United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. WOODS

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
District court cannot commit clear error in denying defendant's motion to suppress police testimony on grounds of false police testimony, because the...

THE SOCIETY OF LLOYD'S v. ASHENDEN

Civil Procedure, Judgement Enforcement
Foreign judgments are enforceable under the Illinois Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, and the holder of such a judgment is not required to bring...

MORIARITY v. SVEC

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Judicial estoppel requires use of the single employer doctrine to determine if defendant was principal business owner against whom pension fund...

OUTLAW v. STERNES

Criminal Law & Procedure
Petitioner's application for an order authorizing a second collateral attack on his conviction was untimely under 28 USC 224, et. seq. because it was...

GEARING v. CHECK BROKERAGE CORP.

Consumer Protection Law
A false and unintentional representation to collect a debt that was not owed to a party claiming subrogee status with respect to claims against a...

ELI LILLY & CO. v. NATURAL ANSWERS, INC.

Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property
Defendant's use of Plaintiff's mark in the meta tags within the source code of its web site is probative of wrongful intent and justifies weighing...

CONNOLLY v. LAIDLAW, INC.

While the district court had ample evidence of an attorney's dilatory tactics to justify its award of attorneys' fees, it was an abuse of discretion...

ESTATE OF KUNZE v. COMM'R OF INTERNAL REVENUE

Tax Law
Under 26 USC 7430, the valuation of an estate for estate tax purposes must encompass all assets, including those distributed prior to litigation.

BEUL v. ASSE INT'L INC.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Lower court's omission of state law "age-of-consent" instruction and comparative fault instruction was harmless error in trial against foreign...

HANSEN v. HENDERSON

Labor & Employment Law
The Americans with Disabilities Act does not require an employer to create two new jobs to accommodate worker's disability, even where the disabled...