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Nancy Ihnken v. Kohl's Inc.
Peoria, Illinois personal injury slip and fall law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a premises liability negligence theory. Premises liability law revolves around holding property owners and operators accountable if their careless or negligent actions cause harm to those who have a right to be on the premises. As with any personal injury case in Illinois, a premises liability... More... ( 03-22-2024 - IL) |
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Jennifer Gibbs. v. Pruco Life Insurance Company
Peoria, Illinois insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory. (215 ILCS 5/154.6) (from Ch. 73, par. 766.6) Sec. 154.6. Acts constituting improper claims practice. Any of the following acts by a company, if committed without just cause and in violation of Section 154.5, constitutes an improper claims practice: ... More... ( 03-14-2024 - IL) |
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Alejandro Kader v. Ioan Campian and C.R. England, Inc.
Peoria, Illinois personal injury truck wreck lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on auto negligence theories. Illinois has adopted modified comparative negligence (735 ILCS 5/2-1116) as the standard for recovery of damages. Under modified comparative negligence, an injured party may recover damages only if he/she is less than 50% at fault for the injury or damages. ... More... ( 02-28-2024 - IL) |
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State of Illinois v. Robert Ely
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Robert Ely, age 57, was accused of killing 91-year-old Dr. William Marshall in January 2021. The Defendant allegedly fatally stabbed Marshall and stole seven antique paintings belonging to Marshall, totaling $203,000.... More... ( 02-28-2024 - IL) |
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Richard M. Henry v. Evonik Corporation
Peoria, Illinois personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on an auto negligence theory. Illinois has adopted modified comparative negligence (735 ILCS 5/2-1116) as the standard for recovery of damages. Under modified comparative negligence, an injured party may recover damages only if he/she is less than 50% at fault for the injury or damag... More... ( 01-29-2024 - IL) |
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L.M.F. v. Social Security Administration
Peoria, Illinois social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of her application for Social Security: SSID Tit. XVI SSDI provides benefits to disabled or blind persons who are “insured” by workers' contributions to the Social Security trust fund. These contributions are based on your earnings (or those of your spouse or parents) as required ... More... ( 01-19-2024 - IL) |
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Michael Dillon Jacobs v. Tsegaye Banjaw and ENG Transportation, INC.
Peoria, Illinois personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on auto negligence theories claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of a semi-tractor-trailer car wrecks caused by Tsegaye Banjaw. Illinois Auto Negligence Law: Duty of care: All drivers in Illinois have a duty of care to operate their v... More... ( 12-14-2023 - IL) |
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United States of America v. Jeffery D. Parmly
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with enticement of female minor. A federal jury returned a guilty verdict on November 14, 2023, against Jeffrey D. Parmly, 60, of Peoria, Illinois, for attempted enticement of a minor. Sentencing for Parmly is scheduled for Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at the federal courthouse in Peoria. Parml... More... ( 11-29-2023 - il) |
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United States of America v. Gary E. Matthews
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with five counts of mail fraud and 13 counts of money laundering. A federal jury returned guilty verdicts after a day and a half of deliberations in the trial against Pere Marquette Hotel developers Gary E. Matthews, 81, of East Peoria, Illinois, and Monte J. Brannan, 70, of Peoria, Illinois. Matthews and Brannan ... More... ( 11-16-2023 - IL) |
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United States of America v. Kendall A. Mack, Rasheem McCree and Adrian Lamont Morris
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with making false statements related to the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The PPP provided federal funds to small businesses that were directly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to pay up to eight weeks of payroll costs, rent, utilities and mortgage interest. The program was implemented by the Small Bus... More... ( 09-06-2023 - IL) |
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United States of America v. Juan Esquivel Bernal
Peoria, Illinois Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant with Conspiracy Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine An Atlanta, Illinois resident, Juan Esquivel Bernal, 54, of the 1700 block of 2250th Street, was sentenced to 21 years imprisonment for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent... More... ( 08-09-2023 - IL) |
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United States of America v. Derek Lee Pollitt
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of five grams or more of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. Derek Lee Pollitt, age 37, from Peoria, was indicted by a federal grand jury in June 2022 and pleaded guilty in December 2022. The statutory penalties for possession of five grams or more of methamphetamine with intent to ... More... ( 04-20-2023 - IL) |
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United States of America v. Prentiss Jackson
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant accused of violating his conditions of supervised release by possessing a firearm. The government presented evidence that Prentiss Jackson, age 40, from Peoria, illegally possessed the firearm, as well as MDMA (ecstasy) and marijuana. Those actions violated his supervised release conditions, which mandated that he not commit a... More... ( 04-18-2023 - IL) |
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JBS v. Social Security Administration
Peoria, Illinois social security disability lawyer represented Plaintiff seeking review of administrative decision in RSI Tax suit. ... More... ( 04-07-2023 - IL) |
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United States of America v. Michael Leonard
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with attempting to sex traffick a minor. Michael Leonard. age 53, initiated a conversation on an advertising website in August 2020 with an individual he believed to be a mother offering sex with her 9-year-old daughter. In August 2021, Leonard again initiated a text conversation, agreeing to pay $50 for sex with the m... More... ( 04-07-2023 - IL) |
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Maricela Rios v. Walmart, Inc.
Peoria, Illinois personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a premises liability negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of an accident in a Walmart store. ... More... ( 02-15-2023 - IL) |
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United States of America v. Kirstin Sue Jackson
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm. Federal Courthouse - Peoria ... More... ( 02-14-2023 - IL) |
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Katie L.K. v. Social Security Administration
Peoria, Illinois social security disability lawyer represented Petitioner seeking review of the denial of her applicaiton of DIWC/DIWW benefits by HHS. Federal Courthouse - Peoria ... More... ( 02-06-2023 - il) |
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United States of America v. Gabriel Antonio Montano-Rodriguez
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute at least 50 grams of ice methamphetamine. Federal Courthouse ... More... ( 02-06-2023 - IL) |
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United States of America v. Javares Hudson
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of a Glock “Switch”, an aftermarket attachment designed to convert Glock handguns into fully automatic machine guns. MoreLaw Legal News For Peoria ... More... ( 01-12-2023 - IL) |
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Melanie Lemke v. Garrison Property and Casualty Insurance Company
Peoria, Illinois insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory claiming damages in excess of $5 million as a direct result of the failure of the Defendant to pay Plaintiff’s claim. Bad Faith Breach of Insurance Contracts by Kent Mor... More... ( 11-17-2022 - IL) |
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United States of America v. Christopher R. Williams, Jr.
Peoria, Illinois criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine. Christopher R. Williams, Jr. also know as "Black", age 31, from Peoria, was a large-scale dealer of ice methamphetamine throughout the greater Peoria area. Evidence established that Williams was a top-tier, primary source for other wholesale drug dealers in central Illinois whos... More... ( 11-16-2022 - IL) |
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United States of America v. David Robertson
Peoria, Illinois criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of child pornography. In September 2021 David Robertson, II, age 39, from Peoria, Illinois, was serving a term of supervised release for a prior federal conviction for receipt of child pornography. At that time, one of the conditions of Robertson’s supervised release allowed probation officers to conduct... More... ( 09-22-2022 - IL) |
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United States of America v. Roger E. Pace
Peoria, Illinois criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute drugs. On April 5, 2019, at around 10:30 p.m., Officer Ryan Crowder observed a white SUV in the parking lot of a local business. An individual was sitting inside the SUV. That night, Officer Crowder was the only police officer on duty in the small town of Pleasant Hill, Illinois. He te... More... ( 09-09-2022 - IL) |
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United States of America v. Ryan Dale Gross
Peoria, Illinois criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a minor. The government presented evidence that in late 2020, a minor child residing in the Central District of Illinois was contacted over Snapchat by a person later identified as Ryan Dale Gross, age 26, from Johnson City, Tennessee, falsely told the minor child he was 16 years old, and the chats ... More... ( 08-26-2022 - IL) |