United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

FIDELITY & DEPOSIT CO. v. ROTEC INDUS. INC.

Contracts
Dismissal of plaintiff's suit for breach of contract is affirmed where plaintiff failed to present sufficient evidence that the contract was divisible...

ALLSTATE INS. CO. v. TOZER

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Defendants' claims against plaintiff-insurance company for negligent infliction of emotional distress, caused by witnessing their brother's death, are...

US v. SMITH

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's drug conviction is affirmed, however, his sentence is vacated where it violated the Sixth Amendment since it included an enhancement for...

MUNRO V. GOLDEN RULE INS. CO.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Insurance Law
Plaintiff's suit, claiming bad faith by defendant-insurance company, is dismissed where the amount in controversy does not exceed $75,000.

AMERICAN STATES INS. CO. v. CAPITAL ASSOC.

False Advertising, Insurance Law, Media Law
In a suit for indemnity, an advertising-injury clause of the kind in plaintiff's policy does not cover the normal consequences of junk advertising...

ILLINOIS CLEAN ENERGY COMMUNITY FOUND. v. FILAN

Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
Defendant-State's demand that plaintiff-foundation turn over $125 million of its assets to the state is denied where defendant would be violating the...

HUBANKS v. FRANK

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of defendant's habeas petition is affirmed over his challenges that the Wisconsin Court of Appeals made unreasonable applications of federal...

FACTORY MUT. INS. CO. v. BOBST GROUP USA, INC.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Fed R. Civ. P. 54(b) does not permit entry of a partial final judgment on a claim for contribution.

THOMAS v. LAW FIRM OF SIMPSON & CYBAK

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
The service of a summons and complaint by a debt collector constitutes an "initial communication" under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

O'NEAL v. CITY OF CHICAGO

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment against plaintiff's gender discrimination claim is affirmed where the evidence did not establish that plaintiff suffered a legally...