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United States of America, et al. ex. rel. Ronald J. Streck v. Eli Lilly and Company
Chicago, Illinois, whistleblower lawyers represented the Plaintiff who used the Defendant on a qui tam theory. Relator Ronald Streck first publicly accused pharmaceutical companies of reporting falsely de- flated drug prices to the government in 2011. Over a decade later, a jury decided in his favor against Eli Lilly, one of the largest drug companies in the world. At a broa...
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( 09-17-2025 - IL)

State of Illinois v. Tony Robinson
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. ...
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( 09-17-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. John P. Seiwert
Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession of drugs by a drug user. By his own admission, John Seiwert has suffered from addiction to heroin and crack cocaine for the past twenty years. A jury convicted Seiwert on two counts of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3), which prohibits users of unlawful drugs and those addicted to such drugs fr...
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( 09-17-2025 - IL)

Aubrey Heasley v. USAA Casualty Insurance Company
Springfield, Illinois, insurance lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a bad faith breach of insurance contract claim. ...
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( 09-16-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Bryan K. Atkins
East Saint Louis, IL criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child pornography solicitation charges Indiana sex offender sentenced to 24+ years’ imprisonment on child pornography solicitation charges ...
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( 09-15-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Allcare Discount Pharmacy and two Allcare pharmacy techs
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Alleged Violations of the Controlled Substances Act U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces Settlement with Chicago Pharmacy for Alleged Violations of the Controlled Substances Act...
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( 09-15-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Jeremy Barr
East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged making pipe bombs Collinsville man imprisoned 46 months for pipe bomb ...
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( 09-10-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Zhao Tai Cui
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Immigration Fraud Chicago Man Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Immigration Fraud ...
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( 09-09-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. LaPierre Scott
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with f unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). ...
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( 09-05-2025 - IL)

State of Illinois v. Danya Bell
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer representing the Defendant charged with with one felony count of Causing Child Endangerment/Death. Police said 29-year-old Chicago woman Danya Bell has been charged with one felony count of Causing Child Endangerment/Death. ...
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( 08-27-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Gregg Smith, Michael Nowalk, and Christopher Jordan
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. Gregg Smith, Michael Nowak, and Christopher Jordan were precious metals futures traders who manipulated the market through an unlawful practice called œ™˜˜ę—, meaning they placed deceptive orders they intended to cancel to push the market price a certain direction. ...
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( 08-26-2025 - IL)

Jeanne Hedgepth v. James A. Briton, et al.
Chicago, Illinois employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a wrongful termination claim. Jeanne Hedgepeth, a high school teacher with two suspensions and prior warnings of possible termination, posted inflammatory messages to a Fa- cebook account followed mostly by former students. The posts prompted numerous complaints and media inquiries to the school distr...
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( 08-26-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Deon Pugh
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with f four counts, including conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. The government charged Pugh by superseding information with four counts, including conspiracy to knowingly and intentionally possess with intent to distribute and distribute a controlled substance in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(...
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( 08-26-2025 - IL)

Mazen Hasan Agha, et al. v. Uber Technologies, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory. Four drivers brought claims against Uber Technologies, Inc., alleging that Uber violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Illinois wage laws by misclassifying them as independent contractors, rather than employees, and thus failing to pay them the statutorily mandated m...
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( 08-26-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Thomas Dugger
Rockford, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. Whiteside County, Ill. Man Sentenced to More than Eight Years in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine ...
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( 08-22-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Steven Baxter
Rockford, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally possessing a firearm in Rockford and violating the terms of his court-supervised release. Man Sentenced to More than Ten Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearms and Violating Supervised Rele...
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( 08-15-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Steven Baxter
Indianapolis, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Possessing Firearms and Violating Supervised Release Terms Man Sentenced to More than Ten Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearms and Violating Supervised Release Terms...
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( 08-15-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Jaron Woodsley
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Receiving and Distributing Child Pornography Chicago Man Charged With Receiving and Distributing Child Pornography ...
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( 08-01-2025 - IL)

James Gibson v. City of Chicago, et al.
Chicago, Illinois, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a civil rights violation theory. Plaintiff James Gibson spent over twenty-nine years in prison for a crime he did not commit. After the state court dismissed all charges against him, Gibson filed this civil rights complaint against the City of Chicago, the Estate of Jon Burge, who served as the commander of t...
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( 07-31-2025 - IL)

Tavarez Wyatt v. Mueller Co., L.L.C.
Urbana, Illinois employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a job discrimination theory. * * * Federal civil rights laws prohibit employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age (40 and over), disability, and genetic information. These laws apply to various aspects ...
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( 07-25-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Donald Dorosheff
Springfield, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child porn. * * * The federal "Take It Down Act" addresses non-consensual sharing of intimate images and computer-generated deepfakes. It establishes civil and criminal penalties for publishing or threatening to share such content. Platforms are required to remove covered content w...
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( 07-25-2025 - IL)

Jonathan Morrison v. XPO Logistrics Freight, Inc.
Springfield, Missouri pro se litigant sued on a civil rights employment discrimination theory....
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( 07-25-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Richard Walker
East St. Louis, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm. Officers arrested Richard Walker at the front door of the residence of his girlfriend, Ramona Pau- lette, where he was staying overnight. Paulette lived with her mother, Laverne Shipp; and with her and Walker’s son, Walker Jr. After arresting Walker, officers p...
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( 07-25-2025 - il)

Ayla Royan v. Chicago State University and Elmer Gentry
Chicago, Illinois civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 79 violation theory. CSU’s College of Pharmacy maintains a student handbook detailing academic policies, including conditions for probation, repeating courses, and dismissal. According to the handbook, a student who fails a course is placed on probatio...
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( 07-25-2025 - IL)

United States of America v. Michael McClain
Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy Consultant Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring To Falsify Records and Evade Internal Controls at Commonwealth Edison as Part of Scheme To Bribe Former Illinois House Speaker Michae...
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( 07-24-2025 - IL)

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