United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

In re: Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC Mortgage Servicing Litig.

Administrative Law, Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit alleging numerous charges against mortgage companies, denial of motion to dismiss is affirmed where the case was largely unripe for a...

US v. Nelson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence on a drug conspiracy charge is affirmed where the district court did not err in determining defendant's initial offense level for purposes of...

Gutierrez-Almazan v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review of a removal order is granted and the matter remanded to the BIA where the court is unable to determine from the BIA's conclusory...

Zeigler Coal Co. v. Office of Worker's Comp. Programs

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Insurance Law, Workers' Compensation
A coal company's petition for review of an award of black lung benefits to a mine worker is denied, and the award affirmed, over petitioner's...

US v. Gibson

Criminal Law & Procedure
Convictions for mail and wire fraud and conspiracy are affirmed where the 7th Circuit had the authority to vacate defendant's original plea, and...

Stevens v. McBride

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a petition for habeas corpus, judgment of the district court is affirmed to the extent that it denied habeas corpus relief with respect to...

BSC Ins. Co. v. Guy Carpenter & Co, Inc.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a suit alleging that a reinsurance intermediary failed to obtain adequate reinsurance for plaintiff, summary judgment for defendant is reversed...

US v. Harris

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, White Collar Crime
Sentence for defrauding investors through the use of interstate wires is affirmed where: 1) the district court correctly determined that defendant's...

US v. Prude

Criminal Law & Procedure, Elections, Evidence
Conviction for voter fraud is affirmed over defendant's challenge to three rulings at trial concerning the admission of testimony, the denial of an...

TAS Distrib Co., Inc. v. Cummins Engine Co., Inc.

Contracts, Remedies
In a suit involving a co-exclusive license to use plaintiff's idle-control technology for heavy-duty truck engines, summary judgment for defendant is...