United States Eighth Circuit - June 2003 Opinion Summaries

US v. ROEBKE

Criminal Law & Procedure
District court did not err in overturning a Batson challenge to the government's peremptory strike of an African-American jury venire member.

LINVILLE v. SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO.

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GEBHARDT v. CONAGRA FOODS, INC.

Securities Law
Plaintiffs stated a claim for fraud, and the district court erred in dismissing the action under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as 1)...

REEDY v. QUEBECOR PRINTING EAGLE, INC.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff's evidence of incidents of racial harassment made out a submissible claim based on hostile work environment, and the district court erred in...

SHIPLEY v. ARKANSAS BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD

ERISA, Insurance Law
Misrepresentation as to a material matter in an application for an ERISA-governed insurance policy is a sufficient ground to rescind the policy, and...

U.S. v. BANKS

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U.S. v. LOGAN

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CAVEGN v. TWIN CITY PIPE

ERISA, Health Law
District court did not err in granting the pension plan trustee's motion for summary judgment based on its conclusions that the trustees properly...

U.S. v. ANDIS

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Where defendant enters into a plea agreement that contained a valid waiver of his appellate rights and the sentence imposed was not illegal, the...

US v. CHESBOROUGH

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
District court did not err in departing upwards from the guideline range, based on its belief that defendant's criminal history score did not...