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