United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

CACIA v. NORFOLK & WESTERN RY. CO.

Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In a claim for injuries that occurred on an abandoned railroad track right-of-way where a bridge had been removed at the request of the railroad,...

BEER CAPITOL DISTRIB., INC. v. GUINNESS BASS IMP. CO.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
Promissory estoppel cannot apply where a beer company's statements could not constitute a promise that a distributor had been selected; unjust...

US v. BOHANON

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence enhancements, after conviction for mailing threatening communications, upheld where over one-hundred letters written by appellant clearly...

ABBOTT LAB. v. CVS PHARMACY, INC.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law
Claim by appellant, a retail chain that opted out of a class action against manufacturers and wholesalers of prescription drugs, was not blocked by a...

ZURN v. BOTTI

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
A federal district court has no jurisdiction to reopen a bankruptcy proceeding to order the return of money that had been paid under a reorganization...

ROOKS, PITTS & POUST v. CAMPANIA MGMT. CO.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Remedies
In a law firm's breach of contract action for fees and expenses after it settled a products liability case, judge did not abuse her discretion in...

US v. JOHNSON

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A confidential informant's (CI) reliability and veracity were sufficiently established to support issuance of a search warrant, where the CI provided...

US v. MARTINEZ

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
No Apprendi error where the court could have imposed the same punishment simply by imposing consecutive sentences; calculation of quantity of drugs...

NAT'L LABOR RELATIONS BD. v. RIVER CITY ELEVATOR CO.

Labor & Employment Law
Where a union's representation was decided by one vote, and gifts of substantial value were offered to employees by the union as part of its campaign,...

REID v. ILLINOIS STATE BD. OF EDUC.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Education Law
Motion to intervene, in action seeking to enjoin board from promulgating and implementing new rules on special education teacher certification, was...