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Federal Courts Decisions in Criminal Cases, Including Challenge to a Life Sentence

Decisions in Criminal Cases, Including Challenge to a Life Sentence

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In Johnson v. US, No. 08-1777, the Seventh Circuit faced a challenge to the district court's denial of defendant's motion to vacate his life sentence for his...

Federal Courts Case Involving Unauthorized Use of DirecTV's System, Plus a Defendant's Sentence Upheld

Case Involving Unauthorized Use of DirecTV's System, Plus a Defendant's Sentence Upheld

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

DirecTV, Inc. v. Barczewski, No. 06-2219, concerned a DirecTV's suit against two defendants for intercepting encrypted signals from DirecTV's satellite system...

Federal Courts Summary Judgment For Employer in FMLA Case Reversed

Summary Judgment For Employer in FMLA Case Reversed

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In Goelzer v. Sheboygan County, No. 09-2283, the Seventh Circuit faced a challenge to the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of...

Federal Courts Dismissal Under Wilton/Brillhart Abstention Doctrine Upheld

Dismissal Under Wilton/Brillhart Abstention Doctrine Upheld

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Envision Healthcare, Inc. v. PreferredOne Ins. Co., No. 09-2019, concerned an insurance company's third-party suit for indemnification against a wholesale...

Federal Courts Emlployment and Criminal Matters, Plus Section 8 Due Process Claims

Emlployment and Criminal Matters, Plus Section 8 Due Process Claims

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In Kodish v. Oakbrook Terrace Fire Prot. Dist., No. 08-1976, , the Seventh Circuit dealt with a former firefighter's suit alleging violation of his due process...

Federal Courts Decision in a Teen's Civil Rights Suit Against a Village for Molestation by Fire Chief