On the scheduled trial date, which had been set only six days earlier, the district court, acting sua sponte, dismissed this case with prejudice "for lack of prosecution based on the plaintiffs' non-compliance with discovery deadlines," particularly their failure to produce a medical expert report. ...   MORE>>

Zoltek Corporation (Zoltek) appeals the district court’s dismissal of its fraud claim against Structural Polymer Group and its subsidiary Gurit (UK) Ltd. (collectively, SP). Zoltek argues the district court erred in holding Missouri’s economic loss doctrine barred Zoltek’s fraud claim. We affi...   MORE>>

Danny Turner was convicted by a jury of three counts of dealing crack cocaine. The district court sentenced him to 210 months of imprisonment on each count, to be served concurrently. Turner appeals, arguing that the district court should not have allowed a chemist to testify at trial about the natu...   MORE>>

Defendant-Appellant Michael Anchrum (“Anchrum”) appeals a jury conviction and sentence for one count of possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(c), two counts of assault on federal officers with a deadly or dangerous weapo...   MORE>>

This is a drug conspiracy case involving multiple defendants, twenty-seven counts, a variety of illegal drugs, guns, and the use of a telephone to facilitate a drug conspiracy. The drug activity centered around the “Four Corner Hustlers” gang on the south side of Chicago, an organization that ha...   MORE>>

In this diversity action involving a products liability claim, Robert Esposito challenges the district court's decision to grant summary judgment to the defendants, Dewalt Industries, Black & Decker, and Home Depot. Esposito argues on appeal that the case was improperly removed to federal court and ...   MORE>>

Chris Coleman was convicted after a jury trial of one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fifty grams or more of crack cocaine between December 1, 2006, and June 8, 2007, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), 846, and 851 (“Count 1”), and one co...   MORE>>

Plaintiff-Appellant Emily Hatfield appeals from an adverse judgment following a consent jury trial before a magistrate judge. She raises the following issues on appeal: (1) improper exclusion of expert testimony; (2) improper denial of challenges for cause of two members of the jury panel; (3) impro...   MORE>>

Zerega and Todino & Sons own property along Westchester Creek (the “Zerega property”). At the waterfront of the Zerega property, there is a bulkhead (also called a retaining wall or relieving platform) and, farther inland, a one-story office building with a basement. Hornbeck owns and operates t...   MORE>>

This case was tried to a jury beginning on February 10, 2009. Against defendant Ratier-Figeac S.A.S. (“Ratier”), the jury considered plaintiff’s claims for breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing, fraud, and misappropriation of trade secrets. Against Hamilton, the jury considered pla...   MORE>>