United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

EMPLOYERS INS. OF WAUSAU v. TITAN INT'L, INC.

Contracts, Insurance Law
In a contract dispute, judgment in favor of plaintiff is affirmed where defendant failed to rebut plaintiff's production of the contract, and its...

NATIVE AM. ARTS, INC. v. WALDRON CORP.

Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising, Indian Law
A non-Indian maker of jewelry, who designs jewelry to look like it was made by Indians, is free to advertise the similarity; but, if the word "Indian"...

HOR v. GONZALES

Immigration Law
A stay of removal pending final disposition cannot be issued unless the alien shows by clear and convincing evidence that the entry or execution of...

US v. LLOYD

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant sentence is affirmed where his request for permission to commence a second collateral attack does not satisfy the criteria under 28 U.S.C....

J.W. PETERS, INC. v. LOCAL UNION 1

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff's unilateral repudiation of a pre-hire agreement was lawful under the "one-man unit" rule, and such repudiation of the contract relieved it...

EISENCORP, INC. v. ROCKY MOUNTAIN RADAR, INC.

Contracts
Summary judgment against plaintiff's suit, alleging that defendant terminated the parties' dealership agreement in violation of the Wisconsin Fair...

WILLIAMS v. LAMPE

Injury and Tort Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law

US v. LEE

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for illegal possession of a firearm is affirmed over his claim that the district judge violated the sixth amendment when making...

FRANKLIN v. MCCAUGHTRY

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of plaintiff's petition for a writ of habeas corpus is reversed where his trial judge was actually biased since the only inference that can be...

CERROS v. STEEL TECH. INC.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a hostile work environment claim, judgment in favor of defendant-employer is reversed where the district court made inconsistent factual findings...