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United States Seventh Circuit - April 2003 Opinion Summaries

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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

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