American & Euro Cases

Courtroom suspense and legal investigations based on famous American and European trials.

1. Timmons v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner

2. Jurisdiction: United States (September 20, 2018)
3. DefendantsNancy A. BerryhillSocial Security AdministrationPlaintiffsTimothy TimmonsPlaintiff AttorneysMyron K. AllensteinJudgesWilliam H. Pryor Jr.Beverly B. MartinR. David ProctorInstitutionsUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitSocial Security Administration
4. Case Tags: Social Security Disability;Due Process;Administrative Law;Eleventh Circuit

1. K.W. v. Tuscaloosa County School System

2. Jurisdiction: United States (September 21, 2018)
3. VictimsK.W.DefendantsTuscaloosa County School SystemPlaintiffsK.W.InstitutionsUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
4. Case Tags: Special Education Law;IDEA;FAPE;Student Rights

1. Skiver v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner

2. Jurisdiction: United States (September 21, 2018)
3. Original Case: Skiver v. Commissioner of Social Security
4. VictimsNoneDefendantsNancy A. BerryhillPlaintiffsDavid SkiverInvestigatorsNoneProsecutorsNoneDefense AttorneysNonePlaintiff AttorneysNoneJudgesJulia Smith GibbonsJeffrey S. SuttonBernice B. DonaldInstitutionsUnited States Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitSocial Security Administration
5. Case Tags: Social Security Disability Insurance;Treating Physician Rule;Administrative Law Judge;Substantial Evidence Review

1. Bush v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner

2. Jurisdiction: United States (September 21, 2018)
3. Original Case: Anthony Bush v. Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting Commissioner of Social Security
4. DefendantsNancy A. BerryhillPlaintiffsAnthony BushJudgesJulie CarnesJill A. PryorElizabeth L. BranchInstitutionsUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitSocial Security Administration
5. Case Tags: Social Security Disability;Administrative Law;Eleventh Circuit;Substantial Evidence

1. Slone et al v. White et al

2. Jurisdiction: United States (September 21, 2018)
3. VictimsSloneDefendantsWhitePlaintiffsSlone
4. Case Tags: Civil Rights;Section 1983 Litigation;Police Misconduct;Qualified Immunity

1. Davis et al v. White et al

2. Jurisdiction: United States (September 21, 2018)
3. VictimsDavisDefendantsWhitePlaintiffsDavisInstitutionsUnited States District Court
4. Case Tags: Section 1983 Civil Rights;Excessive Force Police;Qualified Immunity Defense;Multi-Defendant Conspiracy

1. Lawrence et al v. White et al

2. Jurisdiction: United States (September 21, 2018)
3. VictimsEstate of LawrenceDefendantsOfficer WhiteCity of SpringfieldPlaintiffsLawrence FamilyInstitutionsSpringfield Police DepartmentSpringfield Municipal Government
4. Case Tags: Police Brutality;Wrongful Death;Section 1983 Litigation;Fourth Amendment

1. Foster v. Advanced Correctional Healthcare Inc et al

2. Jurisdiction: United States (September 21, 2018)
3. VictimsTiffany FosterDefendantsAdvanced Correctional Healthcare IncRobert AustinPenny HitesHeather SmithBrittany TurnerPlaintiffsLarry FosterJudgesSara DarrowInstitutionsUnited States District Court for the Central District of IllinoisAdvanced Correctional Healthcare IncMcDonough County Jail
4. Case Tags: Eighth Amendment;Deliberate Indifference;Correctional Healthcare;Summary Judgment

1. American Chemicals & Equipment Inc v. Continental Casualty Company et al

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 2, 2017)
3. DefendantsContinental Casualty CompanyPlaintiffsAmerican Chemicals & Equipment IncJudgesJohn Z. LeeInstitutionsUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
4. Case Tags: Insurance Law;ERISA;Duty to Defend;Federal Court

1. Powell v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 20, 2018)
3. DefendantsCommissioner of Social SecurityPlaintiffsPowellJudgesBeth BloomInstitutionsSocial Security Administration
4. Case Tags: Social Security Disability Insurance;Administrative Law Judge;Substantial Evidence Review;Residual Functional Capacity

1. Cooper v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner

2. Jurisdiction: United States (January 25, 2018)
3. DefendantsCommissioner of Social Security AdministrationPlaintiffsCooperJudgesWilliam H. Pryor Jr.Kevin C. NewsomJane A. RestaniInstitutionsUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitSocial Security Administration
4. Case Tags: Social Security Disability;Substantial Evidence Standard;Treating Physician Rule;Eleventh Circuit Appeal

1. Brown v. Shelby County Board of Education et al

2. Jurisdiction: United States (September 21, 2018)
3. VictimsJ. BrownDefendantsShelby County Board of EducationDorsey HopsonJohn Doe School PrincipalPlaintiffsJ. BrownJudgesSheryl H. LipmanInstitutionsUnited States District Court for the Western District of TennesseeShelby County Board of Education
4. Case Tags: School Bullying;Civil Rights Violation;Due Process;Personal Injury

1. Eason v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner

2. Jurisdiction: United States (April 23, 2018)
3. VictimsDefendantsSocial Security Administration, CommissionerPlaintiffsTeresa EasonInvestigatorsProsecutorsDefense AttorneysPlaintiff AttorneysJudgesPer CuriamInstitutionsUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitSocial Security Administration
4. Case Tags: Social Security Disability;Pain Standard;Substantial Evidence;Residual Functional Capacity

1. Wade v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner

2. Jurisdiction: United States (September 24, 2018)
3. VictimsNoneDefendantsNancy A. BerryhillPlaintiffsPaul G. WadeInvestigatorsNoneProsecutorsNoneDefense AttorneysNonePlaintiff AttorneysMichael A. SteinbergJudgesWilliam H. Pryor Jr.Jill A. PryorElizabeth K. DillonInstitutionsSocial Security AdministrationUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
4. Case Tags: Social Security Disability;Pain Standard;ALJ Decision Review;Subjective Symptom Evaluation

1. Etherton v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner

2. Jurisdiction: United States (September 24, 2018)
3. VictimsNoneDefendantsSocial Security AdministrationPlaintiffsChristopher EthertonInvestigatorsNoneProsecutorsNoneDefense AttorneysNonePlaintiff AttorneysNoneJudgesAmul R. ThaparInstitutionsU.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitSocial Security Administration
4. Case Tags: Social Security Disability Insurance;Substantial Evidence;Administrative Law Judge;Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

1. Lowman v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner

2. Jurisdiction: United States (September 24, 2018)
3. DefendantsSocial Security AdministrationNancy A. BerryhillPlaintiffsLowmanJudgesChelsey M. VascuraEdmund A. Sargus, Jr.InstitutionsSocial Security AdministrationUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
4. Case Tags: Social Security Disability;Substantial Evidence Standard;Residual Functional Capacity;Federal District Court

1. Terance Gamble v. United States of America

2. Jurisdiction: United States (September 24, 2018)
3. Original Case: Gamble v. United States of America
4. DefendantsTerance GamblePlaintiffsUnited States of AmericaProsecutorsUnited States Department of JusticeDefense AttorneysLouis ChaitenPlaintiff AttorneysEric FeiginJudgesSamuel AlitoJohn RobertsClarence ThomasStephen BreyerElena KaganNeil GorsuchBrett KavanaughRuth Bader GinsburgInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesState of AlabamaUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
5. Case Tags: Double Jeopardy;Dual Sovereignty Doctrine;Supreme Court Decisions;Criminal Constitutional Law

1. Cam v. Nielsen et al

2. Jurisdiction: United States (September 24, 2018)
3. DefendantsKirstjen NielsenJefferson Beauregard Sessions IIIL. Francis CissnaPlaintiffsCamDefense AttorneysU.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of WashingtonPlaintiff AttorneysMatt AdamsNorthwest Immigrant Rights ProjectAmerican Civil Liberties UnionJudgesRichard A. JonesInstitutionsU.S. District Court for the Western District of WashingtonDepartment of Homeland Security
4. Case Tags: Immigration Detention;Due Process;Class Action Lawsuit;Asylum Law

1. Hessert v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner

2. Jurisdiction: United States (September 24, 2018)
3. Original Case: Hessert v. Commissioner of Social Security
4. DefendantsNancy A. BerryhillPlaintiffsHessertInstitutionsSocial Security AdministrationUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
5. Case Tags: Social Security Disability;Administrative Law Appeal;Medical Opinion Evidence;Remand for Further Proceedings

1. Johnson et al v. Redstone Federal Credit Union et al

2. Jurisdiction: United States (September 24, 2018)
3. DefendantsRedstone Federal Credit UnionPlaintiffsLisa JohnsonMelinda WrayDavid SmallPlaintiff AttorneysWiggins Childs Pantazis Fisher &ampGoldfarbJudgesMadeline Hughes HaikalaInstitutionsU.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
4. Case Tags: Overdraft Fees;Class Action;Unfair Business Practices;Credit Union Litigation