United States Seventh Circuit - February 2008 Opinion Summaries

US v. Caputo

Asset Forfeiture, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Health Law, Sentencing
Convictions on charges related to the sale of an unapproved medical device are affirmed where: 1) a larger version of a previously approved device was...

Dewitt v. Proctor Hosp.

ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit against a hospital alleging multiple forms of discrimination, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed in part and reversed in part where:...

US v. Bland

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction for bank robbery is affirmed where: 1) there was no Brady violation since evidence suppressed by the prosecution was not material to an...

Levy v. Minnesota Life Ins. Co.

Contracts, Health Law, Insurance Law
In a dispute over disability insurance coverage, summary judgment in favor of defendant-insurer is affirmed where the illness resulting from a past...

Khan v. Mukasey

Immigration Law
Petition for review of a denial of a request for a discretionary waiver of inadmissibility and an application for an adjustment of status is dismissed...

Tchemkou v. Mukasey

Attorney's Fees, Immigration Law
After the grant of a petition for review of a BIA decision, petitioner's motion for attorney's fees and costs is granted where the government's...

Segal v. Geisha NYC, LLC

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a suit by a co-founder of a restaurant alleging trademark infringement by the other co-founders during an expansion of the restaurant, dismissal of...

Ty Inc. v. Softbelly's, Inc

Intellectual Property, Sanctions, Trademark
In a suit for trademark infringement between two manufacturers of "beanie" stuffed animals, sanctions against plaintiff for litigation misconduct are...

Obriecht v. Frank

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a suit alleging that plaintiff was denied procedural due process when he was transferred to a mental health facility and forced to take...

Tyrer v. City of South Beloit

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit alleging that a city demolished plaintiff's house without due process of law or just compensation, denial of a motion to lift a stay on...