United States Seventh Circuit - July 2008 Opinion Summaries

US v. Pira

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, White Collar Crime
Sentence for fraud and counterfeiting is affirmed where: 1) a loss calculation including relevant but uncharged conduct was properly calculated; 2) a...

Moldenhauer v. Tazewell-Pekin Consol. Communications Ctr.

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) suit by an employee terminated for excessive absenteeism, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where:...

US v. Gladish

Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Evidence
Conviction under 18 U.S.C. section 2422(b) for attempting to induce a minor to engage in sexual activity is reversed where merely transmitting...

Franciscan Skemp Healthcare, Inc. v. Cent. States Joint Bd. Health & Welfare Trust Fund

Civil Procedure, Contracts, ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law
In a suit for negligent misrepresentation and estoppel over defendant-benefit plan's refusal to pay for medical services provided by...

Evers v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In an action against the Social Security Administration alleging due process and regulatory violations in the termination of a medical consulting...

Parrott v. US

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an inmate's suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) alleging that prison officials failed to protect him from being attacked by another...

Hall v. Forest River, Inc.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a Title VII suit for sex discrimination, constructive discharge, and retaliation, judgment as a matter of law on the retaliation claim is affirmed...

Stallings v. US

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Denial of a habeas corpus petition based on claims of ineffective assistance of counsel is vacated and remanded where: 1) appellate counsel's failure...

IFC Credit Corp. v. Burton Indus., Inc.

Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Evidence
In a suit over a lease for telecommunications equipment, summary judgment for defendant-lessee is affirmed where: 1) the Illinois parol evidence rule...

Fabriko Acquisition Corp. v. Prokos

Commercial Law, Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Property Law & Real Estate, Sanctions
In a contract suit arising from the failed purchase of a piece of property, summary judgment for defendants and Rule 11 sanctions imposed upon...