United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Vendetti v. Compass Envtl., Inc.

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a breach of contract action, district court's grant of plaintiff's motion for summary judgment is reversed where there was no breach of the...

United Air Lines, Inc. v Air Line Pilots Ass'n

Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a labor dispute between United Airlines and the pilots union, district court's grant of preliminary injunction against defendants is affirmed...

Mekhtiev v. Holder

Immigration Law
Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing plaintiff's appeal of judgment denying asylum is affirmed where substantial evidence supports the...

Marion v. City of Corydon

Criminal Law & Procedure
In a Fourth Amendment excessive force action, district court's grant of defendant's motion for summary judgment is affirmed where there was no Fourth...

Simpson v. Office of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Will County

Labor & Employment Law
In an adverse employment action brought under the Family Medical Leave Act, district court's grant of defendant's motion for summary judgment is...

Contilli v. Local 705 Int'l Bhd. of Teamsters Pension Fund

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA action involving the non-forfeiture of benefits, district court's judgment against plaintiff is vacated and remanded where plaintiff's...

Marion v. Columbia Corr. Inst.

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an equal protection and due process action brought by a prison inmate, district court's dismissal for failure to state a claim is reversed and...

Afzal v. Holder

Immigration Law
Petition for review of a denial of a continuance to seek reinstatement of a revoked visa is dismissed where the court lacks jurisdiction as plaintiff...

Beck v. Dobrowski

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In an action involving a shareholder's proxy vote, district court's judgment is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff's claim under Securities Exchange Act...

Teal v. Potter

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an adverse employment action, district court's grant of defendant's motion for summary judgment is vacated where the proper disposition of the case...