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Federal Courts Drug Defendant Wins Hearing for Deficient Counsel in Appeal

Drug Defendant Wins Hearing for Deficient Counsel in Appeal

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Justice is often less than precise. Some cases are easily tied in a neat little bow. Then there are cases involving 26 indictments and 40 defendants, and...

Federal Courts Judge Wrongly 'Played Doctor' in Fybromyalgia Case

Judge Wrongly 'Played Doctor' in Fybromyalgia Case

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Judges sometimes wear more than one hat on the bench. They always wear the rule-maker hat. In court trials, they also become fact-finders. And in some criminal...

Federal Courts Data Breach Case Moves One Step Forward Against Barnes & Noble

Data Breach Case Moves One Step Forward Against Barnes & Noble

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In remanding a closely-watched data breach case, the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals acknowledged that it solved little. It addressed only whether the...

Federal Courts Appeals Court Upholds Injunction on Federal Sanctuary City Restrictions

Appeals Court Upholds Injunction on Federal Sanctuary City Restrictions

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeal has upheld a lower district court's preliminary injunction barring federal restrictions on city and state governments that...

Federal Courts Debt Collector Loses Appeal Over Disputed Debts

Debt Collector Loses Appeal Over Disputed Debts

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Debt collector, Portfolio Recovery Associates, recently lost their consolidated appeal in the Seventh Circuit seeking to overturn four summary judgment orders...

Federal Courts Hustler Hollywood Can't Open Next to Chuck E Cheese's

Hustler Hollywood Can't Open Next to Chuck E Cheese's

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

A Hustler Hollywood store has lost its interlocutory appeal to Seventh Circuit of the denial of a preliminary injunction to allow the establishment to open...

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