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Civil Digest

Apr 7, 2020

Estate – Contract Enforceability

Dr. Alfred M. Habel appeals from a judgment and an order in favor of the Estate of Dr. Alfred John Capelli and his widow, Julie Capelli (collectively “the Estate”).

Apr 7, 2020

Sentencing Guidelines – Expungement

Demonta Antonio Hall was arrested on September 21, 2015, for possession of an electronic weapon and on January 11, 2017, for second-degree sexual assault.

Apr 7, 2020

Plea & Sentencing – Resentencing

Charlie L. New appeals a judgment convicting him, upon his no-contest pleas, of substantial battery, strangulation and suffocation, false imprisonment, and victim intimidation.

Apr 7, 2020

Court Error – Damages

This appeal and cross-appeal involve a dispute between two brothers—LaVerne and Robert Springer—who formerly operated a family farm together through a partnership known as Springer Brothers (“the Partnership”).

Apr 6, 2020

Sherman Act Violation – Consolidated Appeal

The issue in these consolidated appeals is whether plaintiffs in two similar cases have stated viable claims under Sections 1 or 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1 and 2.

Apr 6, 2020

TCPA Violation

In February 2010, A-S Medication Solutions, LLC (“AMS”) sent a fax advertisement to 11,422 different numbers from a recently acquired customer list.

Apr 6, 2020

Arbitration

Investors in commodities futures appeal an order to arbitrate their trading disputes.

Apr 6, 2020

Due Process Violation

While he was confined in the Cook County Jail, Gregory Koger accumulated books in his cell.

Apr 6, 2020

Sherman Act Violation

Plaintiff Viamedia, Inc. has sued defendant Comcast Corporation for violating Section 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2. Viamedia accuses Comcast of using its monopoly power in one service market to exclude competition and gain monopoly power in another service market.

Apr 6, 2020

Insurance Claim – Duty to Defend

Vistelar, LLC, appeals the order granting summary judgment to Cincinnati Specialty Underwriters Insurance Company (Cincinnati), in which the circuit court determined that Cincinnati did not have a duty to defend Vistelar against claims of trademark infringement brought against Vistelar by Verbal Judo Institute, Inc. (Verbal Judo).

Apr 6, 2020

Court Error – Settlement Agreement

The named plaintiff in a failed state derivative action seeks to reverse the district court’s approval of a settlement in a related federal suit.

Apr 6, 2020

Insurance Claim – Duty to Defend

The district court held that Lexington Insurance Company (“Lexington”) owed no duty to defend Chicago Flameproof & Wood Specialties Corporation (“Chicago Flameproof”) in three underlying lawsuits.

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