United States Seventh Circuit - April 2019 Opinion Summaries
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Carter v. City of Alton, IllinoisUnited States Seventh Circuit
Civil Procedure
Held that a plaintiff should have been given an opportunity to withdraw her voluntary dismissal motion, in a lawsuit against a municipality. Vacated...
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04/30/2019 | 18‐2636 |
Stockbridge-Munsee Community v. State of WisconsinUnited States Seventh Circuit
Indian Law, Gaming Law
Held that an Indian tribe's claims were time-barred in a dispute with another tribe that operated a nearby casino.
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04/30/2019 | 18-1449 |
Burgos-Noeller v. WojdyloUnited States Seventh Circuit
International Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Held that an accused murderer's challenge to Mexico's request to extradite him went beyond the narrow role for courts in the extradition process....
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04/29/2019 | 18-2723 |
Abdollahzadeh v. Mandarich Law Group, LLPUnited States Seventh Circuit
Debt Collection
Held that a debt collector was not liable for time-barred efforts to collect a credit-card debt, because the statute of limitations mistake was a bona...
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04/29/2019 | 18-1904 |
Tran v. Minnesota Life Insurance Co.United States Seventh Circuit
Insurance Law
In a dispute over life insurance coverage, held that a policy exclusion was applicable because a man's death from engaging in an act known as...
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04/29/2019 | 18-1723 |
Builders NAB LLC v. FDICUnited States Seventh Circuit
Banking Law
Held that a bank may not proceed with its claim that the FDIC gave it an unfairly low rating of financial strength, causing it to have to pay too much...
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04/25/2019 | 18-2799 |
Surgery Center at 900 North Michigan Avenue, LLC v. American Physicians Assurance Corp.United States Seventh Circuit
Health Law, Insurance Law
Held that an insurance company was not liable for bad faith for failing to settle a medical malpractice claim for the policy limit. Affirmed a JMOL...
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04/25/2019 | 18‐2622 |
GEFT Outdoors, LLC v. City of WestfieldUnited States Seventh Circuit
Government Law, Constitutional Law
Affirmed an order enjoining a company from installing a digital billboard pending the outcome of its constitutional challenge to the city's sign...
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04/25/2019 | 18‐3236 |
US v. BondsUnited States Seventh Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirmed a defendant's conviction for bank robbery, rejecting his argument that he should have been allowed to introduce additional evidence about...
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04/24/2019 | 18-2670 |
Ruano v. BarrUnited States Seventh Circuit
Immigration Law
Granted an alien's petition for review, holding that he demonstrated eligibility for asylum. The Mexican citizen had been kidnapped and tortured by...
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04/24/2019 | 18-2337 |