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Federal Courts Decisions Address Criminal Matters and Causation Standard in FELA Case

Decisions Address Criminal Matters and Causation Standard in FELA Case

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

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...

Federal Courts Decisions in a Case Claiming Deceptive Pricing and Criminal Matters

Decisions in a Case Claiming Deceptive Pricing and Criminal Matters

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Seventh Circuit decided two criminal matters, both involving defendants' challenge to their sentences and a civil suit against a well known children's...

Federal Courts Decision in Firefighters' Reverse Discrimination Suit, Plus Criminal, Immigration, Administrative Matters

Decision in Firefighters' Reverse Discrimination Suit, Plus Criminal, Immigration, Administrative Matters

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Today, the Seventh Circuit decided three criminal cases involving a first degree murder conviction and two felonious firearm possession convictions. The...

Federal Courts Conviction for Felonious Possession and Sentence Under the ACCA

Conviction for Felonious Possession and Sentence Under the ACCA

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

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...

Federal Courts Decisions in Liability Insurance Coverage, Satellite-Cable Piracy, and Criminal Matters

Decisions in Liability Insurance Coverage, Satellite-Cable Piracy, and Criminal Matters

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Today, the Seventh Circuit decided a criminal case, a sewer district's suit against a liability insurer, and a case involving a preliminary injunction...

Federal Courts Case Addresses Application of Relevant Conduct Finding in a Case of Jointly Undertaken Criminal Activity

Case Addresses Application of Relevant Conduct Finding in a Case of Jointly Undertaken Criminal Activity

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In US v. Salem, No. 08-2378, the Seventh Circuit faced a challenge to defendants' contention that the district court erred in its relevant conduct findings, in...

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