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Companies’ agreement not a requirements contract, 7th Circuit holds

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated judgment in favor of a company that sued its carbon black supplier after it was unable to fulfill orders, holding the lower court erred in ruling in favor of the purchaser after finding the agreement between the companies was a requirements contract.

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Court affirms enhanced sentence for incest offense

Finding the District Court conducted the correct analysis when determining the sentence of a man who had failed to register as a sex offender in Indiana and then committed incest with his 18-year-old daughter, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the six-level sentencing enhancement.

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7th Circuit affirms man’s sentence for molesting baby

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a man’s sentence, supervised release conditions and restitution order after he pleaded guilty to raping, molesting and creating pornographic videos of an infant with the mother’s permission.

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7th Circuit rejects en banc rehearing in student loan case

Whether a creditor can apply student loan rehabilitation agreement payments to collection costs is a question that split a panel of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals three ways, but Circuit judges agreed they’ve heard enough of the matter for now.

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Company’s recordings not considered ‘publication’

An Indiana company sued for recording customers’ personal information over the phone without their knowledge did not publish that information as required to trigger a duty to defend by its insurer in a California lawsuit, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Tuesday.

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7th Circuit tosses slating system for Indy judges

Now that Indianapolis’ pay-to-play slating system that evenly divvied judgeships between Democrats and Republicans has been ruled unconstitutional, it’s up to the General Assembly to figure out how Marion County should select its judges.

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Consumers don’t have to wait for fraudulent charges

A recent ruling from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals – the first to find that consumers do suffer harm when their credit card information is stolen – may be headed back to appellate court after the defendant retailer accused the judges of “loose thinking.”

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