United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Lang

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence enhancement for using a firearm in the commission of a felony is affirmed where defendant's trading his gun in exchange for drugs constituted...

Nautilus Ins. Co. v. Reuter

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit by an insurer seeking a declaration that it owed neither defenses nor indemnification to several of its insured companies facing...

Horina v. City of Granite City

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Remedies
In a civil rights suit alleging that plaintiff's First Amendment rights were violated by city ordinances regulating the distribution of handbills,...

US Sec. & Exch. Comm. v. Lyttle

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Remedies, Securities Law, White Collar Crime
In a civil fraud case alleging that defendants sold nonexistent bank-issued securities, imposition of monetary penalties against defendants is...

Baude v. Heath

Agriculture, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law
In a commerce-clause challenge to Indiana's regulations on direct wine shipments, an injunction against enforcement of the contested provisions is...

Speciale v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield Assoc.

Administrative Law, ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA claim for long-term disability benefits, summary judgment for plaintiff is reversed where the administrator reasonably determined that...

US v. Robinson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, White Collar Crime
Sentence for bank fraud is affirmed where defendant's use of counterfeit checks with his own cell phone number on them, allowing him to represent...

Newkirk v. Vill. of Steger

Civil Rights, Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a discrimination and retaliation suit by employees of defendant police department, dismissal with prejudice based on a settlement agreement is...

US v. Henderson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a prosecution for drug and firearms offenses, suppression of evidence obtained in a search consented to by defendant's wife after defendant was...

Cont'l Cas. Co. v. Staffing Concepts, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law, Workers' Compensation
In a suit over workers' compensation insurance policies, an order striking a motion to compel arbitration is dismissed for lack of appellate...