United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

In re: Sidebottom

Bankruptcy Law, Construction, Contracts, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
Dismissal of debtor's Chapter 13 bankruptcy case is affirmed in a case involving allegations of fraud in the breach of a construction contract where...

Tober v. Graco Children's Prods., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Jury verdict for defendant in a product liability action under Indiana state law involving the death of plaintiff's child is affirmed over plaintiff's...

US v. Medina

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Defendants' convictions for drug and firearms offenses involving defendants' membership in a street gang are affirmed over their claims of error, but...

Van De Sande v. Van De Sande

Civil Procedure, Family Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
Summary judgment for plaintiff seeking return of his children under the International Child Abduction Remedies Act is reversed where defendant...

Gentle v. Barnhart

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of plaintiff's application for social security disability benefits is reversed where the administrative judge's analysis of the evidence was...

US v. Lopez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for bank robbery and carrying and brandishing a weapon during a bank robbery is affirmed over his claim of error regarding...

In re Baker

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law, Debt Collection
A lienholder on a vehicle has no duty to reperfect its interest simply because an owner moves with their vehicle to a different state and neglects to...

US v. Bokhari

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendants' sentences for mail fraud and money laundering are vacated where the district court erred in failing to make precise calculations of the...

Harper v. Vigilant Ins. Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Summary judgment for defendant-insurer in a claim for damages incurred relating to HIV infection is affirmed where the assignor of rights to pursue...

Metro. Milwaukee Ass'n of Commerce v. Milwaukee County

Commercial Law, Contracts, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Grant of summary judgment for defendant-county is reversed in a suit to enjoin enforcement of a county ordinance regarding certain requirements for...