United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. SLATER

Copyright, Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Sentencing
Two convictions arising out of an internet piracy scheme are affirmed where the district court did not error by denying a jury instruction on fair use...

JACKSON v. FRANK

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
District court's grant of habeas relief is reversed where detective's failure to follow state law does not give rise to habeas relief and the...

COLLINS v. HAMILTON

Class Actions, Government Benefits, Health Law
In a class action suit alleging violations of the Medicaid Act, summary judgmemt to plaintiff is affirmed where a PRTF qualifies as an inpatient...

NEAL v. NEWSPAPER HOLDINGS, INC.

Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment to defendant affirmed where record would not permit a reasonable factfinder to conclude that the union breached the duty of fair...

HIGHWAY J CITIZENS GROUP v. MINETA

Environmental Law
In an environmental action brought in response to a bridge project, the district court's judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where defendants...

IN RE CHAMBERS

Bankruptcy Law, Education Law
In a Chapter 7 declaratory judgment action, summary judgment to plaintiff is affirmed where plaintiff's unpaid balance on a student account does not...

VOELKER v. PORSCHE CARS N. AM, INC.

Consumer Protection Law, Contracts
District court's dismissal of plaintiff's claims for breach of written warranty and breach of the implied warranty of merchantability under the...

INDEM. INS. CO. OF N. AM. v. O'HARE SERV.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Transportation
In a dispute over lost cargo, the district court is reversed where 1) Hague Rules apply to all phases of the trip, 2) defendant was not legally...

US v. HERNANDEZ-RIVAS

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction of participating in a conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine is affirmed where the district court properly admitted evidence obtained...

GAUGER v. HENDLE

Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment to defendants is reversed where plaintiff's false-arrest claim did not accrue until his conviction was reversed, and because the...