U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
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Gym owners won sexual abuse lawsuit but must pay sanctions for contacting class members
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - A famous former volleyball coach who defeated a class action by parents who claimed he hid prior allegations of sexual abuse must pay $21,000 in sanctions for improperly contacting potential class members and urging them to opt out of the suit. -
Seventh Circuit keeps wrongful murder conviction case alive, finds key info possibly omitted
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) - A lack of exculpatory information on a probable cause affidavit could be seen as the reason a man had to spent more than 10 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, a federal appeals court has ruled.