United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Springman v. AIG Marketing Inc and Illinois National Insurance Co

Civil Procedure
In a civil action, the lower court's order denying the plaintiff's petition to remand the suit to state court is affirmed where, before passage of the...

Chatta v. Mukasey

Immigration Law
Petition for review of a denial of an application for asylum, withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture is denied where:...

Lewis v. Sch. Dist. #70

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Education Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit against an employer and officers of the employer alleging violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act as well as state contract and tort...

US v. Bush

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence for distributing crack cocaine is remanded for resentencing where it is unclear from the record whether the district court would have imposed...

US v. Omole

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In cross-appeals over sentences for identity theft, one sentence is vacated where the district judge abused his discretion by failing to enunciate...

US v. Sorich

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Sentencing
Convictions and sentences for mail fraud and making materially false statements to federal investigators in relation to patronage appointments in the...

Young v. US

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a denial of a petition for habeas corpus, certificate of appealability is vacated and the appeal dismissed where the prisoner had no constitutional...

Springman v. AIG Mktg.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Insurance Law
In a class action suit against insurers alleging that defendants violated fraud and consumer protection law by underpaying accident insurance claims...

BASF AG v. Great Am. Assurance Co.

Contracts, Drugs & Biotech, Insurance Law
In a suit seeking to recover damages from defendants-insurers for their failure to defend and indemnify plaintiff during a suit over the marketing of...

Murray v. New Cingular Wireless Servs., Inc.

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law
In a consolidation of three suits under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the judgments of the district courts are affirmed where: 1) the offer of a free...