United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

U.S. v. Golden

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Enhancement of a sentence for possession of a firearm by a felon pursuant to the armed career criminal statute is affirmed over defendant's argument...

In the Matter of: UAL Corp. (Pilots' Pension Plan Termination)

Administrative Law, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a series of appeals regarding the disposition of the pension plan for United Airline pilots as part of the company's reorganization, the Pension...

In Re: United Air Lines, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
Dismissal of a challenge to the reorganization plan for United Airlines by an association of its retired pilots on grounds of "ripeness" is reversed,...

U.S. v. LaGrou Dist. Sys., Inc.

Agriculture, Criminal Law & Procedure, Remedies
Convictions for violations of the health and safety codes for cold storage of food products are affirmed over defendant's argument that jury...

U.S. v. Harju

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Suppression of the physical evidence for an indictment on charges of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon is reversed where the executing...

U.S. v. Filipiak

Banking Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence for bank fraud is affirmed where the district court acted reasonably and considered all relevant points under 18 U.S.C. section 3553(a) that...

Zurich Am. Ins. Co. v. Watts Indus., Inc.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law
Determination that all six disputed deductible agreements in a suit over insurance contracts may proceed to arbitration is affirmed where the district...

U.S. v. Lock

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine is vacated and remanded where the district court erred in including prior convictions for...

Hefferman v. Bass

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
Dismissal of an action for legal malpractice, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty is reversed where: 1) the court erroneously applied Illinois'...

BondPro Corp. v. Siemens Power Generation, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Sanctions
On an order to show cause why the parties should not be sanctioned for failure to include a clear jurisdictional statement in their pleadings for this...