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Subway Gets a Refund in Footlong Settlement
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
In a rare twist, Subway is going to get some bread back. After a class action challenged the length of its footlong sandwich, Subway settled by promising to...
Court to Rehear 'Making a Murderer' Case
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Call it 'Making a Murderer -- the Sequel.' That's because Brendan Dassey, a convicted murderer featured in the Netflix documentary, will get another chance at...
Cops Denied Overtime for Off-Duty Calls, Emails, and Texts -- Again
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
Police officers in the Chicago PD's Bureau of Organized Crime filed a class action case against the department alleging unpaid overtime for checking emails,...
ADA Judgment Affirmed Against City
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Biagio Stragapede was a city water-worker in Evanston, IL until one day when he tripped on some steps. It was not serious, but the city placed him on leave and...
City Traffic Ordinance Claims Dismissed
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
When a judge says 'hodge-podge' to describe your complaint, you might have a problem. But if the writing on the wall was not clear enough for the plaintiffs...
Indiana Burglary Includes Fenced Area, 7th Cir. Rules
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Can justice be blind when there is an elephant in the room? It hardly seems possible in a case from Indiana, where an appeals court affirmed a burglary...