United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

JMS DEV. CO. v. BULK PETRO. CORP.

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law
A district court order, requiring a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act defendant to deposit money into an escrow account to pay for anticipated...

SMITH v. AM. GEN. LIFE & ACCIDENT INS. CO., INC.

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law
No federal subject matter jurisdiction existed in a claim seeking relief for delay in payment under an insurance policy under Illinois law, where the...

US v. KELLY

Criminal Law & Procedure
In defendant's claim seeking specific performance of a plea agreement, the district court did not err in 1) failing to make a formal determination of...

WEIZEORICK v. ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP, INC.

Consumer Protection Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Plaintiffs successfully pleaded a claim for relief in alleging a split of fees in violation of section 8(b) of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures...

US v. SIMPSON

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In appeals from drug distribution convictions, district judge did not bias the defense by taking an overactive role during trial, and judge's comments...

ESTATE OF KANTER v. COMM'R OF INTERNAL REVENUE

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US v. BDO SEIDMAN

Civil Procedure, Tax Law
Clients of a public accounting and consulting firm were properly denied the right to intervene in an IRS enforcement action against the firm, as the...

ILLINOIS CENTRAL R.R. CO. v. S. TEC DEV. WAREHOUSE, INC.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Transportation
In an action for demurrage charges assessed for rail shipments, the district court must determine on remand whether defendant was a consignee of...

US v. SUTTON

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In appeals from armed robbery convictions, any error in exclusion of fingerprint reports was harmless based on the lack of probative value, and no...

MCCANN v. MANGIALARDI

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
Plaintiff failed to show that a police officer violated his right to due process, as evidence did not show that the officer knew about drugs being...