United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

IN THE MATTER OF: US

Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Criminal Law and Procedure

SMALL v. CHAO

Civil Rights, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff's employment discrimination suit, stemming from the government's refusal to pay for his paralegal training, is dismissed where the federal...

SARKES TARZIAN, INC. v. US TRUST CO.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a suit for breach of an oral contract, denial of defendant's motion for judgment as a matter of law is reversed where plaintiff presented no...

BANOS v. CHICAGO

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a challenge to the promotion procedures of a police department, summary judgment in favor of defendant-police department is affirmed over...

GREENAWALT v. INDIANA DEP'T OF CORR.

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Requiring an employee to submit to a psychological examination does not constitute an unreasonable search in violation of the Fourth Amendment.

US v. EDWARDS

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
For purposes of the mandatory minimum sentence in 21 U.S.C. section 841(b), the phrase "cocaine base" refers to cocaine base that constitutes crack.

ST. CHARLES MFG. v. WHIRLPOOL CORP.

Contracts, Environmental Law
In a contract dispute concerning cleanup of a contamination site, summary judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where the adequacy of defendant's...

TRUSTEES v. LACOSTA, INC.

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a collective bargaining agreement(CBA) dispute, summary judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where it did not demonstrate an unequivocal...

HAYS v. US

Criminal Law & Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law
Defendant's conviction for illegal use of prescription drugs is affirmed over his request for collateral relief, claiming that his attorneys provided...

NLRB v. CURWOOD INC.

Labor & Employment Law
Promising benefits to voting production employees to discourage union support and blaming the union for the absence of further benefits constitute...