| Description | Date | Docket # |
| Phelan v. Cook County United States Seventh Circuit Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law Summary judgment for defendants in a Title VII and 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit alleging sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation is affirmed... |
09/18/2006 | 04-3991 |
| Lee v. Keith United States Seventh Circuit Constitutional Law, Elections Decision upholding Illinois' ballot access requirements for independent legislative candidates is reversed where the requirements - the most... |
09/18/2006 | 05-4355 |
| Chicago Dist. Council of Carpenters Pension Fund v. Reinke Insulation Co. United States Seventh Circuit Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law Summary judgment for Union and its pension fund on defendant's counterclaims in a suit involving alleged deficiencies in defendant's contributions to... |
09/18/2006 | 05-3555 |
| Automation by Design, Inc. v. Raybestos Prods. Co. United States Seventh Circuit Contracts, Copyright, Intellectual Property (Industry: Manufacturing) Summary and declaratory judgment in favor of defendants in a copyright infringement and breach of contract suit is affirmed where: 1) the contract was... |
09/15/2006 | 05-1172 |
| Massey v. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. United States Seventh Circuit Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law (Industry: Services) Dismissal of action for fraud and breach of fiduciary duty against a financial services company alleging that the company gave an intentionally... |
09/14/2006 | 05-3459 |
| Shepard v. State Auto. Mut. Ins. Co. United States Seventh Circuit Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law, M&A (Industry: Services) Summary judgment for defendants in a suit claiming breach of a confidentiality agreement surrounding the purchase of an insurance company is affirmed... |
09/14/2006 | 05-3567 |
| U.S. v. Haddad United States Seventh Circuit Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing (Industry: Food & Beverage, Retail) Conviction and restitution order in a wire fraud and money laundering case involving food stamp fraud are affirmed over defendant's arguments that: 1)... |
09/14/2006 | 05-3086 |
| Sublett v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. United States Seventh Circuit Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law (Industry: Food & Beverage, Retail) Summary judgment for defendant in a suit alleging race discrimination and retaliation against a popular publishing company is affirmed where plaintiff... |
09/13/2006 | 05-1213 |
| Thanongsinh v. Bd. of Educ. United States Seventh Circuit Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Contracts, Education Law, Evidence, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law (Industry: Food & Beverage, Retail) Summary judgment for defendants in a suit claiming violation of both Title VII and 42 U.S.C. section 1981(a) is affirmed where the Title VII claim... |
09/13/2006 | 05-3002 |
| Disability Rights Wisconsin, Inc. v. State of Wisconisin Dep't of Pub. Instruction United States Seventh Circuit Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Education Law, Evidence, Government Law, Health Law (Industry: Food & Beverage, Retail) Denial of motion by a disability rights organization seeking declaratory and injunctive relief compelling a state agency to turn over records... |
09/13/2006 | 05-4171 |