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Decisions in Section 1983 Cases and Criminal and Tax Matters
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The Seventh Circuit decided a tax matter involving tax deductions of an S corporation, criminal matters, and 42 U.S.C. section 1983 cases involving sex...
Decisions Address Criminal Matters and Causation Standard in FELA Case
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The Seventh Circuit decided two criminal cases and one civil case involving a claim under the Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA). In McBride v. CSX...
Decisions in a Case Claiming Deceptive Pricing and Criminal Matters
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The Seventh Circuit decided two criminal matters, both involving defendants' challenge to their sentences and a civil suit against a well known children's...
Decision in Firefighters' Reverse Discrimination Suit, Plus Criminal, Immigration, Administrative Matters
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Today, the Seventh Circuit decided three criminal cases involving a first degree murder conviction and two felonious firearm possession convictions. The...
Conviction for Felonious Possession and Sentence Under the ACCA
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In US v. Neff, No. 08-3643, the Seventh Circuit faced a challenge to a conviction for possession of a firearm by a felon and an enhanced sentence based on...
Decisions in Liability Insurance Coverage, Satellite-Cable Piracy, and Criminal Matters
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Today, the Seventh Circuit decided a criminal case, a sewer district's suit against a liability insurer, and a case involving a preliminary injunction...