United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Hassan v. Holder

Immigration Law
Petition for review of an order denying asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture is denied where: 1) the...

Fry v. Exelon Corp. Cash Balance Pension Plan

ERISA
In a dispute involving pension benefits, district court judgment is affirmed where under ERISA an age is the normal retirement age because the pension...

Glaser v. Wound Care Consultants, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Health Law
In a qui tam action brought under the False Claims Act, district court judgment dismissing plaintiff's complaint for lack of subject-matter...

Nelson v. Miller

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Remedies
In a prisoner civil rights action brought under the First Amendment, the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, and the Illinois...

Trustees of the Chicago Plastering Institute Pension Trust v. Cork Plastering Co.

ERISA, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought under the Labor Management Relations Act and ERISA, district court judgment is affirmed where: 1) the court did not err in...

US v. Myers

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Conviction and sentence for attempted arson is affirmed where: 1) even if the government erred and made improper statements at closing, defendant was...

US v. Rolls-Royce Corp.

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In an employment termination action brought under the False Claims Act, district court judgment is reversed where: 1) the special status of the United...

Stainback v. Dixon

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a Fourth Amendment action brought against police officers, district court judgment grant of summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where: 1)...

US v. Huffstatler

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence for producing child pornography is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not err in sentencing defendant, as the court was not obligated...

Von der Ruhr v. Immtech Int'l, Inc.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In an action for breach of a licensing contract and tortious interference with contract, district court judgment is affirmed where: 1) the court did...