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Case Digests – 7th Circuit Court of Appeals

Jurisdiction- Custody Dispute

This case arises out of a custody dispute between plaintiff Aneta Hadzi-Tanovic and her former husband, defendant Slobodan Pavlovich, in an Illinois state court.

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Good Faith Bargaining-Sanctions

Neises Construction Corporation refuses to bargain in good faith with the Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters (“the Union”), which represents its employees.

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Disability Benefits

This case concerns the denial of August Fetting’s application for supplemental security income.

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Abuse of Discretion

Before us are cross-appeals relating to a permanent injunction preventing Monroe County, Indiana from enforcing some of its zoning laws with respect to signs—including commercial billboards.

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Employment – Code of Conduct

Kristie Alley sued her former employer, Penguin Random House, for retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and for breach of contract under Indiana law.

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Sentencing Guidelines

The court needs to unravel the complications that ensued as a result of Llanos’s repeated episodes of heroin dealing.

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Bankruptcy-Sanctions

A bankruptcy court found a creditor, Fidelity and Deposit Company, in clear contempt of its plan confirmation order and imposed sizeable sanctions of $9.5 million.

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COVID – Limitation of Commercial Insurance Coverage

The plaintiffs, Stant USA Corporation, Stant Foreign Holding Corporation, and Vapor US Holding Corporation (collectively “Stant”), filed suit seeking a declaratory judgment that they were entitled to recover under a commercial insurance policy issued by the defendant Factory Mutual Insurance Company (“FM”).

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Crime of Violence – Hobbs Act Robbery

Worthen, his brother Darryl, and their cousin Darion Harris planned to rob a gun store near North Vernon, Indiana and, if necessary, shoot the store owner, Scott Maxie, in the process.

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Insurance Claim – Coverage

Appellants Fun F/X II, Inc. and Cao Enterprises II, LLC (collectively “Fun F/X”) sought insurance coverage after a warehouse fire.

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Contracts- Employment Law

Plaintiff Ross worked as a sales representative for defendant First Financial Corporate Services, Inc. until January 2018.

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