United States Seventh Circuit - June 2009 Opinion Summaries

US v. Rolls-Royce Corp.

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In an employment termination action brought under the False Claims Act, district court judgment is reversed where: 1) the special status of the United...

Stainback v. Dixon

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a Fourth Amendment action brought against police officers, district court judgment grant of summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where: 1)...

US v. Huffstatler

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence for producing child pornography is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not err in sentencing defendant, as the court was not obligated...

Von der Ruhr v. Immtech Int'l, Inc.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In an action for breach of a licensing contract and tortious interference with contract, district court judgment is affirmed where: 1) the court did...

Stephens v. Erickson

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an action for employment discrimination and retaliation, district court's grant of summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff...

US v. Cole

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Appeal of a sentence imposed by the district court for defendant's drug possession is dismissed where the district court did not nullify defendant's...

Kerr- McGee Chemical Corp. v. Lefton Iron & Metal Co.

Civil Procedure
Appeal of a district court judgment is dismissed for want of jurisdiction, as the judgment was not final in regards to the question of damages and the...

Estate of Angela Enoch v. Tienor

Attorney's Fees
In a dispute involving attorney's fees, district court order is reversed where, in cases which involve more than a nominal award, a fee award should...

Buchanan-Moore v. County of Milwaukee

Civil Rights
In a civil rights action, district court's grant of defendants' motion to dismiss on the pleadings is affirmed where plaintiffs do not state a claim...

Farr v. St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers

Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination action, district court judgment is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff was not discriminated against and fired because of his...