United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

PARKS v. WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC.

Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
A jury verdict in favor of plaintiff's breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty claims does not support an award of emotional distress and...

FULLER v. US

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's conviction for making a false statement to a financial institution is affirmed over his claim that trial counsel rendered ineffective...

KELSO v. BAYER CORP.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability suit, dismissal of plaintiff's failure-to-warn claim is affirmed where defendant's nasal spray product warning was adequate as...

US v. GREENE-THAPEDI

Civil Procedure, Tax Law
To recover an erroneous tax refund, the government's two-year statute of limitations to file such a suit begins to run on the date when "the check...

BROWN v. BUDZ

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Dismissal of plaintiff-inmate's claim, alleging that defendant-prison guards failed to protect, is reversed where defendants were deliberately...

TUN v. WHITTICKER

Constitutional Law, Education Law
In a substantive due process claim arising from plaintiff-student's expulsion from school, judgment in favor of plaintiff is reversed where the...

BARROW v. UCHTMAN

Criminal Law and Procedure, Habeas Corpus

SOLON v. KAPLAN

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff's suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, alleging wrongful termination of his employment, is dismissed where plaintiff's status as a...

KUPSTAS v. GREENWOOD

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a wrongful termination suit under the Americans with Disabilities Act, summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer is affirmed where plaintiff...

FENJE v. FELD

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Health Law
Plaintiff's dismissal from a medical residency program, for failure to disclose information in the application process, is affirmed over his claim...