Illinois Intentional Interference with Contractual relations Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jason Alan Isaacson </h2> </center>
Peoria, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with knowingly attempted to employ, use, persuade, induce, entice, and coerce, an individual who he believed had not attained the age of 18 years to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing any visual depiction of such conduct, knowing and having reason to know that such visual depiction would be tr... More...
$ (11-06-2026 - IL)<h2> <center> State of Illinois v. Chevazz Campbell </h2> </center>
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first degree murder. Chevazz Campbel,age 37, stabbed and killed a CTA employee. Under Illinois law (720 ILCS 5/9-1), first degree murder is defined as killing an individual without lawful justification when a person does any of the following: • Intentional Murder: They intend to kill or do great bodily harm... More...
$ (10-12-2026 - IL)United States of America v. Antoine Larry
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer Beau Brindley represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and interference with commerce by threat or violence. Antoine Larry was serving as a patrol officer for the Phoenix, Ill. Police Department when he conspired with another officer to corruptly solicit cash and drugs from the occupants of vehicles during traffic ... More...
$ (01-21-2026 - IL)Willaim Brokaw Price, et al. v. Carri Scharf Trucking, Inc., et al.
Peoria, Illinois lawyers represented the parties in a breach of contract dispute.<br> <br> 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 instructing CST ... More...
$0 (06-15-2025 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Lee O. Griffin, Jr., Antonio T. Harris, Taneisha M. Davis, Patrick D. Johnson </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Benton, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Brink's Truck Robbery in Madison </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Four Facing Federal Charges for Brink's Truck Robbery in Madison<br> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Lee O. Griffin, Jr., 23, of Cahokia Heights, is fa... More...
$0 (01-08-2025 - IL)Andrew D. Coe v. Atkins </center
<h2><br> Chicago, Illinois civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a prisoner civil rights Eight Amendment violation theory.<br> </h2><br> <br> This case involved the rare intersection of the Eighth Amendment and "Air Jordan" basketball shoes. According to the amended complaint, Plaintiff Andrew Coe is paralyzed below both ankles and cannot walk easily without leg braces support... More...
$0 (08-06-2024 - IL)William A. White v. United States of America
<h2><br> Oklahoma City, Oklahoma civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Federal Tort Claims Act theiry claiming intentional infliction of emotional distress.<br> </h2><br> ... More...
$0 (07-05-2024 - IL)Andrew Slabon v. Philip Ladisa
<h2><br> Chicago, Illinois personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on intentional infliction of emotional distress theory.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> Plaintiff also claimed defendant was stalking "young women [ sic ] tenants" residing in a nearby property that defendant "claims he 'manages.'" Plaintiff stated that while defendant claimed he was maintaining his property, defendant wa... More...
$0 (07-05-2024 - IL)<h1> United States of America v. Treveon J. Ramsey </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Committing Armed Robberies at Metro East Gas Stations </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Belleville Man Gets 20-Year Federal Prison Sentence for Committing Armed Robberies at Metro East Gas Stations </h2></center><br> <br> Tre... More...
$0 (05-15-2024 - IL)Claudia Diaz v. Hearthside Food Solutions, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Family and Medical Leave Act violation theory.<br> <br> Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 - Title I: General Requirements for Leave - Establishes certain requirements for unpaid family and medical leave for permanent employees.<br> <br> (Sec. 101) Makes employees eligible for such leave if they have b... More...
$0 (01-11-2024 - IL)Henry Beverly v. Abbott Laboratories
Chicago, Illinois employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Family and Medical Leave Act violation theory.<br> <br> The FMLA entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons with continuation of group health insurance coverage under the same terms and conditions as if the employee had n... More...
$0 (01-20-2024 - IL)Beverly Kies v. Chevrolet of Homewood, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on an Americans with Disabilities Act violation theory.<br> <br> The Congress found that—<br> (1) physical or mental disabilities in no way diminish a person's right to fully participate in all aspects of society, yet many people with physical or mental disabilities have been precluded from doing so becau... More...
$1 (01-25-2024 - IL)Joseph A. Kafka and Todd Kafka v. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
New York City, New York commercial litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on a securities fraud theory.<br> <br> <br> Plaintiffs Joseph A. Kafka and Todd Kafka (collectively, the "Kafkas†or "Plaintiffsâ€) bring this purported class action on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, against Wells Fargo Securities, LLC ("WFS†or "Defendantâ... More...
$0 (09-15-2023 - IL)Juan Manuel Lazaro v. BNSF Railway Company, et al.
Chicago, Illinois personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants negligence theories.<br> <br> This lawsuit arose out of a personal injury claim brought by Plaintiff Juan Manuel Lazaro for injuries allegedly sustained while on the job. Lazaro alleged that he was an employee of P&B and was injured while working as a field technician at a railyard owned and operated by BN... More...
$0 (09-15-2023 - IL)Marcia Brownlow v. Castle Credit Co Holdings LLC, et al.
Chicago, Illinois consumer law lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) violation theory.<br> <br> 47 U.S.C. 228 provides:<br> <br> (1) to put into effect a system of national regulation and review that will oversee interstate pay-per-call services; and<br> (2) to recognize the Commission's authority to prescribe regulations and enforcement pro... More...
$1 (08-04-2023 - IL)LaShawn Ezell, Larod Styles, Charles Johnson, and Troshawn McCoy v. City of Chicago, et al.
Chicago, Illinois personal injury lawyer sued Defendants on civil rights wrongful death theories.<br> <br> <br> Plaintiffs LaShawn Ezell, Larod Styles, Charles Johnson, and Troshawn McCoy each filed a nearly identical civil rights action1 against the City of Chicago, Cook County, a number of Chicago Police Officers,2 and former Cook County State's Attorney Joseph Alesia. Each asserts claims stemmi... More...
$0 (07-07-2023 - IL)Duane Porter, et al. v. Pipefitters Association, et al.
Chicago, Illinois civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendants on employment discrimination theories.<br> <br> <<table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ChicagoFed.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Chicago, Illinois"><br> <P><br> Federal Courthouse - Chicago, Illinois</a><br> <P><br> <a font="red" href="htt... More...
$0 (02-06-2023 - IL)The People of the State of Illinois v. Christopher Abernathy
Following a jury trial, defendant, Christopher Abernathy, was found guilty of the murder, attempted aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, and armed robbery of Kristina Hickey. Defendant was sentenced to a term of natural life imprisonment for the murder, 30 years' imprisonment for the armed robbery and 30 years' imprisonment for the aggravated criminal sexual assa... More...
$0 (09-20-1989 - IL)United States of America v. John T. Coli, Sr.
Chicago, Illinois criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with interference with commerce by threat or violence, requesting or demanding money or a thing of value, and making false or fraudulent statements.<br> <br> John T. Coli, Sr., 63 from Putman, Illinois pleaded guilty pursuant to a cooperation plea agreement in 2019 to one count of receiving a prohibited payment as a union officer ... More...
$0 (10-26-2022 - IL)United States of America v. Kenesha Burlison
East St. Louis, Illinois criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with identity theft.<br> <br> Kenesha Burlison, 40, of St. Louis, Missouri, was the Director of Human Relations for Call for Help, Inc. from 2016 until her termination in 2020. Call for Help is a longstanding charitable organization in East St. Louis, Illinois, that helps people overcome a variety of personal crises, rangin... More...
$0 (09-19-2022 - IL)Alison Aguiar v. Hilton Worldwide Corp.
Chicago, Illinois personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a negligence theory.<br> <br> <br> Plaintiff Alison Aguiar brought this lawsuit against Defendants Hilton Worldwide Corp., Hilton Group, LLC, Hilton Illinois, LLC, Hilton Management, LLC, and Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. to recover for personal injuries that she suffered at a hotel located at 720 South Michigan Av... More...
$0 (08-05-2022 - IL)Lori Grant v. Brenda Johnson
East St. Louis, Illinois family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce case a frivolous filing.<br> <br> <br> On October 10, 2018, plaintiff, Lori Grant, filed a pro se complaint alleging that defendant, Brenda Johnson, a lifelong friend of 20 years, had engaged in sexual relations with Lori's husband, Wayne Grant, and knowingly transmitted herpes simplex 1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex 2 (... More...
$0 (01-25-2022 - IL)United States of America v. Tobias Diggs and Jushua McClellan
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyers represented defendants charged with armed robbery.<br> <br> Tobias Diggs, age 28, of Chicago, and Joshua McClellan, age 32, of Oak Lawn, Illiois, robbed Razny Jewelers in Hinsdale, Ill., on the morning of March 17, 2017. More than $400,000 in merchandise was stolen during the heist, including watches by luxury brands Frederique Constant, Patek Phillipe, ... More...
$0 (03-07-2022 - IL)United States of America v. Janhoi Cole
<center><h2><font color="red"> Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine (Count 1) and heroin (Count 2) charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> I.<br> <br> A magistrate judge held a hearing on Cole's motion to <br> suppress. Evidence at the hearing included the trooper's police report and da... More...
$0 (01-10-2022 - IL)United States of America v. Xavier Elizondo and David Salgado
<center><h2><font color="red"> Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendants with conspiracy and theft charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> <center><b><h3>A. Factual Background</center></b></h3><br> <br> The criminal scheme. Elizondo and Salgado were Chicago <br> Police Department ("CPDâ€) officers assigned to the 10th <br> district team that worked gang and narcotic... More...
$0 (01-10-2022 - IL)United States of America v. Nathan Mansfield
<center><h2><font color="red"> Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> In January 2019, law enforcement officers intercepted a <br> package containing 6.6 kilograms of methamphetamine. The <br> officers then conducted a controlled delivery to Nathan Mansfield's home, the ... More...
$0 (01-09-2022 - IL)United States of America v. Michael E. Shell
Peoria, Illinois criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with production of child pornography.<br> <br> Michael E. Shell, 52, of Melrose, Iowa, was indicted for production of child pornography. <br> <br> The government presented evidence that Shell sexually abused a minor victim for approximately five years – when the victim was between 9 and 14 years old. Shell took photogr... More...
$0 (12-23-2021 - IL)United States of America v. Gabriel Bush
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> This case offers a window into the viâ€<br> olent and ruthless world of the Hobos street gang, which opâ€<br> erated in Chicago from 2004 to 2013. With the credo, "The<br> 2 Nos. 1... More...
$0 (12-11-2021 - IL)United States of America v. William Ford
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> This case offers a window into the viâ€<br> olent and ruthless world of the Hobos street gang, which opâ€<br> erated in Chicago from 2004 to 2013. With the credo, "The<br> 2 Nos. ... More...
$0 (12-11-2021 - IL)United States of America v. Byron Brown
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> This case offers a window into the viâ€<br> olent and ruthless world of the Hobos street gang, which opâ€<br> erated in Chicago from 2004 to 2013. With the credo, "The<br> 2 ... More...
$0 (12-10-2021 - IL)Nathson Fields v. City of Chicago
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented Plaintiff-Appellee with asserting claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law against the City of Chicago and individuals including several Chicago police officers as well as two former Cook County prosecutors. He claims they fabricated evidence and withholding exculpatory evidence in a criminal investigat... More...
$0 (12-08-2021 - IL)United States of America v. Mark McGill
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a possessing child pornography charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> In a prior case years ago, Mark McGill was convicted of possessing child pornography and sentenced to sixty-five months' imprisonment. In November 2014, he completed his prison sentence and began serving seven years... More...
$0 (11-15-2021 - IL)United States of America v. Elijah Vines
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Chicago, IL- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with five counts related to sex trafficking of a minor, including: sex trafficking of a child, and sex trafficking of a child and; conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a minor; and interstate travel in aid of racketeering charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> The evidence at trial demonst... More...
$0 (11-15-2021 - IL)United States of America v. Christian Lovies
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Chicago, IL- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a violating the terms of his parole.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Henry Wood served time in Indiana state prison for methâ€<br> amphetamineâ€related offenses. In 2018, he was released on<br> parole under enumerated conditions. Any violation subjected<br> him to "being taken int... More...
$0 (11-13-2021 - IL)UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JACOB K. WESSEL,
<center><h2><font color="red"> Chicago, IL - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a being a felon in possession of a firearm charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> On August 11, 2016, when Wessel was about 31, someone<br> reported to police that he talked about suicide and stole a car. <br> When police found the car and Wessel, he ran. They cornered <br> him and ordered him ... More...
$0 (07-28-2021 - IL)United States of America v. AAR Airlift Group Inc.
East St. Louis, IL: AAR Corp., located in Wood Dale, Illinois, and its subsidiary, AAR Airlift Group Inc. (Airlift), located in Melbourne, Florida, accused of attempting to defraud the United States of America by knowingly failing to maintain U.S. Transportation aircraft.<br> <br> The allegations involve helicopters that Airlift owned and maintained for use in transporting Department of Defense (D... More...
$11088000 (07-06-2021 - IL)United States of America v. Antonio Edwards
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to rob cell phone stores.<br> <br> Antonio Edwards and two co-defendants engaged in a conspiracy to rob a series of cell phone stores in 2017. The crew conducted takeover-style robberies in which two or three robbers would enter a store and order employees to the back of the store at gunpoint. The robbers the... More...
$0 (04-27-2021 - IL)United States of America v. Eric Marcel Mboule
Urbana, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud criminal defense lawyer represented Eric Marcel Mboule, age 35, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.<br> <br> In 2016, Mboule along with Patrick Guentangue and others executed a fraudulent scheme to deceive University of Illinois officials into believing that a building contractor working a... More...
$0 (11-26-2020 - IL)United States of America v. Jeffrey R. Tobolski
Chicago, IL - Criminal Law, Extortion, Tax Evasion<br> <br> <center><br> <img width="400" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Chcago_Fed.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> The United States of America charged, Jeffrey R. Tobolski, age 55, with extortion and filing a false tax return.<br> <br> Defendant admitted in a plea agreement that during his tenures as mayor and Cook County Co... More...
$0 (09-08-2020 - IL)4SEMO.com, Inc. v. Southern Illinois Storm Shelters, Inc.
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/ephox_images/MelvinPrice-web_4684335743658526040.png"><br> </center><br> This appeal involves a long-running trademark dispute over ownership and misuse of a word-mark and logo for below-ground storm shelters. The story begins in 2005 when a Missouri-based home-remodeling firm known as 4SEMO.com Inc. began selling storm shelters manu... More...
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