United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

LUDER v. ENDICOTT

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
The Eleventh Amendment bars a suit for damages that is nominally against state employees in their individual capacities but that demonstrably has the...

CLAY v. HOLY CROSS HOSP.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff failed to establish a prima facie case for wrongful termination under Title VII where employer was unaware of employee's pregnancy prior to...

HIGBEE v. SENTRY INS. CO.

Civil Procedure
Where litigants decided at a settlement conference that an agreement would contain certain clauses, but that further negotiation was necessary, the...

HOLMAN v. U.S. R.R. RETIREMENT BD.

Constitutional Law, Government Benefits
Computing railroad retirement widower benefits under 45 USC 231c(g)(4) is narrowly tailored to protect reliance interests of railroad retirees and...

GUERRERO v. ASHCROFT

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Defendant's non-pretextual, legitimate business reasons for declining to promote an FBI agent are sufficient to defeat plaintiff's Title VII failure...

HEARD v. SHEAHAN

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
Continuing violation doctrine applies to claims against prison officials alleging Eighth Amendment violations, cruel and unusual punishment, and...

NICOSIA v. YELLOW FREIGHT SYS., INC.

Labor & Employment Law
Where the employee must perform work on the employer's premises, and the job description specifically lists good attendance as a minimum job...

AUSTIN v. AM. ASSOC. NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS

Injury & Tort Law
Where plaintiff gave irresponsible testimony under oath against a professional association, and violated various provisions of the professional...

OTTO v. SECS. & EXCH. COMM'N

Securities Law
Securities dealer's admission of all facts necessary to establish his guilt results in a waiver of his due process arguments, and dealer's ongoing...

DYE v. WARGO

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
A municipality is not vicariously liable under 42 USC 1983 for constitutional torts of its employees, but answerable only for the consequences of its...