United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

FOWLER v. SHADEL

Bankruptcy Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law
When a corporation files for bankruptcy, shareholders in the corporation do not have an equitable interest in the property of the corporation after...

BLAND v. FIATALLIS N. AM. INC.

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit for retirement benefits, summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer is reversed where the "lifetime" language in defendant's plan...

US v. WADE

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's drug conviction is affirmed over his claim that he was "illegally detained" by police officers.

HASAN v. US DEP'T OF LABOR

Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff's suit, alleging retaliatory failure to hire, is dismissed where there is substantial evidence that defendant-employer had legitimate,...

ROBERTS & SCHAEFER CO. v. OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMP. PROGRAMS

Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Benefits awarded to defendant under the Black Lung Benefits Act are affirmed over plaintiff's challenges that 1) the claim for benefits is...

CROWLEY v. MCKINNEY

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Family Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's suit, alleging that defendant-principal's failure to give certain notices to non-custodial parents deprives him of a...

RUIZ v. CONT'L CAS. CO.

Labor & Employment Law
In a suit for long-term disability benefits, summary judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where its decision to not extend benefits to plaintiff...

SKYLINK TECH. INC. v. ASSURANCE CO. OF AM.

Contracts, False Advertising, Insurance Law
In an insurance coverage dispute, summary judgment in favor of defendant-insurer is affirmed where it was not contractually obligated to defend...

SZUCZ-TOLDY v. GONZALES

Immigration Law

WALSH v. US DEP'T OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Administrative Law, Government Law
An individual making a Freedom of Information Act request is without recourse if an agency belatedly complies with that request.