Robert Smith worked behind the
meat counter at Rosebud Farm, a local grocery store. After
several years of ongoing sexual and racial harassment from
his male coworkers and supervisor, Smith sued Rosebud. He
claimed various violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and the Illinois Gender Violence Act.
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The jury returne

On July 15, 2016, at approximately 4:24 p.m., Laredo Police Department dispatch received a call regarding a burglary in progress at 505 East Fremont, Laredo, Texas. Officer Juan Morales, the first officer on the scene, arrived within three minutes. Officer Luis Becerra also responded to the call to assist the officers and was the first officer to make contact with Alvarez. Officer Becerra l

Memphis, TN - One-Stop Shop Heroin Dealer Sentenced to 190 Months in Federal Prison

A local man has been sentenced to 190 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute heroin; being a felon in possession of a firearm; and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. D. Michael Dunavant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee announced the sen

This case arises from the March 21, 2016, death of Earl Davis, Jr. Davis
was in his home located on Strand Avenue in Dayton when he was strangled to death by
Ramey. Ramey was indicted on one count of murder (proximate cause aggravated
burglary) in violation of R.C. 2903.02(B), one count of murder (proximate cause felonious
assault) in violation of R.C. 2903.02(B), one count o

Josie was born in 1997, three years after her parents, Lilly and Ron, were
married.2 Zurita is Ron’s brother and Josie’s uncle.
When Josie started public school, she was diagnosed with mild intellectual
disability and ADHD. She was placed in special education classes through age 13.
After that, she was homeschooled.
Josie was 18 years old at time of trial. She does

The present prosecution had its origin in a 911 call made by Iverson from
13 his apartment in the Town of Tonawanda, New York. In the course of ensuing
14 interviews by officers of the Tonawanda Police Department ("TPD"), narcotics and
15 drug distribution paraphernalia were discovered in Iverson's apartment; pursuant to
1 a subsequent search warrant, a firearm, ammunition, and o

Appellant and four other individuals—Jesse Ray Garcia, Thomas Sedillo Cano III,
Johnathan Paul Escalona, and Florentino Tovar Jr.—were indicted for the assault of
Anibal Resendez. The indictment alleged that the five defendants, acting with the intent
to establish, maintain, or participate in a combination or in the profits of a combination or
as a member of a criminal street

The plaintiffs in these consolidated appeals each settled a claim under their
automobile-insurance policies with the defendants. But now the plaintiffs maintain
that the defendants illegally reduced their settlement offers by taking into account
certain benefits they had previously paid the plaintiffs. The district courts dismissed
the plaintiffs’ putative class-action lawsuits aft

Trooper John Moorman was driving a marked patrol car at approximately 1:24 a.m. when
he observed a vehicle make a turn from a state highway onto a crossroad at an intersection and
then turn into the parking lot of an event center. The vehicle parked near the front door of the
event center which was closed. No other vehicles were in the parking lot. Trooper Moorman
continued

The complainant, Michael Phelan, operated a smoke shop and bought
inventory from Umair Ghaffar. They developed a friendship, and Ghaffar visited
Phelan’s smoke shop once or twice a week to socialize.
One evening, Ghaffar, Phelan, and Phelan’s brother-in-law, Michael Moya,
were “hanging out” in a back room of the smoke shop. Moya left the room to tend
to what the group pre

In November 2015, Garrett pled no contest to possession of methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. He was found guilty of both felony offenses. The presentence investigation report calculated Garrett's criminal history score as B, based in part on his 2009 California conviction for first-degree burglary.

At sentencing, Garrett objected to the cla

The Defendant’s convictions resulted from a string of burglaries of Knox County businesses, which were all closed to the public at the time, within a two-month period.

The Defendant was indicted for nine counts of burglary; one count of attempted theft of property valued at $60,000 or more but less than $250,000; one count of evading arrest; and one count of possession of burglary tools

The victim’s father, Billy Scott, testified that his daughter enjoyed jogging,
and he identified the route along which she usually jogged. He explained that on
February 10, 2015, he saw the victim jogging at approximately 6:20 p.m. Scott
testified that it was daylight and the sun was shining. At approximately 7:30 p.m.,
Scott learned that his daughter had been killed.
Ki

Bennett worked for the City of Topeka (City). On May 19, 2015, he was assigned to work at Heartland Park in Topeka. There, he drove his Ford F-450 over a wooden pedestrian bridge and it collapsed. The back of Bennett's truck fell to the ground below the bridge and the front end of the truck stayed on the bridge.

After the accident, Bennett felt aching in his lower back as well as pain r

This case concerns problems with the construction of a press box at the University of Kansas (KU) Memorial Stadium almost 20 years ago. It now comes before this court for a third time. On the first appeal, the court held that Building Erection Services Company, Inc. (BESCO), one of the subcontractors on the project, was contractually obligated to indemnify Walton Construction Company, Inc. (Walton

Albuquerque, NM - Albuquerque Man Sentenced to Eleven Years for Synthetic Cannabinoid Trafficking Conviction

Fidal Abdeljawad, 51, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced on July 19. 2018 in federal court to 132 months of imprisonment for his conviction on synthetic cannabinoids trafficking charges. Abdeljawad will be on supervised release for three years after completing his prison sentence

The detailed facts are set out in Mr. McFadden’s prior appeals and will be repeated here only insofar as they are relevant to his postconviction claims. On May 15, 2003, Eva Addison1 was at Maggie Jones’ house on Blakemore in Pine Lawn when Mr. McFadden arrived at the house with a friend.2 Eva and Mr. McFadden had a child together. When Mr. McFadden got out of the car, he kissed the child,

In 2000, Anthony Kaminski fell
down a flight of stairs, suffering a head wound that caused a
traumatic brain injury and a seizure disorder. Thirteen years
later, he applied under the Social Security Act for disability
insurance benefits and supplemental security income. The Social
Security Administration denied his applications, and the
district court upheld the denial. Kam

Brian Flatoff’s decision to take individuals hostage at a
motorcycle shop in Neenah, Wisconsin,
had tragic consequences for Michael Funk. After managing
to escape from Flatoff, Funk was shot and killed in the alleyway
behind the shop by two officers of the Neenah Police
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Department (NPD), Craig Hoffer and Robert Ross. Unfortunately,
they mistakenly b

Plaintiff appeals from a limited judgment that, on a motion for summary judgment, dismissed his liquor liability claim against defendant BCK Corporation, the operator of Duffy’s Irish Pub. Plaintiff had alleged that defendant had overserved Mullenix while she was visibly intoxicated and that he was later injured while a passenger in a car that Mullenix drove. Defendant sought summary judgment, ass

Appellant Ricky Lee Griffitts (“Griffitts”) was rear-ended by James Campbell (“Campbell”), an employee of BNSF Railway Company (“BNSF”), in Springfield, Missouri. Campbell was driving a BNSF company vehicle and was intoxicated at the time of the collision. Numerous lawsuits ensued, including the instant equitable garnishment action that Griffitts filed against BNSF and its insurer, Old Republic (c

A jury found petitioner Seifullah Abdul-Salaam, Jr. (“Abdul-Salaam”) guilty of first-degree murder, robbery, and conspiracy after a six-day trial in March 1995 in the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. After a one-day penalty phase hearing in which Abdul-Salaam’s counsel presented three mitigation witnesses, the jury sentenced Abdul-Salaam to death. Abdul-Salaam, after exhau

On April 8, 2015, appellant and two other individuals entered a smoke shop to commit a robbery. Appellant carried a .40-caliber firearm. Appellant fired at least one shot at the store owner, complainant Jacob Espinor, hitting him in the chest. By the time police arrived at the scene, complainant had died from his injuries. Appellant was indicted for capital murder and was convicted by a jury.

A little after five o’clock in the evening on Sunday, October 4, 2009, a six-year-old boy
named Marco Nieves was pronounced dead at Hasbro Children’s Hospital. According to the
autopsy performed by then-Chief Medical Examiner of the State of Rhode Island, Thomas
Gilson, M.D., the cause of death was peritonitis, which is a medical term that describes
- 2 -
inflammation aro

Pittsburgh, PA - Jury Convicts Defendant of Second Degree Murder

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania charged Lee Boozer, age 44, with second degree murder in the 2014 killing of a neighborhood shop owner.

Darryl Terry, which had recently opened a convenience store in the neighborhood was shot to death on the night of May 18, 2014.

A witness saw Terry running from the store