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United States Seventh Circuit - December 2003 Opinion Summaries

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CHICAGO BD. OF EDUC. v. SUBSTANCE, INC.
United States Seventh Circuit
Copyright, Intellectual Property, Media Law 
District court erred in dismissing the fair use defense raised by a local newspaper after reproducing several standardized "secure tests" copyrighted... 		12/31/2003 03-1479
US v. MORGAN
United States Seventh Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing 
Defendant unsuccessfully appeals his conviction of distributing crack cocaine. 		12/31/2003 03-2459
ECO MFG. LLC v. HONEYWELL INT'L INC.
United States Seventh Circuit
Intellectual Property, Patent, Trademark 
The record supports district judge's refusal to enjoin plaintiff from marketing a round thermostat. The likelihood of a subsequent finding that a... 		12/31/2003 03-2704
OFORJI v. ASHCROFT
United States Seventh Circuit
Immigration Law 
Plaintiff unsuccessfully appeals from the BIA order affirming the decision of the IJ to deny her application for asylum and withholding of... 		12/31/2003 02-3861
LEAR CORP. v. JOHNSON ELEC. HOLDINGS LTD.
United States Seventh Circuit
Commercial Law, Contracts, Environmental Law 
Plaintiff is not entitled to declaratory judgment as to which of the two defendants must indemnify it for any costs arising from leaking hazardous... 		12/30/2003 03-2932
PILCH v. ASHCROFT
United States Seventh Circuit
Civil Procedure, Immigration Law 
Plaintiffs' petition for review of a 1995 immigration judge decision is dismissed for want of jurisdiction under the Illegal Immigration Reform and... 		12/30/2003 01-4253, 02-2733, 02-3779
US v. COLVIN
United States Seventh Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure 
A conviction under 18 U.S.C. section 844(h)(1), which punishes the use of fire in the commission of "any felony," can be sustained when the predicate... 		12/29/2003 00-3400
CONTINENTAL INS. CO. v. M/V ORSULA
United States Seventh Circuit
Civil Procedure, Commercial Law 
District court's dismissal of three cases involving steel shipments is affirmed solely on grounds of improper venue per FRCP rule 12(b)(3). The court... 		12/24/2003 03-1721, 03-1722, 03-1723
IN THE MATTER OF MCGEE
United States Seventh Circuit
Bankruptcy Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate 
Having demanded and received a security deposit under statutory terms designed to ensure that the money would be available for return to the tenants... 		12/23/2003 032297
ABM MARKING, INC. v. ZANASI FRATELLI, S.R.L.
United States Seventh Circuit
Civil Procedure, Commercial Law 
District court did not abuse its discretion by ordering a new trial after the jury returned a factually inconsistent general verdict. An accounting of... 		12/23/2003 02-3551, 02-3665

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