United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Toney v. L'Oreal

Copyright, Intellectual Property, Media Law
Plaintiff's right of publicity claim, under the Illinois Right of Publicity Act, is not preempted by federal copyright law.

US v. Baker

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for a bank robbery conviction is remanded pursuant to US v. Booker, 125 S.Ct. 738 (2005).

Van Bumble v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In a personal injury lawsuit, plaintiff's motion for a new trial, disputing the jury's damage award, is denied where the damages awarded are...

US v. Carpenter

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Denial of defendant's motion to suppress is affirmed over his claim that his detention was unreasonably long.

US .v Arroyo

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's drug conviction is affirmed; however, a limited remand is ordered to determine whether the sentencing judge would have imposed a different...

US v. Goldberg

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A two-level "vulnerable victim" enhancement applied to defendant's sentence for a mail fraud conviction is entitled to limited remand pursuant to US...

Moser v. Indiana Dep't of Corr.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination suit, judgment in favor of defendant-employer is affirmed where defendant's comments, of a sexual nature, made to...

Labojewski v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
The deportation reinstatement provision of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA), 8 U.S.C. section 1231(a)(5), is...

US v. Jaimes-Jaimes

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence enhancement is vacated where his prior conviction for discharging a firearm into a vehicle or building does not qualify as a...

US v. Delatorre

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