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Debt Collector Loses Appeal Over Disputed Debts
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
Debt collector, Portfolio Recovery Associates, recently lost their consolidated appeal in the Seventh Circuit seeking to overturn four summary judgment orders...
Hustler Hollywood Can't Open Next to Chuck E Cheese's
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
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...
Seventh Circuit Nominees Confirmed, Court Complete
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
It's unusual for two lawyers to agree, and practically impossible to get all of them to agree. Yet that's what happened in the United States Senate, where most...
Court: Lawyer's Strategy Didn't Matter in Murderer's Sentence
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Fighting a life sentence for murder, Frederick Laux wanted his lawyer to throw in everything for his defense.He claims that his broken marriage, his...
NHL Wins Boogaard Wrongful Death Opioid Case
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
The death of Derek Boogaard is sad. He overdosed on prescription painkillers while under the NHL's care for pain pill addiction. After his death, many...
What's Next in the #MeToo Michael Madigan Case?
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Alaina Hampton, a political consultant who sued her own party for sexual harassment, is ready to settle. She originally sued for $350,000 and attorney's fees,...