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7th Circuit Digest

Jan 28, 2019

Easement

Edward and JoAnn Ronkowski own 120 acres of undeveloped land in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.

Jan 28, 2019

Employment – Worker’s Compensation

Jacqueline Wise appeals from the circuit court’s order affirming the Labor and Industry Review Commission’s decision denying her worker’s compensation claim.

Jan 28, 2019

Sentencing Guidelines

Petitioner-appellant Joshua E. Shepherd was pulled over by the police in Kentucky.

Jan 28, 2019

Wrongful Termination – Retaliation Claim – Breach of Contract

Amy Swyear filed this action against her former employer, Fare Foods Corporation, alleging sexual discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation in violation of Title VII, and breach of contract.

Jan 28, 2019

Inverse Condemnation

Aamaans Properties, Inc. and Aamann, Inc. (Aamaans) appeal an order granting summary judgment to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT).

Jan 22, 2019

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

After a bench trial, Anthony Lee was convicted of kidnapping and rape.

Jan 22, 2019

Tax Shelter

Before us in this appeal is a tax shelter almost identical to the one we agreed reflected an abusive sham in Superior Trading, LLC v. Commissioner, 728 F.3d 676 (7th Cir. 2013).

Jan 22, 2019

Sentencing Guidelines and Restitution

After pleading guilty to preparing false tax returns for her clients, 26 U.S.C. §7206(2), Evelyn Johnson was sentenced to 18 months in prison, to be followed by one year’s supervised release.

Jan 22, 2019

Motion to Suppress Statements Denied

Concerned that the getaway driver to his armed robbery would provide information to the police, Matthew Higgins-Vogt shot the driver multiple times in a wooded area near the Sangamon River in Decatur, Illinois.

Jan 22, 2019

ALJ Error – Disability Benefits

Ralph Ross worked as a coal miner for approximately thirty years.

Jan 22, 2019

Habeas Corpus

Scott Schmidt shot and killed his estranged wife.

Jan 22, 2019

Qualified Immunity

Patrick Dockery was arrested after a domestic dispute at his girlfriend’s apartment in Joliet, Illinois.

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