| Description | Date | Docket # |
| Olympia Express, Inc. v. Linee Aeree Italiane, SPA United States Seventh Circuit Civil Procedure, Contracts, International Law, Transportation (Industry: Travel & Leisure) In a state law contract action against Alitalia Airlines that was removed to federal court under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, a jury verdict... |
11/30/2007 | 07-1708 |
| US v. Hobbs United States Seventh Circuit Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence (Industry: Travel & Leisure) Conviction on drug and weapons charges is affirmed where police officers had sufficient probable cause to stop and search defendant's car and to... |
11/30/2007 | 06-3371 |
| Estate of Tamulis v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue United States Seventh Circuit Probate, Trusts & Estates, Tax Law, Tax-exempt Organizations (Industry: Travel & Leisure) In a suit over the denial of a tax deduction for a charitable remainder trust that had not satisfied the requirements for converting to a deductible... |
11/29/2007 | 06-4141 |
| JCW Invs., Inc. v. Novelty, Inc. United States Seventh Circuit Attorney's Fees, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Trademark (Industry: Travel & Leisure) In a copyright and trademark infringement suit over a novelty farting plush doll, the court awards plaintiff attorney's fees where: 1) plaintiff was... |
11/28/2007 | 05-2498 |
| Malinowski v. Smith United States Seventh Circuit Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus (Industry: Travel & Leisure) Denial of a petition for habeas relief is affirmed where the state court's exclusion of a witness' testimony was not contrary to or an unreasonable... |
11/27/2007 | 06-3075 |
| US v. Hargrove United States Seventh Circuit Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence (Industry: Travel & Leisure) Conviction of a former police officer for racketeering conspiracy and other crimes is affirmed over defendant's argument that the court should have... |
11/27/2007 | 05-4376 |
| US v. McGee United States Seventh Circuit Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing (Industry: Travel & Leisure) An appeal of a reduced sentence imposed after defendant was convicted for distributing cocaine base and helped authorities apprehend his supplier is... |
11/21/2007 | 07-2078 |
| US v. Parker United States Seventh Circuit Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing (Industry: Travel & Leisure) Prior circuit precedent holding that imposition of a multiplicitous concurrent sentence and $100 special assessment "is not a serious enough error to... |
11/21/2007 | 05-2798 |
| Mekhael v. Mukasey United States Seventh Circuit Evidence, Immigration Law (Industry: Travel & Leisure) Christian Lebanese citizen's petition for review of a denial of a motion to reopen asylum proceedings is granted and the matter remanded where the BIA... |
11/16/2007 | 06-4285 |
| Grossman v. S. Shore Pub. Sch. Dist. United States Seventh Circuit Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law (Industry: Travel & Leisure) In a civil rights suit brought against a public school district by a former guidance counselor alleging that its decision not to renew her contract... |
11/15/2007 | 06-4294 |