United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

ROXFORD v. AMERITECH CORP.

Commercial Law, Contracts, M&A
The language of a contract under California law left no doubt that plaintiff promised to send confidential information to defendant, and where no such...

ORTLOFF v. US

Administrative Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
The district court properly exercised jurisdiction over a prisoner's Federal Tort Claims Act claim for prison officials' alleged destruction of his...

ZELINSKI v. COLUMBIA 300, INC.

Remedies, Trademark
A trademark owner demonstrated actual confusion and actual injury, but defendant's conduct did not rise above negligence to the level of malice or an...

HOME BUILDERS ASS'N OF GREATER CHICAGO v. US ARMY CORPS OF ENG'RS

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law, Water Law
A claim, that an Interagency Coordination Agreement impermissibly extended the statutory and regulatory authority of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...

NEWELL v. HANKS

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Though a habeas petitioner demonstrated some prosecutorial misconduct in connection with his case, he has failed to show that the misconduct...

LOPEZ v. BARNHART

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KASARSKY v. BARNHART

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GILL v. ASHCROFT

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
Illinois state proceedings over an alien resulted in a "conviction" for cocaine possession, where he was sentenced to "410 probation" pursuant to 720...

WARD v. STERNES

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
A defendant with aphasia, a condition which manifests itself in a disconnect between questions asked and answers given, did not knowingly and...

US v. VASQUEZ-ABARCA

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A prior Illinois conviction for aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor was a "crime of violence", thus the district court did not err in imposing...