United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Goderstad v. American Family Mutal Ins. Co.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute involving insurance liability coverage, district court judgment is affirmed where defendant has no duty to defend the defendant-seller's...

United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 1546 v. Illinois-American Water Co.

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment termination action, district grant of summary judgment in favor of plaintiff and the arbitrator's award for plaintiff is affirmed...

US v. Taylor

Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not abuse its discretion in declaring a mistrial...

DeBartolo v. HealthSouth Corp.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Health Law
In a federal action claiming breach of the Anti-Kickback Act, district court order dismissing the case for failure to state a claim is vacated where...

Matrisciano v. Randle.

Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
District court grant of summary judgment on plaintiff's First Amendment retaliation claim is affirmed where it was not clearly established at the time...

US v. Hoke

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Conviction for receipt and possession of child pornography where: 1) the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendant's motion to...

R.R. Street & Co., Inc. v. Vulcan Materials Co.

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law
In a diversity action for declaratory relief and money damages related to defendant's refusal to defend and indemnify plaintiff in several underlying...

Hallinan v. Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge No. 7

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought against a union alleging First and Fourteenth Amendment violations pursuant to 42 U.S.C. sec. 1983, district court judgment...

Hammer v. Ashcroft

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Media Law
District court judgment is affirmed where Institution Supplement THA 1480.05A banning person-to-person meetings between reporters and inmates of the...

US v. Dodds

Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction for firearms possession is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not abuse its discretion in allowing reference to defendant's legal...