United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

PREMCOR, INC. v. AM. HOME ASSURANCE CO.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Defendant-insurance company is not required to pay the defense costs that plaintiff incurred in an underlying litigation where, under the language of...

KNOX v. US

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for racketeering is affirmed where the district judge's determination, that defendant was responsible for distributing a quantity...

IAO v. GONZALES

Immigration Law
Plaintiff's petition for review is granted where the immigration judge's opinion cannot be regarded as reasoned, and plaintiff is entitled to a...

IN RE: ALLSTATE INS. CO.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
The district court erred in certifying a class of plaintiffs under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(b)(2), who allege that their employer constructively discharged...

CASEY K. v. ST. ANN CMTY. HIGH SCH.

Education Law
The district court properly required defendant-school district to fund plaintiff-student's education, during his parents' challenge to his...

WINNICZEK v. NAGELBERG

Civil Procedure, Contracts

US v. KEMPF

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence is affirmed where exigent circumstances justified police officer's initial warrantless entry into...

TORRY v. NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination suit alleging age discrimination, the parties litigated the issue by implied consent. However, summary judgment in...

US v. MARTIN

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's conviction for the illegal possession of weapons is affirmed over his claim that the warrant used by police was invalid and therefore...

US v. TURNER

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for a money laundering conviction is reversed where the sentence enhancements exceeded the maximum authorized by the facts...