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Decisions in Criminal and Civil Matters Including Issue of Forum Non Conveniens
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In US v. Barnhart, No. 07-2729, the Seventh Circuit faced a challenge to a conviction for wire fraud involving a fraud of a former employer and a fraudulent...
Decisions in Bankruptcy and Civil Matters Plus Suit Under Magnuson-Moss Act
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In Miller v. Herman, No. 08-3093, the Seventh Circuit dealt with the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's action against a homebuilder under the...
Decisions on a Class Action Matter and Whether an Indian Tribe is Subject to OSHA
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Today, the Seventh Circuit decided a case involving an Indian tribe's sawmill operations on its reservation and whether it was subject to OSHA review, and...
Decisions in Tax, Insurance Cases, Plus Application of Whistleblower-Protection Provision to Nonprofits
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The Seventh Circuit decided an employment matter, a case involving breach of an insurance contract, and Tax Court's determination of settlement payments and...
Denial of Sentence Reduction Based on Diminished Capacity and a FLSA Case
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Today, the Seventh Circuit decided a criminal matter involving a defendant's challenge to his sentence and an employment case involving a plaintiff's claim for...
Decisions in Criminal Matters and a Parent's Civil Rights Claim for False Arrest
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The Seventh Circuit decided two criminal matters today, and a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 case brought by a mother and a grandmother against an elementary...
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