United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Stephens v. Erickson

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an action for employment discrimination and retaliation, district court's grant of summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff...

US v. Cole

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Appeal of a sentence imposed by the district court for defendant's drug possession is dismissed where the district court did not nullify defendant's...

Kerr- McGee Chemical Corp. v. Lefton Iron & Metal Co.

Civil Procedure
Appeal of a district court judgment is dismissed for want of jurisdiction, as the judgment was not final in regards to the question of damages and the...

Estate of Angela Enoch v. Tienor

Attorney's Fees
In a dispute involving attorney's fees, district court order is reversed where, in cases which involve more than a nominal award, a fee award should...

Buchanan-Moore v. County of Milwaukee

Civil Rights
In a civil rights action, district court's grant of defendants' motion to dismiss on the pleadings is affirmed where plaintiffs do not state a claim...

Farr v. St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers

Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination action, district court judgment is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff was not discriminated against and fired because of his...

Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp.

Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act's retaliation provision, district court judgment against plaintiff is affirmed where: 1) the...

Krolnik v. The Prudential Ins. Co. of Am.

Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a dispute involving disability insurance benefits, district court judgment is vacated in part and remanded where there is a dispute about whether...

Bakery Machinery & Fabrication, Inc. v. Traditional Baking, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Professional Malpractice
District court order denying plaintiff's motion to vacate the default judgment against it is affirmed where plaintiff's claim for relief under Fed. R....

Illinois Sch. Dist. Agency v. Pacific Ins. Co., Ltd.

Contracts, Insurance Law
In a breach of contract action, district court judgment is reversed where: 1) the court erred in its grant of summary judgment for defendant on the...