Illinois Jury Verdicts, Settlements and Court Decisions
 

United States of America v. Kenneth Loving, Jr.

East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud and conspiracy to commit bank fraud. ... More...    $0 (07-01-2025 - IL)

Susan Theis v. Flowers Baking Co. of Lenexa, LLC

Granite City, Illinois personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a negligence claims.

This case was filed in the Circuit County, Madison County, Illinois, 2025LA168, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.

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In Illinois, a negligence claim requires proving four elements: duty, breach, causation, and damages. Duty refers to the legal obligation a ... More...
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United States of America v. Kevin D. Hodge

Benton, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:

Conspiracy to Distribute of Methamphetamine... More...
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United States of America v. William Lee

Benton, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:

Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute a Methamphetamine Mixture, a Schedule II Controlled Substance.... More...
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United States of America v. Theresa Ann Wood

Benton, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing meth.

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United States of America v. Gary E. Matthews and Monte J. Brannan

Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with fraud and money laundering.

Gary Matthews and Monte Brannan collaborated on a project to redevelop and revitalize a landmark hotel in Peoria, Illinois. The project was ambitious, complex, and required Matthews and Brannan to arrange financing. But instead of satisfying their obligations to lenders, Matthews ... More...
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United States of America v. Dana Curtin

Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charge with sex trafficing of children or by force, fraud or coercion in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1591.

A jury convicted Dana Curtin of attempted sex trafficking of a minor. The government based the charge on text communications between Curtin and a federal agent posing as the father of a 12-year-old girl. The two discussed... More...
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Ferida H. Moy v. Social Security Administration

Chicago, Illinois disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of her application for disability benefits by HHS.

Plaintiff Ferida Huskic Moy suffers from severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) resulting from her harrowing experiences during the brutal wars in the 1990s as the nation of Yugoslavia was breaking up. She applied for disability insurance bene... More...
   $0 (07-03-2025 - IL)

End User Consumer Plaintiff class v. Tyson, Inc., et al.

Chicago, Illinois consumer law law class action lawyers represented the Plaintiff in an anti-trust price fixing case.

"In re: Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation" refers to a series of class action lawsuits filed against major broiler chicken producers alleging price-fixing and market manipulation. The lawsuits claim that defendants, including companies like Tyson Foods, Pilgrim's Pride,... More...
   $0 (07-02-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Francis Eversman, Gregg Crawford

East Saint Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with bank fraud


Former bank president and contractor plead guilty to federal charge in loan fraud scheme


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United States of America v. Darren Carlyle Sadler

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with raudulently obtaining more than $14 million in small business loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act.


California Businessman Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to... More...
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United States of America v. Miguel Angel Morales-Garcia

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.

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Under U.S. federal law, it is a crime to distribute illegal drugs, which are referred to legally as controlled substances. Any person who manufactures or distributes these substances can face severe criminal penalties, including an extended pri... More...
   $0 (06-27-2025 - il)

Thor Zurbriggen v. Twin Hill Acquisition, Inc. and America Airlines, Inc.

Chicago, Illinois personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a produce liability theory.

Eleven employees of American Airlines filed a class action complaint on behalf of themselves and thousands of fellow employees alleging that the new uniforms manufactured by Twin Hill Acquisition Co., Inc. had caused a wide variety of health problems. According to the complaint, the... More...
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United States of America v. Mardi Lane

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with racketeering.... More...    $0 (06-27-2025 - IL)

Jesus Zambrano v. City of Joliet and Patrick Schumacher

Chicago, Illinois personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on civil rights violation theory.

Jesus Zambrano was convicted of
first-degree murder in an Illinois state court in August 2013,
but on appeal the Illinois Appellate Court agreed that the trial
court erred in failing to give a jury instruction on accomplice
liability. A second trial ensued in which... More...
   $0 (06-27-2025 - IL)

Anthony B. Sullers, Sr. v. International Union Elevator Constructors, Local 2

Chicago, Illinois employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a job discrimination claim.

Anthony Sullers, Sr., an elevator mechanic who is African American, brought this action against his union, the International Union of Elevator Constructors, Local 2 (“IUEC” or “the Union”). He alleged that IUEC had breached its duty of fair representation in its handling of his allega... More...
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Mary Ann Arnold v. United Airlines, Inc.

Chicago, Illinois employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a job discrimination theory.

Mary Ann Arnold brought this action against her former employer, United Airlines (“United” or “the Company”), alleging unlawful discrimination and retaliation under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”) and the Illinois Human Rights Act (“IHRA”). Ms. Arnold also ... More...
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United States of America v. Falandis Russell and Terrance Williams

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to
obstruct commerce by robbery and multiple counts of obstruction of commerce by robbery.

For nearly a year and a half, Russell and Williams committed a series of armed commercial robberies throughout Chicago. They were eventually indicted for conspiracy to obstruct commerce by robbery in v... More...
   $0 (06-11-2025 - IL)

Andrea Ratfield, et a. v. United States Drug Testing Laboratories, Inc., et al.

Chicago, Illinois personal injury RICO claim lawyers represented the Plaintiffs and Defendants.

Plaintiffs, comprised of Andrea Ratfield, ten other pilots, a physician, a nurse, and an attorney, were all required to undergo alcohol testing to maintain their employment and professional licenses. Here, the testing came in the form of a dried blood spot test developed by United States Drug T... More...
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Willaim Brokaw Price, et al. v. Carri Scharf Trucking, Inc., et al.

Peoria, Illinois lawyers represented the parties in a breach of contract dispute.

In 1997, plaintiff William Brokaw Price’s parents and defendant Carri Scharf Trucking, Inc. (CST) agreed to a contract for surface-level mining of sand gravel, and topsoil on the Prices’ property.1 When CST’s mining activity dwindled in the mid-2000s, Brokaw’s father Bill Price sent a letter instruct... More...
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United States of America v. Mona Ghosh

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Health Care Fraud

Suburban Chicago Physician Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Health Care Fraud



A federal jury has convicted a man of trafficking six rifles, in... More...
   $0 (06-10-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Jessica Barrera

Rockford, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Straw Purchasing Firearms

Rockford Woman Sentenced to Nearly Three Years in Prison for Straw Purchasing Firearms



A Rockford woman has been sentenced to thirty-two m... More...
   $0 (06-11-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Deaunta Sentrel Tyler

Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with attempted robbery.

In January 2017, Deaunta Tyler, accompanied by Ledell Tyler and Dalvent Jackson, forcibly entered a home in Rock Island, Illinois, armed with a rifle and a handgun and in search of cocaine. Instead of drugs, they found a family spending a quiet evening together. With weapons brandished, the ... More...
   $0 (06-05-2025 - IL)

The People of the State of Illinois v. Antonio Cousins, Jr.

Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Dedendant seeking pretrial release pursuant to section 110-6.1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.

Under the Act, every person charged with an offense is presumed eligible for pretrial release. 725 ILCS 5/110-2(a), 6.1(e) (West 2022); People v. Mikolaitis, 2024 IL 130693, ¶ 16. To detain a defendant, the State must file a ... More...
   $0 (06-03-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Awad Odeh

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Swindling Investors out of $3.6 Million

Suburban Chicago Businessman Charged With Swindling Investors out of $3.6 Million



A suburban Chicago businessman ... More...
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United States of America v. Gretchen Alvarez

Rockford, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Preparing and Filing False Income Tax Returns

Rockford Woman Pleads Guilty to Preparing and Filing False Income Tax Returns



A Rockford woman pleaded gu... More...
   $0 (05-21-2025 - IL)

The People of the State of Illinois v. William C. Wiklerson

Cairo, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted first degree murder.

On October 16, 2013, Clifford Williams was a customer at a gas station when the defendant shot him multiple times. At the time, the defendant was a passenger in a vehicle being driven by his girlfriend, Samantha Dean. On October 18, 2013, the defendant was charged with attempt mu... More...
   $0 (05-20-2025 - IL)

In re MARRIAGE OF: ANNE MARIE MALONEY and EDWARD J. MALONEY

Chicago, Illinois family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce.

The parties were married on April 1, 2006, and had three children that were born during the marriage: K.M (born in 2006), L.M. (born in 2009), and C.M. (born in 2012). On September 6, 2016, Anne filed a petition for dissolution of marriage. On January 26, 2017, Howard Rosenberg was appointed guardian ad litem to r... More...
   $0 (05-09-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Alen Saric

East Saint Louis, IL criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with $1.7 million vehicle sale fraud

Third defendant sentenced to prison in $1.7 million vehicle sale fraud scheme



A southern Illinois district judge sente... More...
   $0 (05-09-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Edward C. Brown

Peoria, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:

distribution and posses sion of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. §2252A(a)(2)(A), (b)(1) and 18 U.S.C. §2252A(a)(5)(B), (b)(2).

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   $0 (05-07-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Robert R. Rodriguez

Benton, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of attempted enticement of a minor and one count of soliciting an obscene visual depiction of a minor.

Kentucky man sentenced to 10+ years in federal prison for attempted sex offenses against a child... More...
   $0 (05-01-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Miroslaw Krejza

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Embezzling Millions From the Failed Washington Federal Bank

Real Estate Developer Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Embezzling Millions From the Failed Washington Federal Bank in Chicago

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United States of America v. Hassan Abdellatif a/k/a “Eric”

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding Low-Income Food Program for Women and Children

Owner of Chicago-Area Convenience Stores Convicted of Defrauding Low-Income Food Program for Women and Children

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United States of America v. Kevin Cruz

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Cyberstalking Victim He Met Online

Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Cyberstalking Victim He Met Online



A suburban Chicago man ... More...
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United States of America v. Benigno Sanchez

Rockford, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempting To Import More Than Half a Kilogram of Fentanyl

Rockford Man Sentenced to Eleven Years in Prison for Attempting To Import More Than Half a Kilogram of Fentanyl

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The People of the State of Illinois v. Kyjuan K. Dorsey

Urbana, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with f aggravated discharge of a firearm, aggravated battery with a firearm, and first degree felony murder.

Defendant was found guilty.

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United States of America v. Demarkee D. Jimerson

East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug distribution, gun charges

Jury convicts Cahokia Heights man of drug distribution, gun charges



A southern Illinois jury convicted a Cahokia He... More...
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Michael Knight v. Raquel Knight

Decatur, Illinois family law divorce lawyers represented the parties in a marriage dissolution action.

Michael and Raquel married on January 18, 2008, in Decatur, Illinois. They share three biological children, C.K., born August 10, 2007, R.K., born May 1, 2009, and J.K., born January 14, 2016. On September 26, 2019, Michael filed an order of protection against Raquel based upon "erratic ... More...
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State of Illinois v. Daniel Pederson

Waukegan, Illinois criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with threatening a public official.

Daniel Pederson, age 24, was charged with threatening a mass shooting at the courthouse in Waukegan and made threats directed at a Lake County judge and a Chicago police officer assigned as an FBI task force officer. ... More...
   $0 (04-18-2025 - IL)

State of Illinois v. Laroy Battle

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of first-degree murder.

Laroy Battle, age 19, shoot and killed two teens in the 7900-block of South Luella Avenue around 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 20.

Jasean Francis, 17, was shot in the back, chest and left hand and taken to University of Chicago Hospital, where he died. Charles Riley, 1... More...
   $0 (04-18-2025 - IL)

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