United States Seventh Circuit - May 2019 Opinion Summaries
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US v. PiersonUnited States Seventh Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirmed a man's life sentence on drug-trafficking and related firearm charges. Held that the recently enacted federal First Step Act, which lowered...
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05/31/2019 | 18‐1112 |
US v. FennellUnited States Seventh Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Held that there was no plain error in calculating how much restitution a man convicted of fraud owed. Affirmed the decision below.
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05/30/2019 | 18-1969 |
Weil v. Metal Technologies, Inc.United States Seventh Circuit
Labor & Employment Law
Addressed wage claims in a lawsuit filed by employees of an automobile parts manufacturer. The issues concerned alleged time-rounding and deductions...
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05/29/2019 | 18-2556 |
Coleman v. City of Peoria, IllinoisUnited States Seventh Circuit
Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Held that an innocent man wrongfully imprisoned for 19 years could not proceed with his claims that four police officers knowingly fabricated false...
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05/24/2019 | 18‐1742 |
Madison v. U.S. Department of Labor Administrative Review BoardUnited States Seventh Circuit
Labor & Employment Law, Administrative Law
Held that an individual's petition to the Department of Labor's Administrative Review Board was untimely, in a case where she claimed that her...
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05/24/2019 | 18-1800 |
Barrington Music Products, Inc. v. Music and Arts CenterUnited States Seventh Circuit
Trademark, Intellectual Property
Addressed a damages issue in a case where a jury found that a musical instrument retailer infringed another retailer's trademark. Affirmed the denial...
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05/22/2019 | 18‐2945 |
Ortiz-Santiago v. BarrUnited States Seventh Circuit
Immigration Law
Held that an immigration court had jurisdiction over a man's removal proceeding. The fact that the Notice to Appear omitted time-and-place information...
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05/20/2019 | 18-3251 |
McCarty v. Menard, Inc.United States Seventh Circuit
Injury & Tort Law
Held that a man who tripped over a product display sign at a store could not proceed with his personal injury lawsuit. Affirmed summary judgment in...
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05/20/2019 | 18‐3069 |
Varlen Corp. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.United States Seventh Circuit
Environmental Law, Insurance Law
Held that an insurance company did not have to indemnify an insured for the cost of cleaning up groundwater contamination at its industrial sites....
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05/16/2019 | 17-3212 |
Paz v. Portfolio Recovery Associates LLCUnited States Seventh Circuit
Attorney's Fees, Debt Collection
Upheld a significantly reduced fee award in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case where the plaintiff had rejected meaningful settlement offers...
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05/15/2019 | 17-3259 |