Jun 22, 2021 | Civil Rights, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
Stopping Coerced Interrogation and False Confessions All too often, police officers will lie to suspects during an interrogation about the facts of a case. In fact, the Supreme Court in Frazier v. Cupp (1969), made it lawful for the police to present false evidence...
May 13, 2021 | Civil Rights
An Illinois judge has ruled that Illinois’ Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card law is unconstitutional. A county judge in Illinois has ruled that Illinois’ Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card law is unconstitutional. The recent decision came...
Oct 30, 2020 | Civil Rights, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
Illinois Injury Report: What You Should Know About the Shooting of Marcellis Stinnette by Waukegan Police Today’s post continues Coffman Law’s “Illinois Injury Report” blog series, which summarizes and reports the latest news in Illinois concerning the areas of...
Sep 22, 2020 | Civil Rights, Personal Injury
Coffman Law Report: Summary of Police-Involved Shooting Settlements and Verdicts Between 2015-2020 Police violence, misconduct, and unwarranted use of force have been of paramount concern in recent years, especially after the brutal killings of George Floyd, Breonna...
Sep 18, 2020 | Civil Rights
Justice Long Overdue: Mississippi District Attorney Drops All Charges Against Curtis Flowers Today, our blog post discusses the upsetting and complicated case of Curtis Flowers, the man popularly featured in American Public Media’s “In the Dark” podcast. Flowers was...
Sep 14, 2020 | Civil Rights, Covid-19 Cases, Personal Injury
COVID-19 Waivers: FAQs on Waivers During the Coronavirus Pandemic and How Illinois Courts Approach These Exculpatory Clauses The COVID-19 pandemic has brought uncertainty to so many areas of our lives, including school, work, social activities, and virtually...
Aug 28, 2020 | Civil Rights, Personal Injury
What You Should Know About the Shooting of Jacob Blake Shot by Kenosha Police On August 23, 2020, 29-year-old Kenosha man Jacob Blake was shot seven times in the back by Kenosha Police officer Rusten Sheskey. As a result of the shooting, Blake – a father of six – is...
Aug 5, 2020 | Civil Rights, Personal Injury
Excessive Force: Protestors Across the Country Filing Excessive Force Cases Against Police Departments Following the tragic death of George Floyd (which we discussed in a blog that can be found HERE), protestors across the U.S. set out to condemn police brutality and...
Jul 31, 2020 | Civil Rights
Chicago Tribune investigates shocking shootings by security guards. Shocking Video Investigation The Chicago Tribune investigated shootings by security guards. Click the link to find out what the Chicago Tribune found. View the article page on the Tribune’s...
