Monell v. Dep't of Soc. Servs. Supreme Court of the United States November 2, 1977, Argued ; June 6, 1978, Decided No. 75-1914 Case Summary Procedural Posture Petitioners sought review from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit...

Gonzalez v. Crosby Supreme Court of the United States April 25, 2005, Argued ; June 23, 2005, Decided No. 04-6432 Case Summary Procedural Posture Petitioner inmate petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus, challenging his state conviction. The district...

After Doris Cheatham and Michael Pohle divorced in 1994, Pohle retained photographs he had taken of Cheatham in the nude as well as photos of the two engaged in a consensual sexual act. In early 1998, Pohle made photocopies of the photographs, added Cheatham's...

Defendant lessee acted upon the property purchase option contained in its lease agreement with plaintiff lessor. Defendant then announced its intention to grade and level that portion of the land where a drainage ditch had been put in for plaintiff’s...

Plaintiff delivery woman was assaulted and seriously injured on the premises during the daytime while attempting to deliver a package to defendants’ apartment complex. She brought a negligence action against defendants. The trial court granted summary...

Defendant's vehicle collided with several objects and nearly struck a group of children. He pled guilty to fourth-degree creating a risk of widespread injury or death and admitted driving while under the influence of alcohol (DWI).

Marsh v. CSL Plasma Inc. United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division November 30, 2020, Decided; November 30, 2020, Filed 19 C 7606 Opinion  [*679]  Memorandum Opinion And Order Jada Marsh and Charles Hilson have...

In re Samurai Martial Sports, Inc. United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas September 28, 2022, Decided; September 28, 2022, Entered CASE NO: 21-32250, CHAPTER 11 Opinion MEMORANDUM OPINION Samurai Martial Sports, Inc. seeks to...

IL Gov Okays NDA Reforms : Illinois Gov. Pritzker signed legislation earlier this month that makes significant changes in Prairie State law governing the use of non-disclosure and non-compete agreements between businesses and workers. Under SB 672...

Barr v. Roane Supreme Court of the United States December 6, 2019, Decided No. 19A615. Opinion  [*353]  The application for stay or vacatur presented to THE CHIEF JUSTICE and by him referred to the Court is denied. We expect that the Court of Appeals...