United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Britton v. Astrue

Evidence, Government Benefits, Health Law
Denial of Social Security disability benefits is affirmed where: 1) data forming the foundation of the testimony of a vocational expert that...

US v. Sawyer

Criminal Law & Procedure
Orders of restitution are affirmed where a judgment of conviction need not contain a schedule of restitution payments to be made during incarceration,...

Bhd. of Locomotive Eng'rs & Trainmen v. Union Pacific R.R. Co.

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a suit by a union contesting employment actions taken by a railroad, dismissal of the suit is reversed where the National Railroad Adjustment Board...

Fed. Ins. Co. v. Arthur Andersen LLP

Contracts, Insurance Law
In a declaratory action over an insurer's duty to defend or indemnify, judgment for the defendant-insured is reversed where the plaintiff-insurer was...

Wendler & Ezra, P.C. v. Am. Int'l Group, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
In a defamation case involving postings to an Internet forum, summary judgment for defendant is vacated and remanded where, although the court...

Ambrosia Land Invs., LLC v. Peabody Coal Co.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit concerning damage to plaintiffs' property as a result of mine subsidence, summary judgment for defendant is reversed where plaintiffs'...

Arpin v. US

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Military Law, Professional Malpractice, Remedies
In a medical malpractice wrongful death suit against a civilian doctor and a military doctor, judgment for plaintiff is affirmed in part where the...

Williams v. Airborne Express, Inc.

Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a suit alleging racial discrimination in plaintiff's termination, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where plaintiff did not establish a...

Supreme Laundry Serv., L.L.C. v. Hartford Cas. Ins. Co.

Contracts, Insurance Law
In a suit alleging that plaintiff's insurer had a duty to defend it in litigation against a competitor, judgment in favor of defendant-insurer is...

Ali v. Mukasey

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
Petition for review of a finding that a resident alien's criminal offense was one of moral turpitude such that a waiver of ineligibility for admission...