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Case Digests – 7th Circuit Court of Appeals

D&O Insurance – Untimely Notice

This insurance-coverage dispute arises from a conflict among family members over ownership interests in the family’s construction business located in Addison, Illinois. Jane Dunteman, the matriarch, held a minority stake in Du-Kane Asphalt Company and Crush Crete, Inc., two companies owned and operated by her husband, Paul Dunteman Sr., and other family members. 

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Sentencing Guidelines

Gates split up with his girlfriend, B.F., and began violently threatening her, and vandalized the house where she was staying.

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Title VII– Reverse Discrimination

After not receiving two athletic administration positions at public high schools in South Bend, Indiana, William Groves invoked Title VII and brought reverse discrimination claims.

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Title VII – Title VII– Reverse Discrimination

Plaintiff Diane Runkel worked as the assistant purchasing agent for the city of Springfield, Illinois. In early 2018, when the purchasing agent announced that he planned to leave the position, Runkel asked to be considered for promotion to the top job in the office.

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Jurisdiction – OSHA

An inspector for Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) attempted to conduct an inspection of Anthony Marano Company, a fruit and vegetable wholesaler in Chicago. AMC’s management considered the timing of this inspection to be suspicious because the company was scheduled to go to trial on another OSHA matter four days later.

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Attorney Fees

Appellants are truck drivers who obtained settlements from their former employer for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. § 216(b), and Indiana wage laws, IND. CODE § 22-2-5, -9. The truck drivers here contend that the award of attorney’s fees awarded by the district court, should have been higher.

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First Step Act – Sentencing Relief

Recently, the Supreme Court decided in Concepcion v. United States, that “when deciding a First Step Act motion, district courts bear the standard obligation to explain their decisions and demonstrate that they considered the parties’ arguments.”

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Speedy Trial Act

This appeal concerns a violation of the Speedy Trial Act that occurred due to delays transporting Roman Lloyd to his mental competency evaluation.

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