United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Ramirez-Gutierrez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence for illegal reentry is affirmed where the district judge adequately considered defendant's non-frivolous arguments for a lower sentence, and...

Bannon v. Univ. of Chicago

Civil Rights, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit against a university alleging denials of promotions, discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII, summary judgment for...

Hunt Constr. Group, Inc. v. Allianz Global Risks U.S. Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts, Insurance Law
In an action by a construction company to collect on an insurance policy for delays in the construction of a terminal facility at the Detroit airport...

US v. Gilbert

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Petition for a writ of mandamus ordering the district court to proceed with a hearing concerning a defendant's guilty plea is granted where the...

US v. Spirk

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Conviction and sentence for one count of mail fraud is reversed where the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction. Conviction and...

US v. Collins

Criminal Law & Procedure, International Law, Sentencing
A district court order finding defendant in breach of a plea agreement requiring him to assist in the location and forfeiture of drug proceeds is...

Weyerhaeuser Co. v. US R.R. Ret. Bd.

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
Determination of the Railroad Retirement Board that four employees were entitled to retroactive Railroad Retirement Act service credit beyond the four...

Taylor-Holmes v. Office of the Cook County Public Guardian

Civil Procedure, Family Law
Appeal from a dismissal of plaintiff's lawsuit against a child protective agency is dismissed where a letter sent to the plaintiff by the district...

Sanchez & Daniels v. Koresko & Assocs.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In an action seeking a declaration that plaintiff was not obligated to pay for certain legal services, the panel adopts the district court's decision...

Lorillard Tobacco Co., Inc. v. A&E Oil, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark infringement action by a cigarette manufacturer against a retailer alleging the sale of counterfeit cigarettes, an award of attorney's...