United States Seventh Circuit - June 2010 Opinion Summaries

CWCapital Asset Mgmt. LLC v. Chicago Props., LLC

Banking Law, Commercial Law, Contracts, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiff's suit against defendant-commercial landlord and a mortgagor claiming that plaintiff-mortgage servicer is contractually entitled to money...

Habitat Educ. Ctr. v. US Forest Serv.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
In plaintiff's suit against the U.S. Forest Service challenging the environmental impact statement (EIS) prepared by the agency in connection with a...

US v. Loniello

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a prosecution of three defendants pursuant to the federal bank-robbery statute, 18 U.S.C. section 2113, district court's dismissal of the section...

Malave v. Holder

Administrative Law, Evidence, Immigration Law
A Nicaraguan citizen's petition for review of a decision ordering her removed from the U.S. after a finding that she had paid $1000 to her ex-husband...

Restrepo v. Holder

Administrative Law, Government Law, Immigration Law
A Colombian national's petition for review of a decision denying his application for asylum and related relief is denied where: 1) BIA's denial of...

US v. White

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a prosecution for soliciting a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. section 373, involving the posting on defendant's website of personal...

Kenseth v. Dean Health Plan, Inc.

Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Contracts, ERISA
In plaintiff's suit against her HMO pursuant to ERISA, arising from the denial of coverage for a surgical procedure to resolve the severe acid reflux...

Lincoln Nat'l Life Ins., Co. v. Bezich

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Insurance Law, Securities Law
A petition for permission to appeal, arising from the district court's remand of plaintiff's class action lawsuit against an insurer for breach of...

Pickett v. Sheridan Health Care Ctr.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In plaintiff's Title VII suit against her former employer for being fired in retaliation for her complaints about sexual harassment by residents of...

US v. Womack

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a prosecution of defendant for distributing cocaine base, district court's application of a career offender enhancement when imposing a sentence of...