United States v. Freeman
The district court vacated defendant and his codefendants' convictions on the conspiracy charged in Count 1 of the indictment after the district court learned that the government had knowingly used...
View ArticleRose v. Board of Election Commissioner
Plaintiff filed suit against Illinois and the Board after the Board refused to put plaintiff's name on the ballot for a local government election in 2015. The district court dismissed plaintiff's...
View ArticleFormella v. Brennan
Plaintiff filed suit against USPS for employment discrimination based on race and age, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1963, 42 U.S.C. 2000e-2 and 2000e-3, and the Age...
View ArticleUnited States v. Smith
Smith was appointed to the Illinois House of Representatives to complete an unfinished term. During his campaign to be elected in his own right, his assistant, “Pete,” alerted the FBI that Smith might...
View ArticleIn re: Great Lakes Quick Lube, LP
Great Lakes, which automotive service stores throughout the Midwest, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The unsecured creditors’ committee filed an adversary action against T.D., which had leased two...
View ArticleDimmett v. Colvin
The plaintiff, now 62 years old, applied in 2011 to the Social Security Administration for disability benefits, citing ailments including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),...
View ArticleVee’s Mktg., Inc. v. United States
Vee’s is a Subchapter S corporation wholly owned by Vee, who reports its income on his own tax returns. Vee sought a refund of $40,000 in penalties that the IRS had assessed because he took deductions...
View ArticleUnited States v. Rainone
Rainone was suspected of robberies. In 2009, officers placed a GPS device on Rainone’s vehicle without his consent or a warrant. With information gained from the device, they arrested Rainone, then...
View ArticlePierce v. Zoetis, Inc.
In 2012, Pierce began working as a Zoetis sales representative. Pierce had several unpleasant encounters with her supervisor, Heuchert, and others. Pierce complained about Heuchert’ to Human Resources,...
View ArticleLiu v. Cook County, Ill.
Dr. Liu, an Asian woman, began working at Stroger Hospital in 1984. Liu says that, beginning in 2003, her supervisors sent a disproportionate number of her cases to review committees as compared to...
View ArticleDavis v. USA
Davis trafficked heroin and crack cocaine in Rockford, Illinois. In 2010, he pleaded guilty to narcotics conspiracy in exchange for a sentence equal to 66 percent of the greater of the low end of the...
View ArticleCocker v. Terminal R.R. Ass’n of St. Louis Pension Plan
Plaintiff took early retirement from Union Pacific in 2006 and began receiving his monthly benefit (1,022.94) in 2009. In 2010 he retired from Terminal Railroad. Terminal’s retirement plan, governed by...
View ArticleBeverly v. Abbott Labs., Inc.
Beverly, a former Abbott employee whose employment was terminated on October 20, 2010, filed suit against Abbott. She alleged that during her employment, Abbott had discriminated and retaliated against...
View ArticleUnited States v. Duenas
A confidential informant arranged to purchase cocaine at Duenas’s garage. Trailed by federal agents, the informant drove to the garage, parked, entered (with the consent of Duenas, the owner), and...
View ArticleUnited States v. Lawler
Lawler was charged, with 30 others, based on a heroin‐distribution conspiracy that led to five overdose deaths. Lawler “purchased relatively small quantities" to resell and for personal use. Lawler...
View ArticleStapleton v. Advocate Health Care Network
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. 1001, sets minimum funding and vesting requirements, insures benefits through the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation and includes...
View ArticleCruz-Hernandez v. Funds in the Amount of $271,080
Chicago police responded to an emergency at the house where Pedro and Abraham lived with others. Pedro stated that armed intruders had broken in, tied up the occupants, and demanded money and drugs. In...
View ArticleSimstad v. Scheub
In 2004, the Simstads, developers, began the process of seeking approval from the Lake County Plan Commission for a proposed subdivision, “Deer Ridge South.” In late 2006, the Commission approved the...
View ArticleMagruder v. Fidelity Brokerage Servs., LLC
Magruder bought 940,000 shares of Bancorp through his Fidelity account, paying $9,298. Years later he asked Fidelity for a certificate showing his ownership. When Fidelity did not comply, Magruder...
View ArticleJahrling v. Estate of Cora
Illinois attorney Jahrling was contacted and paid by attorney Rywak to prepare documents for the sale of 90-year-old Cora’s home. Rywak’s clients paid $35,000 for Cora’s property, which was worth at...
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