain Error
In July 2016, police officers in Dallas, Texas, received a tip about a suspicious car parked outside of a house in the Dallas area.
Title VII Violation
Entertainment Studios Network (ESN), an African-American-owned television-network operator, sought to have cable television conglomerate Comcast Corporation carry its channels.
Due Process Violation
This case is about Kansas’s treatment of a criminal defendant’s insanity claim.
Copyright Infringement – Sovereign Immunity
In 1996, a marine salvage company named Intersal, Inc., discovered the shipwreck of the Queen Anne’s Revenge off the North Carolina coast.
Statutory Interpretation – Immigration and Nationality Act – Limited Review Provision
The Immigration and Nationality Act provides for judicial review of a final Government order directing the removal of an alien from this country.
Termination of Parental Rights
“John” appeals from an order involuntarily terminating his parental rights to “Adam” and from an order denying his postdispositional claim of ineffective assistance of counsel.
TCPA Violation
After a bench trial that lasted five weeks and produced 475 typed pages of findings, a district judge concluded that DISH Network and its agents committed more than 65 million violations of telemarketing statutes and regulations. 256 F. Supp. 3d 810 (C.D. Ill. 2017) (183 printed pages).
Sentencing Guidelines – Resentencing
John Worman reacted to losing his job and a business opportunity by mailing a pipe bomb to his former supervisor.
Claim Splitting Ban
This case is the second to arise out of an ill-fated relationship between Rexing Quality Eggs and Rembrandt Enterprises, Inc.
8th Amendment & 14th Amendment Violation
Darryl Turner suffered a broken nose during an altercation with another inmate while in pre-trial detention at the Cook County Jail.
FDCPA Violation
When Nichole Richards defaulted on her car loan, her lender hired PAR, Inc., to repossess the vehicle. PAR subcontracted with Lawrence Towing to carry out the repossession.
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