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State of Illinois v. Danya Bell
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer representing the Defendant charged with with one felony count of Causing Child Endangerment/Death. Police said 29-year-old Chicago woman Danya Bell has been charged with one felony count of Causing Child Endangerment/Death. ...
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( 08-27-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Gregg Smith, Michael Nowalk, and Christopher Jordan
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. Gregg Smith, Michael Nowak, and Christopher Jordan were precious metals futures traders who manipulated the market through an unlawful practice called œ™˜˜ę—, meaning they placed deceptive orders they intended to cancel to push the market price a certain direction. ...
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( 08-26-2025 - IL)

Jeanne Hedgepth v. James A. Briton, et al.
Chicago, Illinois employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a wrongful termination claim. Jeanne Hedgepeth, a high school teacher with two suspensions and prior warnings of possible termination, posted inflammatory messages to a Fa- cebook account followed mostly by former students. The posts prompted numerous complaints and media inquiries to the school distr...
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( 08-26-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Deon Pugh
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with f four counts, including conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. The government charged Pugh by superseding information with four counts, including conspiracy to knowingly and intentionally possess with intent to distribute and distribute a controlled substance in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(...
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( 08-26-2025 - IL)

Mazen Hasan Agha, et al. v. Uber Technologies, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory. Four drivers brought claims against Uber Technologies, Inc., alleging that Uber violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Illinois wage laws by misclassifying them as independent contractors, rather than employees, and thus failing to pay them the statutorily mandated m...
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( 08-26-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Thomas Dugger
Rockford, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. Whiteside County, Ill. Man Sentenced to More than Eight Years in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine ...
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( 08-22-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Steven Baxter
Rockford, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally possessing a firearm in Rockford and violating the terms of his court-supervised release. Man Sentenced to More than Ten Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearms and Violating Supervised Rele...
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( 08-15-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Steven Baxter
Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Possessing Firearms and Violating Supervised Release Terms Man Sentenced to More than Ten Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearms and Violating Supervised Release Terms...
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( 08-15-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Jaron Woodsley
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Receiving and Distributing Child Pornography Chicago Man Charged With Receiving and Distributing Child Pornography ...
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( 08-01-2025 - IL)

Tavarez Wyatt v. Mueller Co., L.L.C.
Urbana, Illinois employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a job discrimination theory. * * * Federal civil rights laws prohibit employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age (40 and over), disability, and genetic information. These laws apply to various aspects ...
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( 07-25-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Donald Dorosheff
Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child porn. * * * The federal "Take It Down Act" addresses non-consensual sharing of intimate images and computer-generated deepfakes. It establishes civil and criminal penalties for publishing or threatening to share such content. Platforms are required to remove covered content w...
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( 07-25-2025 - IL)

Jonathan Morrison v. XPO Logistrics Freight, Inc.
Springfield, Missouri pro se litigant sued on a civil rights employment discrimination theory....
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( 07-25-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Richard Walker
East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm. Officers arrested Richard Walker at the front door of the residence of his girlfriend, Ramona Pau- lette, where he was staying overnight. Paulette lived with her mother, Laverne Shipp; and with her and Walker’s son, Walker Jr. After arresting Walker, officers p...
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( 07-25-2025 - il)

Ayla Royan v. Chicago State University and Elmer Gentry
Chicago, Illinois civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 79 violation theory. CSU’s College of Pharmacy maintains a student handbook detailing academic policies, including conditions for probation, repeating courses, and dismissal. According to the handbook, a student who fails a course is placed on probatio...
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( 07-25-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Michael McClain
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy Consultant Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring To Falsify Records and Evade Internal Controls at Commonwealth Edison as Part of Scheme To Bribe Former Illinois House Speaker Michae...
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( 07-24-2025 - IL)

Thomas Castelli v. Hononegah Community High School District #207, et al.
Rockford, Illinois education law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory. ...
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( 07-16-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. John Robert Moro
Rockford, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony drug possession. ...
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( 07-16-2025 - il)

Michael Mogan v. Portfolio Media, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois pro se lawyer sued the Defendant on defamation and false light theories. Michael Mogan appeals the district court’s dismissal of his suit against Portfolio Media, the owner of Law360, for defamation and false light. Mogan, who is an attorney, sued Airbnb in California state court on behalf of a client named Veronica McCluskey in 2018. See Mogan v. Sacks, ...
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( 07-16-2025 - IL)

Steve Nikolov v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC
Chicago, Illinois consumer credit lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act violation theory....
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( 07-16-2025 - IL)

Jordan Whitaker v. Michael Dempsey, et al.
Winnebago, Illinois personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a prison civil rights violation theory. Plaintiff Jordan Whitaker is a prisoner at Dixon Correctional Center with a long history of mental illness and self-harm. This case involves two incidents in August 2018 when Whitaker injured himself by reopening wounds on the inside of his elbow. He claims that Office...
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( 07-16-2025 - IL)

Jordan Watkins v. Brij Mohan, et al.
Chicago, Illinois personal injury lawyer represneted the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on deliberate indifference law theory. While he was in federal custody, plaintiff-appellant Jordan Watkins underwent a hernia repair operation at an outside hospital. He began experiencing severe pain and swelling in his groin. Medical staff at the correctional facility allegedly told Watkins that h...
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( 07-16-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Deandre Maxwell and Tyrone Fulwiley
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with felony possession of firearms, cocaine, and other para-phernalia associated with drug distribution, Tyrone Fulwiley and Deandre Maxwell were charged with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(B), possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, 18 U.S.C...
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( 07-16-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Heriberto Carbajal-Flores
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing a firearm as an illegal alien in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(5)(A). Chicago Police arrested Heriberto Carbajal-Flores after he repeatedly fired his pistol in a city street. Carbajal-Flores was born in Mexico. His mother brought him to the United States in 2002 when he was...
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( 07-16-2025 - IL)

Susan Theis v. Flowers Baking Co. of Lenexa, LLC
Granite City, Illinois personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a negligence claims. This case was filed in the Circuit County, Madison County, Illinois, 2025LA168, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant. * * * In Illinois, a negligence claim requires proving four elements: duty, breach, causation, and damages. Duty refers to the legal obligation a ...
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( 07-07-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Gary E. Matthews and Monte J. Brannan
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with fraud and money laundering. Gary Matthews and Monte Brannan collaborated on a project to redevelop and revitalize a landmark hotel in Peoria, Illinois. The project was ambitious, complex, and required Matthews and Brannan to arrange financing. But instead of satisfying their obligations to lenders, Matthews ...
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( 07-07-2025 - IL)

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