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Eddie L. Bolden v. Angelo Pesavento, et al.
Chicago, Illinois personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sue on civil rights violation theories claiming that he was wrongfully charged, convicted, and incarcerated. Bolden was arrested in February 1994 for the murders of Irving Clayton and Derrick Frazier and the attempted murder of Clifford Frazier. A jury found him guilty in October 1996, and he was sentenced to life... More... ( 11-06-2025 - IL) |
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Andrew D. Coe v. Darrin Atkins, et al.
Chicago, Illinois, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories. Andrew Coe sued four correctional officers and a doctor under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging they were deliberately indifferent to his need for high-top shoes to manage his painful foot condition. To walk, Coe uses a cane and wears leg braces. When Coe arr... More... ( 11-06-2025 - IL) |
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Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer representing the Defendant charged with murder. Victor Hernandez, age 55, is accused of killing a woman.... More... ( 11-06-2025 - IL) |
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Jacquiline Pettitt v. The Procter & Gamble Distributing LLC
Chicago, Illinois, Commercial litigation lawyers represented the parties in a breach of Contact actions.... More... ( 10-24-2025 - IL) |
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Penny Evans v. Fortune International, LLC
Chicago, Illinois, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Americans with Disabilities Act violaiton theory. AI Overview The Americans with Disabilities Act: A Brief Background ... An Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) violation occurs when a covered entity discriminates against a qualified individual with a disability in areas like employment, public s... More... ( 10-24-2025 - IL) |
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Tanisha Burress v. Western Avenue Nissan, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Racketeering (RICO) Act violation toery. AI Overview The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act is a federal law enacted in 1970 to combat organized crime. It allows prosecution for a "pattern of racketeering activity" involving at least two related criminal acts, known as "predica... More... ( 10-24-2025 - IL) |
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Betty Wright v. Advocate Healthcare Systems
Chicago, Illinois, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a job discrimination theory. 42 U.S. Code § 2000e-2 makes it illegal for employers, employment agencies, and labor unions to discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. This includes practices like refusing to hire, discharging, or otherwise discriminating against individuals in compe... More... ( 10-24-2025 - IL) |
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Bridget Krause v. PM. Mold Compnay, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois, employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on an Americans with Disabilities Act violation theory. AI Overview The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in areas like employment, public accommodations, and government services. The law aims to ensure that individuals with disab... More... ( 10-24-2025 - IL) |
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Nasim Ghebart v. Nationwide Credit and Collection, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois, consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Restrictions of Use of Telephone Equipment Act violation. AI Overview The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991 restricts the use of automated calling equipment for telemarketing and other commercial purposes. Key restrictions include prohibiting unsolicited calls and texts to c... More... ( 10-24-2025 - IL) |
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Eddie Richardson v. Karim Kharbouch
Chicago, Illinois copyright lawyers represented the parties in a dispute over ownership of a song. In 2012, sixteen-year-old Eddie Lee Richardson enjoyed making instrumental hip-hop beats and uploading them to the internet under the moniker Hotwire the Producer. One beat Richardson crafted is titled “*Hood* Pushin Weight” (HPW). The track has all the trappings of a successful hip-hop ... More... ( 10-17-2025 - IL) |
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State of Illinois v. Donald J. Trump
Chicago, Illinois, constitutional law lawyers represented the State of Illinois challenging the power of President. Since this country was founded, Americans have disagreed about the appropriate division of power between the federal government and the fifty states that make up our Union. This tension is a natural result of the system of federalism adopted by our Founders. And yet, not eve... More... ( 10-10-2025 - IL) |
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State of Illinois v. Law Davison
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual assault. Law Davison, age 36, was accused of sexually assaulting a woman during a home invasion. Police said, around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, Davison broke into a 38-year-old woman's home in the 2800 block of North Milwaukee Avenu, and sexually assaulted her.... More... ( 10-10-2025 - IL) |
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State of Illinois v. Derek Rucker
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multiple felony acts of assault and battery. Derek Rucker, age 37, was accused of attacking five women and one police officers at various locations across the City of Chicago.... More... ( 10-10-2025 - IL) |
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The People of the State of Illinois v. Matthew Smith
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Defendant was arrested and charged with a murder that occurred in the parking lot outside the Press Box bar in the early morning hours of August 11, 2012. Prior to a jury trial, defendant filed a motion in limine to suppress the eyewitness identifications from the two lineups ... More... ( 10-06-2025 - il) |
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State of Illinois v. Joseph Czuba
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder Joseph Czuba, age 71, was accused of killing a six-year-old Muslim boy and severely injured his mother in a vicious hate-crime attack days after the war in Gaza.... More... ( 10-06-2025 - IL) |
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Patrick Jones, Jr. v. Lake County Sheriff's Office and Lawrnece Oliver
Chicago, Illinois employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff. When Patrick Jones Jr. was in training to be a deputy sheriff, he offered to share what he thought was a study guide with his classmates in preparation for an up- coming test. As it turned out, the study guide was a cheat sheet for a prior version of the Illinois state law enforcement exam. After an investigation i... More... ( 10-06-2025 - IL) |
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State of Illinois v. Darius Bowdry, Harvey fisher, Alton Jackson, Kellen McMiller, Dujuan Wingard, Anthony Hemphill, and Keth Perkins
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyers representing the Defendants charged with criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with First-Degree Murder, Burglary, and Retail Theft. “This case is a heartbreaking example of the threat that these organized retail theft operations pose to the entire community. Not only is the economic vitality of our city compromised b... More... ( 09-26-2025 - IL) |
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Anushka Bubey, et al. v. Department of Homeland Security
Chicago, Illinois, immigration lawyers represented the Plaintiffs seeking review of adverse administrative decisions made by HHS. Five citizens of India, who came to the United States as students with F-1 visas, returned home for short periods and sought reentry. Officials at the air- ports where they arrived revoked their visas. The officials ordered expedited removal with respect to fou... More... ( 09-26-2025 - IL) |
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United States of America, et al. ex. rel. Ronald J. Streck v. Eli Lilly and Company
Chicago, Illinois, whistleblower lawyers represented the Plaintiff who used the Defendant on a qui tam theory. Relator Ronald Streck first publicly accused pharmaceutical companies of reporting falsely de- flated drug prices to the government in 2011. Over a decade later, a jury decided in his favor against Eli Lilly, one of the largest drug companies in the world. At a broa... More... ( 09-17-2025 - IL) |
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State of Illinois v. Tony Robinson
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. ... More... ( 09-17-2025 - IL) |
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United States of America v. John P. Seiwert
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession of drugs by a drug user. By his own admission, John Seiwert has suffered from addiction to heroin and crack cocaine for the past twenty years. A jury convicted Seiwert on two counts of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3), which prohibits users of unlawful drugs and those addicted to such drugs fr... More... ( 09-17-2025 - IL) |
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United States of America v. LaPierre Scott
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with f unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). ... More... ( 09-05-2025 - IL) |
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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. ... More... ( 08-27-2025 - IL) |
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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 ę, meaning they placed deceptive orders they intended to cancel to push the market price a certain direction. ... More... ( 08-26-2025 - IL) |
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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... More... ( 08-26-2025 - IL) |