Published opinions from 2013. The case name opens the case page.
July 16, 2013722 F.3d 1014
The court held that Luevano’s timely original pro se complaint stated Title VII claims for sex discrimination and retaliation, so the district court erred by dismissing it for failure to state a claim.
June 26, 2013721 F.3d 418
The Seventh Circuit held that Alexander’s complaint plausibly alleged Indiana malicious-prosecution and intentional-infliction-of-emotional-distress claims under the FTCA. The alleged fabrication and suppression of evidence adequately supported causation, lack of probable cause, and malice, while alleged misconduct…
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s judgment upholding the denial of disability benefits. It concluded that substantial evidence supported the ALJ’s residual functional capacity and credibility determinations, and that the ALJ’s failure to expressly apply the required technique for evaluating mental…
The court vacated the district court’s judgment upholding the denial of disability benefits because the ALJ did not adequately evaluate the treating physician’s work-limit opinion and relied on flawed reasons to discount Roddy’s account of her symptoms.