Liberty v. City of Chicago
On June 15, 2013, Johnson was shot by police while running down a Chicago alley. He died of his injuries. On March 23, 2015, Johnson’s mother, Liberty, filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983, naming the city...
View ArticleNightingale Home Healthcare, Inc. v. United States
Nightingale provided home health care and received Medicare reimbursements. The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) visited Nightingale’s facility and concluded that Nightingale had deficiencies...
View ArticleMoseley v. Kemper
Milwaukee police arrested Moseley at his house after M.K. accused him of domestic violence. While searching Moseley’s apartment, officers found handcuffs, rope, and other items associated with sexual...
View ArticlePQ Corp. v. Lexington Insurance Co.
Lexington Insurance denied a claim by its insured, Double D Warehouse, for coverage of Double D’s liability to customers for contamination of warehoused products. One basis for denial was that Double D...
View ArticleAguilar v. Gaston-Camara
Aguilar, an inmate, filed a pro se complaint under 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging that he was confined for 90 days without a hearing based on a purported violation of extended supervision, in violation of...
View ArticlePrime Choice Services Inc. v. Schneider Logistics Transloading &...
Freight entering the port of Savannah was trucked to Schneider Logistic’s building, unloaded on one side, sorted, and reloaded on the other side of the building onto outgoing trucks; such reloading is...
View ArticleOakland Police & Fire Retirement System v. Mayer Brown, LLP
General Motors (GM), represented by the Mayer Brown law firm, entered into secured transactions in which JP Morgan acted as agent for two different groups of lenders. The first loan (structured as a...
View ArticleUnited States v. Jones
Jones lived with Kelley. Kelley’s daughter (MK) went to a neighbor to call the police to report that Jones sexually assaulted her. Westville police officers went to the scene. Kelley stated that she...
View ArticleJames Hunt v. Moore Brothers, Inc.
Hunt worked as a truck driver. In 2010, he signed an Independent Contractor Operating Agreement with Moore Brothers, a small Norfolk, Nebraska company. Three years later, Hunt and Moore renewed the...
View ArticleLexington Insurance Co. v. Horace Mann Insurance Co.
Drake was involved in a car accident with Burley, who offered to settle the matter with Drake’s automobile insurer, Horace Mann Insurance. The offer expired before Horace Mann accepted it, however, and...
View ArticleMeadows v. Rockford Housing Authority
Meadows worked for the Rockford Housing Authority (RHA), and leased, for $10 per month, an RHA apartment in a high-rise occupied by elderly and disabled tenants. RHA tenants complained that someone...
View ArticleUnited States v. King
King obtained personal identifying information for more than 100 people, including the Director of the National Security Agency, then created and attempt to use 185 credit and debit cards. He also...
View ArticleUnited States v. Jones
In 2002, Jones was convicted of possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B).; he was sentenced to 262 months’ imprisonment and eight years’ supervised...
View ArticleMonarch Beverage Co., Inc. v. Grubb
Indiana’s alcohol regulatory scheme, like that of many states, divides the market into three tiers of the distribution chain (producers, wholesalers, and retailers) and three kinds of alcohol (beer,...
View ArticleMitchell v. City of Chicago
Chicago Police Officers pulled over 18-year-old Jackson for a missing front license plate. The officers claim that Jackson fired a weapon toward the squad car and ran away. The officers shot him three...
View ArticleUnited States v. Dingle
The Illinois Department of Public Health furnishes funds to organizations that provide health services, including the Broadcast Ministers Alliance, Access Wellness and Racial Equity, and Medical Health...
View ArticleUnited States v. Sayyed
From 2003-2006, while employed as Director of Application for the American Hospital Association (AHA), Sayyed directed overpriced contracts to companies in exchange for kickbacks. Sayyed eventually...
View ArticleUnited States v. Perry
Perry bought shotgun shells at a Wal‐Mart. Hours later, police were dispatched to a restaurant, where Perry was arguing with his ex‐girlfriend, Tice. The officers asked Perry to leave. Perry complied,...
View ArticleUnite Here Local 1 v. Hyatt Corp.
Hyatt and Local 1 are parties to a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that prohibits the hotel’s managerial employees from performing work normally performed by bargaining-unit employees absent an...
View ArticleUnited States v. Mabie
Mabie was unhappy with police response to a burglary at his place of business and started sending vulgar and threatening messages to officers. He was convicted of sending threatening letters through...
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