United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

In Re: Household Int'l Tax Reduction Plan

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Grant of class action status to an ERISA suit is affirmed where the district court did not abuse its discretion in allowing the unnamed members of the...

Jones v. Patrick and Assocs. Detective Agency, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant in a negligence case founded on respondeat superior is reversed and remanded where an assault against two jailed youths...

U.S. v. Owens

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence for three counts of bank robbery is affirmed where: 1) application of the Booker standard to a crime that occurred before 2005 does not...

Cherry v. Auburn Gear, Inc.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendants in a suit for lifetime benefits under a collectively bargained insurance agreement is affirmed where the language of...

Dechert v. Cadle Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Debt Collection, Sanctions
Appeal of an award of attorney's fees to plaintiff in an action to collect on a debt is affirmed, but request for sanctions denied, where the...

CUNA Mut. Ins. Soc'y v. Int'l Union 39

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions
Sanctions against plaintiff in challenge to an arbitration award are affirmed where plaintiff's claims were meritless and very unlikely to succeed in...

Dougherty v. Indiana Bell Tel. Co.

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Summary judgment for defendant in an action by an employee against an employer for insurance benefits is affirmed where: 1) there was no evidence of...

Mabasa v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Immigration Law, International Law
Petition for review under the REAL ID Act of BIA decision denying petitioner's application for asylum and other relief is denied over the petitioner's...

Kobugabe v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review of an order denying withholding of removal is denied where the petitioner did not satisfy the requirements of 8 U.S.C....

Cecaj v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Immigration Law
Petition for review of denial of asylum and order of removal is granted and the case remanded to the BIA where the immigration judge placed the burden...