United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Knafel v. Chicago Sun-Times, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's defamation action against defendant-newspaper is affirmed where her complaint failed to properly state a claim.

Sobieski v. Ispat Island, Inc.

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Dismissal of plaintiff's Jones Act claim is affirmed where no reasonable jury could find that defendant-employer is liable for plaintiff's injuries...

US v. Blaylock

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for armed bank robbery is remanded pursuant to US v. Paladino, 401 F.3d 471 (7th Cir. 2005).

US v. Soy

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for arson is remanded pursuant to US v. Paladino, 401 F.3d 471 (7th Cir. 2005).

US v. Lee

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's drug conviction is affirmed over his claim that the police violated his Miranda rights by interrogating him after he invoked his right to...

US v. Stigler

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's conviction for conspiring to make counterfeit checks is reversed where he was prejudiced by a fatal variance between the indictment and...

Nanda v. Moss

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination suit, the district court properly denied defendant qualified immunity since he violated plaintiff's clearly...

McClain v. Retail Food Employers

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of plaintiff's pension benefits is affirmed over his claim that his pension plan violated ERISA's standard for handling accrued benefits.

Bandeis Mach. v. NLRB

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
The National Labor Relations Board properly determined that plaintiff violated the National Labor Relations Act through its conduct in response to...

Orum v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In litigation concerning unpaid tax liabilities, defendant-Commissioner did not abuse his discretion in concluding that the IRS was entitled to levy...