Foman v. Davis
371 U.S. 178 (1962) Cited 29,432 times 4 Legal AnalysesHolding that an appeal was improperly dismissed when the record as a whole — including a timely but incomplete notice of appeal and a premature but complete notice — revealed the orders petitioner sought to appeal
Torres v. Oakland Scavenger Co.
487 U.S. 312 (1988) Cited 785 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that the failure to name a party in a notice of appeal constitutes a failure of that party to appeal
Gile v. United Airlines, Inc.
95 F.3d 492 (7th Cir. 1996) Cited 550 timesHolding that ADA may obligate employer to reassign disabled employee who can no longer, even with reasonable accommodation, perform the essential functions of her job
Travel All Over the World v. Saudi Arabia
73 F.3d 1423 (7th Cir. 1996) Cited 497 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that tortious interference claim is preempted to the extent that it relates to airline's refusal to transport passengers
Semien v. Life Ins. Co. of North America
436 F.3d 805 (7th Cir. 2006) Cited 236 timesHolding that defendant insurance company was a fiduciary and had discretionary authority based on language in the ASA because there was an amendment to the plan that explicitly stated that "An Administrative Named Fiduciary may be identified by entering into an Administrative Services Agreement with the Plan"
United States v. 1948 South Martin Luther King Drive
270 F.3d 1102 (7th Cir. 2001) Cited 62 timesHolding that the district court did not err in finding that the "use of witnesses who are cooperating and have criminal histories is not unusual in this context"
Hartford Cas. Ins. Co. v. Borg-Warner Corp.
913 F.2d 419 (7th Cir. 1990) Cited 62 timesFinding ripeness and standing problems in a case where "the amount and existence of [the plaintiff's] damages [were] dependent on the outcome of state proceedings, [making it] difficult for a federal court to determine whether [the plaintiff] has sustained any injury"
Sofo v. Pan-American Life Insurance
13 F.3d 239 (7th Cir. 1994) Cited 22 timesHolding that a rescission claim had been properly removed as completely preempted because it was a claim by a participant for a denial of benefits
Epperly v. Lehmann Co.
161 F.R.D. 72 (S.D. Ind. 1994) Cited 17 timesFinding that, when last day of period fell on the day following Thanksgiving, a "day on which the clerk's office was closed by order of the Court, the last day of the period fell" on the following Monday
CORAM HEALTH CARE CORP. OF ILLINOIS v. MCI WORLDCOM COMM.
No. 01 C 1096 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 13, 2001) Cited 1 timesNo. 01 C 1096 November 13, 2001 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER SUZANNE B. CONLON, Judge Coram Health Care Corp. of Illinois ("Coram") sues MCI World Communications, Inc., MCI Welfare Plans Committee, MCI Communications Corp., MCI Telecommunications, Inc. (collectively, "MCI"), Aetna U.S. Healthcare of Illinois, Inc., Aetna Life Insurance Co., Aetna Health Management, Inc., and Aetna Health Plans of Illinois, Inc. (collectively, "Aetna") for violation of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act
Rule 6 - Computing and Extending Time; Time for Motion Papers
Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 Cited 50,778 times 24 Legal AnalysesHolding that "if the last day [of a period] is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday."
Rule 37 - Failure to Make Disclosures or to Cooperate in Discovery; Sanctions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 37 Cited 47,512 times 331 Legal AnalysesHolding that a party may be barred from using a witness if it fails to disclose the witness
Rule 5 - Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers
Fed. R. Civ. P. 5 Cited 23,013 times 16 Legal AnalysesAllowing service by filing papers with the court's electronic-filing system
Rule 33 - Interrogatories to Parties
Fed. R. Civ. P. 33 Cited 11,194 times 22 Legal AnalysesAdopting Rule 30(b)