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Certifiable: FedEx Drivers Independent Contractors or Employees?
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
FedEx Ground (FedEx) provides small package pick-up and delivery services through a network of pick-up and delivery drivers. The drivers claim that they are...
No Duty to Mitigate: Immigration Law Mandates Spousal Support
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
If you sponsor an immigrant spouse for permanent residency and later divorce, you could be on the line for spousal support, regardless of whether your former...
You Can't Manufacture a Legal Dispute Over a Factual Disagreement
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Today's Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals case serves as a reminder that factual interpretation is a subjective art, and an appeal might not provide relief from...
Cops Can't Stop Vehicle Based on Proximity to Suspected Meth Lab
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
While peers can judge you by the company you keep, do the cops have probable cause to stop a vehicle just because it was a leaving a cabin that may have been a...
SCOTUS to Review 7th Circuit Harassment Case, Vicarious Liability
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
If you often find yourself lamenting the ambiguity in the Supreme Court's harassment jurisprudence, you're in for a treat during the 2012 Term. Last week, the...
Would You Be Mad if Cops Wrecked Your Car and Told You to Chill?
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Cindy Abbott sued Sangamon County and local law enforcement officers for a slew of civil rights violations after she was tased. The County and the cops claimed...