United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Allan Block Corp. v. County Materials Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent, Remedies
In a suit alleging breach of patent licensing contracts, judgment for plaintiff is affirmed in part and reversed in part where: 1) res judicata did...

Darst v. Interstate Brands Corp.

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging that plaintiff's termination violated the Family and Medical Leave Act, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where: 1) the...

US v. Tyler

Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction for possessing crack with intent to distribute is vacated where the officers who detained defendant did so without reasonable suspicion of...

Patriot Homes, Inc. v. Forest River Housing, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets
In a suit alleging copyright infringement and violation of the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act after a modular home designer began using the same...

US v. Ryals

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence for distributing cocaine base is vacated and remanded where the district court abused its discretion in denying the defense counsel's motion...

US v. McIlrath

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence for traveling across state lines to have sex with a minor is affirmed where: 1) remarks of the judge at sentencing discharged his duty to...

US v. Neal

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Revocation of supervised release and imposition of an additional sentence for operating an illegal gambling business, money laundering and tax evasion...

Gilbert v. Cook

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In a suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 alleging that prison officer violated plaintiff's rights under the Eighth Amendment, judgment as a matter of...

Miyler v. Village of East Galesburg

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claiming violation of plaintiff's Fourteenth Amendment rights after he lost his position as chief of police,...

Sain v. Wood

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law
In a suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claiming that the conditions of confinement for a person under civil commitment violated the Fourteenth...