United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Ramirez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
District court's conviction of defendant for possessing more than two tons of marijuana with intent to distribute and imposition of a 300 month...

Carmichael v. Village of Palatine

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In plaintiffs' 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against police officers and their employer claiming unreasonable search and seizure, false arrest and...

Estate of Blanco v. Prudential Ins. Co. of Am.

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In deceased plaintiff's ERISA suit, arising from the denial of his claim for long term disability (LTD) benefits following a heart attack, district...

Fed. Trade Comm'n v. Trudeau

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, False Advertising, Sanctions
District court's summary disposition, sentencing defendant to thirty days for direct criminal contempt of court for directing his fans to send emails...

Pella Corp. v. Saltzman

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In plaintiffs' suit against a window manufacturer, alleging that defendant committed consumer fraud by not publicly declaring a design defect that...

In re Burlington N. Santa Fe Ry. Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Transportation
In plaintiffs' suit against defendants alleging that their failure to inspect and maintain a railroad trestle caused the town to flood damaging their...

In re S. Beach Sec., Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Sanctions
In Chapter 11 proceedings, district court's affirmance of bankruptcy judge's refusal to confirm the debtor's reorganization plan and dismissal of the...

US v. Apria Healthcare Group Inc.

Civil Procedure, Health Law
In plaintiff's qui tam action against a healthcare company for fraudulently billing the Medicare and Medicaid programs for medical devices and related...

Ogden v. Atterholt

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit brought by a former employee with the Indiana Department of Insurance claiming that a memo he wrote was protected...

McClesky v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
The district court's affirmance of the Social Security Administration's denial of petitioner's claim is reversed and remanded in light of the...