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United States Seventh Circuit - June 2006 Opinion Summaries

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Adams v. Bertrand
United States Seventh Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Professional Malpractice 
Denial of habeas corpus petition is reversed where the petitioner's counsel failed in his duty to conduct a reasonable investigation by not locating... 		06/30/2006 05-1573
Guyton v. U.S.
United States Seventh Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing 
Denial of petition for writ of error coram nobis concerning the timeliness of defendant's original motion to vacate his sentence is affirmed where: 1)... 		06/30/2006 06-1056
U.S. v. Baker
United States Seventh Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure 
Conviction for gun possession by a felon is affirmed where information on the history of the gun's ownership would not have led to defendant's... 		06/29/2006 05-3162
Forrester v. Rauland-Borg Corp.
United States Seventh Circuit
Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law 
In affirming grant of summary judgment for employer in a Title VII suit, the court overturns language in previous decisions to the effect that pretext... 		06/29/2006 05-4650
Summers v. UAL Corp.
United States Seventh Circuit
Bankruptcy Law, Class Actions, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law  (Industry: Aerospace & Defense)
Dismissal of a class action against an ERISA fiduciary who administered a Employee Stock Option Plan is affirmed where the fiduciary did not act... 		06/28/2006 05-4005
Randolph v. Indiana Reg'l Council of Carpenters & Millwrights
United States Seventh Circuit
Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law  (Industry: Aerospace & Defense)
Summary judgment for union in an age and sex discrimination suit is reversed where the plaintiff presented evidence that created a genuine issue of... 		06/28/2006 05-3913
James Cape & Sons Co. v. PCC Constr. Co.
United States Seventh Circuit
Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law  (Industry: Aerospace & Defense)
Dismissal of antitrust and RICO suit is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff did not show injuries that reflect the anticompetitive effect of either the... 		06/28/2006 05-3894
Davis v. Carter
United States Seventh Circuit
Government Law, Health Law  (Industry: Aerospace & Defense)
Summary judgment for defendants in an action alleging failure to provide adequate medical assistance is reversed where plaintiff produced enough... 		06/28/2006 05-1695
Burke v. Johnston
United States Seventh Circuit
Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law  (Industry: Aerospace & Defense)
Dismissal of prisoner's 42 U.S.C. 1983 for violation of the Eighth Amendment is reversed where: 1) Rooker-Feldman did not create a jurisdictional bar... 		06/27/2006 05-3287
Valentine v. City of Chicago
United States Seventh Circuit
Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law  (Industry: Aerospace & Defense)
Summary judgment for defendants in a suit by a female city employee for Title VII and Equal Protection violations is reversed where issues of fact... 		06/27/2006 05-2688

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