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| Borsellino v. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., No. 06-1384,
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT, February 20, 2007, Decided
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Overview: Judgment dismissing plaintiffs' complaint under Fed. R. Civ. P. 9(b) was affirmed; regarding the civil conspiracy claim, the complaint told the court nothing about the nature of the purported agreement to defraud plaintiffs. The claims for spoliation of evidence also failed because they were connected to the merits of the underlying suit.
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| Brandt v. Bd. of Educ. of Chi., Nos. 06-1999, 06-2573,
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT, February 20, 2007, Decided
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Overview: Defendants were properly granted summary judgment in class action suit filed by eighth graders, who were disciplined after wearing t-shirts to school. U.S. Const. amend. I protection did not apply to wearing of t-shirts, even though they were worn in protest. The students did not have right to demand explanation for school t-shirt contest results.
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| Phoenix Bond & Indem. Co. v. Bridge, No. 06-1160,
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT, February 20, 2007, Decided
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Overview: Extra bids reduced the county tax sale participants' chance of winning any given auction, and loss of a chance was real injury; the only injured parties were the losing bidders, who acquired fewer tax liens than they would if the county's Single, Simultaneous Bidder Rule were followed. Thus, the participants stated a claim under 18 U.S.C.S. § 1964.
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| Shadday v. Omni Hotels Mgmt. Corp., No. 06-2022,
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT, February 20, 2007, Decided
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Overview: District court properly granted summary judgment to hotel owner, who was sued after female guest was raped by male hotel guest, because female guest's evidence did not raise factual dispute regarding whether hotel exercised sufficient care to protect her. No expert testimony was offered to show how other area hotels addressed guest-on-guest crime.
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| Wilson v. United States, No. 06-3355,
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT, February 20, 2007, Decided
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| Andreola v. Wisconsin, No. 06-1491,
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT, February 21, 2007, Decided
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| United States v. Nitch, Nos. 05-2603 & 05-2604,
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT, February 21, 2007, Decided
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Overview: Convictions for conspiracy to manufacture with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine were affirmed because the government was not required to show that defendant and co-defendant met with one another or even were acquainted with each other; rather, the government needed only to prove that defendant joined the agreement alleged.
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| United States v. Wen, No. 06-1385,
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT, February 21, 2007, Decided
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