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Federal Courts Karl Schmidt Unisa, Inc. v. Int'l Union United Auto., Aerospace, & Agric. Implement Workers of Am., UAW Local 2357, 09-4001

Karl Schmidt Unisa, Inc. v. Int'l Union United Auto., Aerospace, & Agric. Implement Workers of Am., UAW Local 2357, 09-4001

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Arbitrability of union's grievances Karl Schmidt Unisa, Inc. v. Int'l Union United Auto., Aerospace, & Agric. Implement Workers of Am., UAW Local...

Federal Courts Sallenger v. City of Springfield, 08-3769

Sallenger v. City of Springfield, 08-3769

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Civil rights suit against police and city for death of arrestee Sallenger v.

Federal Courts Lies and Prosecutorial Misconduct: 7th Circuit Orders New Trial

Lies and Prosecutorial Misconduct: 7th Circuit Orders New Trial

By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court ruling involving a witness who lied on the stand and the prosecutorial misconduct involved. The...

Federal Courts Chicago Public School Teachers' Victory Short Lived

Chicago Public School Teachers' Victory Short Lived

By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Earlier this week, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a prior opinion in an employment lawsuit involving Board of Education of the City of Chicago...

Federal Courts Chicago Businessman Veluchamy to Hand Over Passport

Chicago Businessman Veluchamy to Hand Over Passport

By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Be warned: If you owe the bank, your passport could be seized! There’s obviously more to it than that but in the case of Mr. and Mrs. Veluchamy, the bank came...

Federal Courts 7th Circuit Says Disparity in Cocaine Penalties Constitutional

7th Circuit Says Disparity in Cocaine Penalties Constitutional

By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Is crack cocaine more powerful than powder cocaine? While that issue wasn’t for the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to decide, the court did decide on whether...

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