United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Jaskolski v. Daniels

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In a suit seeking an injunction to prevent the disclosure of files for use in a malicious prosecution claim, the district court properly enjoined...

Bricks, Inc. v. US EPA

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Environmental Law
The award of legal fees and expenses to plaintiff, for successfully defending against defendant-EPA's claim that it violated the Clean Water act, was...

Montgomery v. Uchtman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of plaintiff's habeas corpus petition is affirmed over his claims that 1)the trial and sentencing violated due process, 2)he received...

US v. Oakland City Univ.

Education Law, Injury & Tort Law
Defendant-University, seeking federal subsidies under the Higher Education Act, violated the False Claims Act when it paid a recruiter contingent fees...

Brill v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law
In a class action alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the district judge erred when he rejected defendant's argument that...

Anchor Glass v. Buschmeier

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Plaintiff's suit to reclaim money loaned to defendant is dismissed where a prior arbitration award barred plaintiff's claims under res judicata.

Gordon v. ExxonMobile Corp.

Civil Rights, Government Benefits, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment dispute, summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer is affirmed where plaintiff's application for Social Security Disability...

US v. Lafuente

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for a drug conviction is remanded in light of US v. Booker, 125 S.Ct. 738 (2005).

Kauffman v. Fed. Express Corp.

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment dispute, defendant is entitled to leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act where the district court misread a medical...

Illinois Dep't of Revenue v. Haslett/Judy Oil, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Government Law, Tax Law
Defendant's proposed re-organization plan is unacceptable under section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code where it does not explicitly account for interest...