United States Seventh Circuit - November 2009 Opinion Summaries

Musch v. Domtar Indus., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, seeking compensation for the time spent changing clothes and showering at...

US v. Harris

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
District court's conviction of defendant for being a felon in possession of a firearm and of possessing a mixture containing crack cocaine with the...

Ford v. Minteq Shapes & Serv., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's Title VII case against his employer claiming racial harassment, wage discrimination, and retaliation, summary judgment for employer is...

Little Co. of Mary Hosp. v. Sebelius

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
Judgment of the district court affirming Provider Reimbursement Board's (Board) dismissal of plaintiff-hospital's request that their assigned Medicare...

Sherwood v. Marquette Transp. Co., LLC

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit against his employer under the Jones Act and general maritime law for injuries he suffered while working as a deckhand,...

Hukic v. Aurora Loan Serv.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiff's suit against defendants claiming breach of contract, tortious interference, and violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, arising...

Curia v. Nelson

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Evidence, Securities Law
In parties' dispute over the terms of a stock purchase agreement entered into in 1989 and several modification of the agreement over the next decade...

Scruggs v. Garst Seed Co.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action raising claims of retaliation and a hostile work environment, summary judgment in favor of plaintiff's former employer is affirmed where:...

US v. Miller

Asset Forfeiture, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
District court's order to destroy 34 firearms and for defendant to collect just compensation from the government arising from his conviction of aiding...

Boyer v. Crown Stock Distrib., Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, M&A
In Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings in which the trustee filed an adversary action against the defendants claiming fraudulent conveyance under the...