United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

PRESTON v. WISCONSIN HEALTH FUND

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff's suit, alleging sexual discrimination, is dismissed where plaintiff's only evidence, that more women than men received large raises, is...

ROQUET v. ARTHUR ANDERSEN, LLP

Labor & Employment Law
In a claim for backpay under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act), the district court properly dismissed the suit under...

LARAMORE v. RITCHIE REALTY MGMT. CO.

Government Benefits, Landlord Tenant Law
The rental of residential property is not a credit transaction covered by the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.

A.M.I. DIAMONDS, CO. v. HANOVER INS. CO.

Insurance Law
In an insurance dispute concerning the loss of diamonds, summary judgment in favor of defendant-insurer is affirmed where coverage was forfeited when...

FLOWERS v. COLUMBIA COLL.

Civil Rights, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
Under 42 U.S.C. section 2000e-3(a), no employer may retaliate against someone who makes or supports a charge of discrimination against any employer.

IN RE: CONSOL. INDUS. CORP.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
In a lawsuit stemming from a bankruptcy action, plaintiff's appeal, seeking to compel the approval of a settlement, is dismissed as moot since the...

IN RE: CONSOL. INDUS. CORP.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
In a lawsuit stemming from a bankruptcy action, plaintiff's appeal, seeking to compel the approval of a settlement, is dismissed as moot since the...

GULLEY v. SAHARA COAL TRUST

Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a suit for disability benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act, recovery is precluded where plaintiff-coal miner was forced to stop working due...

ANDERSON v. GRIFFIN

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a personal injury action, a jury verdict in favor of defendants is affirmed over plaintiff's challenges to the voir dire, a jury instruction, the...

DUPUY v. SAMUELS

Family Law, Juvenile Law
The Department of Children and Family Services procedures for investigating and disclosing allegations of child abuse requires the factfinder to...