United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Louis & Karen Metro Family, LLC v. Lawrence Conservancy Dist.

Contracts, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In plaintiff's breach of contract suit against a city and a conservancy district, claiming that the defendants breached their option contract to...

US v. Gorman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction of defendant for perjury after testifying falsely before a grand jury is affirmed where: 1) ample evidence supported the finding that...

US v. Gary

Bankruptcy Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a prosecution of defendant for bankruptcy fraud, district court's imposition a sentence of 12 months and 1 day imprisonment is affirmed as the...

Marion County Coroner's Office v. Equal Employment Opportunity Comm'n

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a coroner's office's petition for review of a finding by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) administrative law judge's (ALJ)...

US v. Alaka

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a prosecution of defendant for participating in a conspiracy to steal identifying information from customers of Washington Mutual bank and use it...

Bd. of Tr. of the Univ. of Illinois v. Organon Teknika Corp. LLC.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property
In a university's suit against a subsidiary of the pharmaceutical manufacturer Merck & Co., and its licensee of some intellectual property rights...

Gburek v. Litton Loan Servicing LP

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
In a homeowner's suit against her mortgage service provider, claiming that it had engaged in illegal debt-collection practices in violation of the...

In re Smith

Bankruptcy Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In debtors' attempt to avoid a tax deed to their home that was issued to the taxpayer within the time limits of 11 U.S.C. section 548, district...

Prime Eagle Group Ltd. v. Steel Dynamics, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a steel mill company's assignee's suit against a defendant, who had contracted with the company to help develop running a steel mini-mill located...

US v. Ciesiolka

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction of defendant for knowingly attempting to persuade, induce, entice and coerce a minor to engage in sexual activity under 18 U.S.C. section...