United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. White

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a prosecution for soliciting a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. section 373, involving the posting on defendant's website of personal...

Kenseth v. Dean Health Plan, Inc.

Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Contracts, ERISA
In plaintiff's suit against her HMO pursuant to ERISA, arising from the denial of coverage for a surgical procedure to resolve the severe acid reflux...

Lincoln Nat'l Life Ins., Co. v. Bezich

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Insurance Law, Securities Law
A petition for permission to appeal, arising from the district court's remand of plaintiff's class action lawsuit against an insurer for breach of...

Pickett v. Sheridan Health Care Ctr.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In plaintiff's Title VII suit against her former employer for being fired in retaliation for her complaints about sexual harassment by residents of...

US v. Womack

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a prosecution of defendant for distributing cocaine base, district court's application of a career offender enhancement when imposing a sentence of...

Muscarello v. Ogle County Bd. of Comm'rs

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Construction, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities
In plaintiff's suit against multiple defendants asserting various claims based on the U.S. Constitution, the Illinois Constitution, Illinois statutes,...

Ebert v. Gaetz

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
District court's denial of defendant's petition for habeas relief from his murder and armed robbery conviction is affirmed where: 1) a state court's...

Parra v. Neal

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit, brought by registered voters against the Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Chicago and its members,...

In re McKinney

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Judgement Enforcement, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
An appeal by a tax debt owner in Chapter 13 proceedings, arising from the bankruptcy court's denial of its objections to the debtor's proposed plan to...

Anderson v. Bayer Corp.

Class Actions, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a suit for personal injuries caused by Trasylol, a prescription medication manufactured by Bayer, defendants' petition for leave to appeal under 28...