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7 Sep 2012, 5:00 am by Greg Diamond
LEXIS 11214 (7th Cir., June 4, 2012), the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment against James Nation (“Plaintiff”) on his claim that American Capital, Ltd., (“Defendant”) tortiously interfered with a settlement contract between Plaintiff and his former employer, Spring Air. [read post]
27 Apr 2024, 9:05 am by Yosi Yahoudai
Circuit Court of Appeals in Friday’s ruling noted that jurors acquitted Kelly on 7 of the 13 counts against him “even after viewing those abhorrent tapes. [read post]
16 Jan 2014, 8:49 am by Nassiri Law
In a recent decision by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals the Court concluded that a transfer from one shift to another may be enough to qualify as an adverse employment action. [read post]
10 Nov 2008, 8:44 pm
Circuit Court of Appeals, which will have 29 judgeships, has a majority of Democrat- appointed judges. [read post]
28 Oct 2016, 4:05 am by Howard Friedman
Department of Homeland Security, (7th Cir., Oct. 21, 2016), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in a Freedom of Information Act case upheld the government's refusal to disclose to an advocacy group for asylum seekers the names of so-called "Tier III terrorist organizations. [read post]
14 Dec 2020, 8:13 am by Peter S. Lubin and Patrick Austermuehle
On appeal, Tonyan argued that physical tasks were not essential functions of her job and that she could perform her essential job functions with reasonable accommodation. [read post]
27 Aug 2020, 7:32 am by Hector E. Lora
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently reversed summary judgment in favor of an insurer and against a mortgagee in an action involving state tort claims arising from a deadly fire in the collateral property, holding that an issue of fact existed regarding who was in possession of the property when the fire occurred. [read post]
27 Jan 2021, 1:50 pm by Christopher P. Hahn
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently vacated judgment in favor of a debt collector against putative class action claims raised by a consumer that its collection letter violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by threatening action that could not legally be taken and amounting to a false representation. [read post]
26 Oct 2020, 7:56 am by Ryan Grotz
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently held that factually accurate collection letters that did not make explicit or implicit suggestion about future outcomes did not violate the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act as they would not confuse or mislead the reasonable unsophisticated consumer. [read post]
18 Jan 2021, 7:14 am by Christopher P. Hahn
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of consumers’ claims that a collection letter used false, deceptive, or misleading representations, or otherwise unfair or unconscionable methods to collect a debt, in supposed violation of sections 1692e and 1692f of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]
23 Jun 2020, 6:08 am by Christopher P. Hahn
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently affirmed entry of summary judgment in favor of a debt collector that its collection letter language was “false, misleading or deceptive” in violation of section 1692e of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. [read post]
4 Aug 2020, 8:33 am by Christopher P. Hahn
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of consumers’ claims that a debt collector's separate reporting of debts accrued for medical services, rather than aggregated together, violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). [read post]
15 Mar 2007, 12:30 am
From a story about judicial blogging this morning in the Houston Chronicle, writer Mary Flood describes what two blogging judges have in common - Galveston District Judge Susan Criss and 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Richard Posner:Criss, like Posner before her, started her adventure by filling in for another blogger. [read post]
9 Sep 2014, 6:41 am by Jonathan Koenig
Part One: Supervised Release It’s been an eventful summer at the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago. [read post]
25 Jan 2017, 8:18 pm by Kate Howard
Courts of Appeals for the 4th and 5th Circuits, but in contrast to the U.S. [read post]
27 Feb 2018, 4:30 am by Jon Hyman
Altitude Express [pdf], the 2nd Circuit joins the 7th Circuit, and the EEOC in interpreting Title VII as such. [read post]
Last month, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals (which hears appeals of cases decided in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin) affirmed that an employee's allegations of discrimination under Title VII can be overcome by a showing that the employer had a legitimate reason for the termination - insubordination. [read post]