| Description | Date | Docket # |
| KEY OUTDOOR INC. v. CITY OF GALESBURG United States Seventh Circuit Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate After removal to federal court, dismissal of claims is vacated to the extent the decision resolves any issues of state law as to whether a city could... |
04/24/2003 | 02-3397 |
| PRECISION INDUS., INC. v. QUALITECH STEEL SBQ, LLC United States Seventh Circuit Bankruptcy Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate Under the plain terms of Bankruptcy Code section 363(f), authorizing sale of debtor's property free of any interest other than the estate's, a sale... |
04/23/2003 | 01-2753 |
| HAWKINS v. FIRST UNION CORP. LONG-TERM DISABILITY PLAN United States Seventh Circuit ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law A plan medical consultant's findings as to a fibromyalgia patient's total disability and ability to work were arbitrary and capricious under ERISA,... |
04/22/2003 | 02-3100 |
| S. ILLINOIS CARPENTERS WELFARE FUND v. CARPENTERS WELFARE FUND OF ILLINOIS United States Seventh Circuit ERISA, Labor & Employment Law "Banked hours" that union members left in a welfare fund were not vested benefits under ERISA, and claims arising from exclusion of representatives... |
04/22/2003 | 02-1984/2489 |
| HUCK STORE FIXTURE CO. v. NAT'L LABOR RELATIONS BD. United States Seventh Circuit Labor & Employment Law The NLRB's finding that anti-union animus (rather than business consideration) was a motivating factor in a decision to reduce a workforce, in... |
04/21/2003 | 01-2418/2857 |
| FINSEL v. CRUPPENINK United States Seventh Circuit Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure A county sheriff deputy was not entitled to qualified immunity in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action, as he should have known that he could not lawfully... |
04/21/2003 | 02-2223 |
| ZEIGLER COAL CO. v. DIR., OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMP. PROGRAMS United States Seventh Circuit Administrative Law, Admiralty, Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation Administrative Law Judge properly found that claimant was entitled to an irrebuttable presumption of pneumoconiosis, and benefits under the Black Lung... |
04/18/2003 | 01-3211/3998 |
| ZURICH AM. INS. CO. v. SUPERIOR COURT United States Seventh Circuit Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Remedies A preliminary injunction issued by the district court, enjoining a California court from further proceedings pending the district court's resolution... |
04/17/2003 | 02-2754/2835 |
| BALDERSTON v. FAIRBANKS MORSE ENGINE DIVISION OF COLTEC INDUS. United States Seventh Circuit Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law Even if plaintiffs established a prima facie case under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, they failed to show that employer's stated reasons... |
04/17/2003 | 01-1166 |
| DOE v. HECK United States Seventh Circuit Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law Some actions taken by Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare workers in investigating corporal punishment at a private Christian school were... |
04/16/2003 | 01-3648 |