United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

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

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Judgement Enforcement, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit to enforce an arbitration award in favor of a union against a railroad, dismissal of the suit is reversed and remanded with instructions to...

e360 Insight v. The Spamhaus Project

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In a suit by an email marketing firm against a spam watchdog group after the watchdog group placed the marketing firm on its spam "blacklist," default...

US v. Webster

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence for a battery that occurred on an Indian reservation is affirmed where a sentencing enhancement for the infliction of permanent or...

US v. Hamilton

Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction for multiple counts of mail and wire fraud is affirmed over defendant's challenge to a jury instruction where, regardless of whether...

Autotech Techs. v. Integral Research & Dev. Corp.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, International Law, Sanctions
In a dispute over an exclusivity agreement, a contempt order against defendant is vacated and remanded where: 1) the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act...

Wade v. Soo Line R.R. Corp.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions
In a personal injury suit against an employer, dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where the district court did not abuse its discretion since the...

US v. Dowthard

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction on drug and weapons charges is affirmed over defendant's appeal of the denial of his motion to suppress evidence where there was no clear...

Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London v. Argonaut Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law, International Law
In a dispute over selection of an arbitration panel to hear a reinsurance dispute, summary judgment for petitioners confirming the panel is affirmed...

In the Matter of: City of Chicago

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
On a motion requesting clarification after an order requiring a civil plaintiff to pay filing fees and costs after determination that his motions to...

US v. Canty

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction for counterfeiting money is vacated where the district court erred in excluding portions of defendant's testimony on grounds of failure to...