United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

YOUNG v. JAMES GREEN MGMT., INC.

Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII action alleging termination on account of race, 1) a letter of resignation was not admissible under Fed. R. Evid. 801(d)(2)(D), 2)...

DYKE v. O'NEAL STEEL, INC.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
An individual with monocular vision could not show that he was a qualified individual under the ADA, as he could not meet defendant's vision standards...

KASKEL v. NORTHERN TRUST CO.

Banking Law, Commercial Law, Contracts
Plaintiff cannot recover damages for a bank's breach of contract through payment on a check to an unauthorized person where she was not harmed by the...

FOODCOMM INT'L v. BARRY

Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
Grant of a preliminary injunction barring defendants (plaintiff's former employees) from providing services to plaintiff's food suppliers is affirmed...

STONE v. DOERGE

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Securities Law
Where a securities clearing broker's arbitration clause was ambiguous as to when it applied, the district court's narrow interpretation that it...

CONNECTICUT INDEMNITY CO. v. DER TRAVEL SERV., INC.

Insurance Law
Under Illinois law, the underlying complaint's allegations, that defendant purposefully engaged in a scheme to defraud its customers, were clearly not...

US v. BROWN

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's motion for judgment of acquittal arguing that there was not sufficient evidence to convict him of possession of the drugs seized at his...

US v. GAMBLE

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Defendant's claims that (1) the IJ incorrectly interpreted the "stop time" rule, (2) the BIA abused its discretion in denying her motion to reconsider...

MOR-COR PACKAGING PRODS., INC. v. INNOVATIVE PACKAGING CORP.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A
In a breach of contract action under Wisconsin law, further proceedings are necessary to determine whether a proposed acquisition was incompatible...

US v. MILLER

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
District court's denial of a request for a third continuance of trial, based on lead counsel's health problems and purported lack of preparation by...