United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

BLOEDORN v. FRANCISCO FOODS, INC.

Labor & Employment Law
The NLRB must show it has a better than negligible likelihood of prevailing on the merits of its charge that by conducting a discriminatory hiring...

US v. CRAVENS

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A defendant with an extensive criminal history, and who admitted guilt during a plea, is not eligible for a downward departure, under Section...

WORTH v. TYER

Labor & Employment Law
Direct physical contact with an intimate body part constitutes one of the most severe forms of sexual harassment.

US v. FELIX-FELIX

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
A violation of the Vienna Convention is not sufficient to supress evidence if the defendant is not prejudiced by the violation of the Convention.

FOGLE v. WILLIAM CHEVROLET/GEO, INC.

Attorney's Fees
A court may reduce its court-awarded attorney fee when the attorney's trial performance is not commensurate with his requested fee.

US v. WISCH

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A district court that did not impose defendant's enhanced sentence as a result of "arithmetical, technical, or other clear error," lacks the...

IN RE: NAVIGANT CONSULTING, INC.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions
In a class action suit, an objector's request to intervene and receive party status, in order to appeal a judgement, should not be granted when the...

OKAI v. VERFUTH

Civil Rights, Evidence
Evidence that prison guards were suspended after they allegedly beat up a prisoner is not admissible absent some proof that the suspension related to...

US v. HUUSKO

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
While imposing a concurrent sentence, if the conduct underlying the revocation and the current sentence is the same, it does not preclude the court...

IN RE: QUALITECH STEEL CORP.

Bankruptcy Law
Under 11 USC 364(d), a secured lender who provides additional financing for post-petition debt may recover as super-priority interest the loss of the...