United States Seventh Circuit - November 2010 Opinion Summaries

US v. Nunez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence
In a prosecution of defendant for knowingly and intentionally possessing over 500 grams of cocaine with intent to distribute, district court's...

US v. Maulding

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
District court's imposition of a below-Guidelines range 240-month sentence followed by a life term of supervised release upon a defendant convicted of...

Am. Bank v. City of Menasha

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Evidence, Government Law, Securities Law
In a class action suit against a city claiming that it had violated federal securities law by failing to disclose to prospective buyers of bonds...

Clifford v. Crop Prod. Serv., Inc.

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Agriculture, Contracts
In a corn farmer's negligence suit against a supplier of herbicides, district court's grant of defendant's motion for summary judgment is affirmed...

O'Connor-Spinner v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
District court's affirmance of the Social Security Administration's denial of claimant's 2004 application for Supplemental Security Income and...

Mata-Guerrero v. Holder

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Immigration Law
Mexican citizen's petition for review of the BIA's affirmance of an IJ's denial of petitioner's application for a 212(c) waiver, on the ground that...

Liang v. Holder

Government Law, Immigration Law
Chinese citizen's petition for review of the BIA's denial of a motion to reopen and again apply for asylum, withholding of removal and CAT protection,...

Dexia Credit Local v. Rogan

Government Law, Judgement Enforcement, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Remedies, Civil Procedure
In plaintiff's suit for supplemental proceedings, requesting turnover of assets held in trusts that defendant had established, including trusts in the...

Nightingale Home Healthcare, Inc. v. Anodyne Therapy, LLC

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark, Remedies
In a home healthcare services provider's suit against a seller of infrared lamps under the Lanham Act, district court's award of defendant's request...

Kimmel v. W. Reserve Life Ins. Co. of Ohio

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a widow's suit against an insurer, for denying coverage of her claim pursuant to her deceased husband's life insurance benefits under the terms of...