| Description | Date | Docket # |
|---|---|---|
IN RE: NETTLESUnited States Seventh Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's motion to recuse his judge is granted where there is the appearance of bias, since his car-bombing plot involved a threat to the judge's...
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01/21/2005 | 04-4104 |
CARREON v. ILL DEPT. OF HUMAN SERV.United States Seventh Circuit
Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs' suit, alleging retaliation for speaking out on matters of public concern, is affirmed where defendant-employer had adequate...
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01/21/2005 | 03-4117 |
ZENITH ELEC. CORP. v. WH-TV BROAD. CORP.United States Seventh Circuit
Contracts, Evidence
In a breach of contract action, defendant's expert witness testimony on lost profits was properly excluded under Fed. R. Evid. 702 as unreliable, and...
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01/20/2005 | 04-1635, 04-1790 |
MIRANDA v. LEIBACHUnited States Seventh Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Denial of plaintiff's habeas petition is affirmed where the Illinois Appellate Court resolved plaintiff's Fourth Amendment claim on an adequate...
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01/20/2005 | 02-3452 |
MANNIE v. POTTERUnited States Seventh Circuit
Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination suit, a jury verdict in favor of defendant-employer is affirmed over plaintiff's challenge to an evidentiary ruling...
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01/20/2005 | 03-4340 |
BOILES v. BARNHARTUnited States Seventh Circuit
Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of plaintiff's application for Supplemental Security Income is vacated where the administrative law judge did not adequately support his...
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01/20/2005 | 04-2227 |
AG FIN. SERV. v. HUGHESUnited States Seventh Circuit
Bankruptcy Law, Remedies
Punitive damages are unavailable in bankruptcy actions.
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01/19/2005 | 04-1028 |
BENNETT v. FRANKUnited States Seventh Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
Inmates of a private prison are not entitled to the minimum wage provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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01/19/2005 | 04-1959 |
LOUGHMAN v. MALNATI ORG.United States Seventh Circuit
Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment against plaintiff's claims of sexual harassment by her coworkers is reversed where a reasonable jury could find that plaintiff's work...
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01/18/2005 | 04-1564 |
IN RE: WEINSCHNEIDERUnited States Seventh Circuit
Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Contracts
The bankruptcy court properly denied plaintiff's claim for attorney fees where attorney fees cannot be recovered as an administrative expense for...
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01/18/2005 | 04-1828 |