United States Seventh Circuit - August 2003 Opinion Summaries

MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK v. CORY & ASSOCS., INC.

Contracts, Insurance Law
An insurance broker was entitled to a full trial on a breach of fiduciary claim, as opposed to the abbreviated proceeding it received; insurance...

PAIGE v. HUDSON

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
42 U.S.C. section 1983 due process suit arising from plaintiff's termination from a home-detention program was not actionable, as the public body...

APPELBAUM v. MILWAUKEE METRO. SEWERAGE DIST.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Evidence was sufficient to support a jury finding that plaintiff was fired based on her age under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and that...

KNOX v. SMITH

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
A parole officer was entitled to qualified immunity in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claim, as the officer sought an arrest warrant based on reasonable...

SHAIKH v. CITY OF CHICAGO

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
City was not a property owner, and so lacked any authority to affect sale between HUD and plaintiff, and city's statements did not restrain or...

LECHNER v. FRANK

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
The trial court did not violate petitioner's due process rights in relying on information in a pre-sentence report pertaining to petitioner's prior...

BUIE v. MCADORY

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
The trial judge did not violate defendant's due process rights by permitting an expert witness to overstate the strength of her conclusions as to...

DURKIN v. CITY OF CHICAGO

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
A city was entitled to summary judgment in a sexual harassment claim arising from plaintiff's police department training, as the offending supervisor...

US v. HOWARD

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant was not entitled to a sentencing credit for acceptance of responsibility, where defendant attempted to hide his true identity during plea...

US v. VEGA-MONTANO

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing