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Unvaccinated Kids Lose Motion to Return to School
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
A federal judge in New York has denied the request for a temporary injunction to reverse the temporary rule that unvaccinated children cannot attend school in...
Court Takes a Time-Out for a Question in Fantasy Sports Case
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Judge Frank Easterbrook, reviewing the law on fantasy sports and publicity rights, punted. Writing for the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Easterbrook...
Dairy Churns Battle Over Wisconsin's Butter-Grader Law
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Wisconsin is known as America's Dairyland. So it seems strange that a dairy company is having such a hard time selling butter there. Minerva Dairy, an Ohio...
Name Change Appeal Fails Due to Citizenship Conundrum
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
A transgender individual seeking a name change in Indiana has been denied that right by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. However, the court did not rule...
Cop Justified in Killing Teen in Pizzaria Robbery
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Four young men walked into a pizza parlor to rob it; one pulled a gun on the manager. Frank Pobjecky, a customer waiting there for his order, was an armed,...
Lawyer's Mistake Dooms Client's Case at 7th Circuit
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Once in a while, a case matters more to the lawyer than to the client. That is no doubt the case in Jaworski v. Master Hand Contractors. The defendant appealed...