7th Circuit (incl. bankruptcy)

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in the United States covers the Midwest states including: Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. The Appeals Court is situated in Illinois and is located in the Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago. The appeals from the Central/Northern/Southern Districts in IL, Northern/Southern Districts in Indiana, and Eastern/Western Districts in Wisconsin are held in this federal courthouse.

With the home of the Seventh Circuit being in Illinois, several cases are heard from the surrounding state court levels in the state, as well as other Seventh Circuit appeal cases. The Central IL district courthouse is in Springfield, Northern district in Chicago, and the Southern district court sits in East St. Louis, IL. In Indiana, the Northern district courthouse is in South Bend, and Southern district in Indianapolis. In Wisconsin, The Eastern district courthouse sits in Milwaukee, and Western district in Madison, WI.

Currently 11 active judges sit at the circuit level, with 4 senior judges being appointed to the bench in the district. The current Chief Judge is Diane Pamela Wood; Elena Kegan holds the title of Circuit Justice in the Seventh Circuit. The courthouse is prominent in online cases, including Wiki and RSS-feeds of the opinions and oral arguments as they unfold in the court. Judge Frank H. Easterbrook, who is one of the most prominent economic-scholars, also serves as a Justice for the circuit-system.

Several precedential-decisions have been laid in the Seventh Circuit. Among the cases which were heard by the appellate court are: (Krysta Sutterfield v. City of Milwaukee, et. al., which was a case allowing police to use “exigent circumstances” defense, to enter and search her home without a warrant. Moore v Madigan is another set of cases (stemming from Shepard v Madigan and Moore v Madigan). The case regarded constitutionality of Illinois’s “no-issue” policy for carrying concealed weapons.

Tort law cases, biometric/personal information, real property, civil rights, gay marriage, bankruptcy, and tax court appeals, are a few of the cases which The National Law Review covers on its site. From prominent decisions in today’s online-driven society including the use of biometric scans, to data breach cases, we cover an extensive range of prominent cases, many which are setting precedent today, as such topics haven’t been an issue in the past. The National Law Review also covers general information about the Circuit, appointment news, and Federal and State Agency topics.

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Oct 11 2017	Seventh Circuit Confirms That ERISA Does Not Provide Remedy For Terminated Former Plan Administrator	Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jan 25 2017	Seventh Circuit Confirms that Parties Seeking Review of an Interlocutory Order Have 30 Days to Request a Rule 54(b) Judgment	Foley & Lardner LLP
Nov 1 2016	Seventh Circuit Confirms: Title VII Does Not Apply to Sexual Orientation Claims	Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Mar 12 2018	Seventh Circuit Considers Diversity Jurisdiction in Trust Dispute	Foley & Lardner LLP
Sep 29 2015	Seventh Circuit Continues to Apply Federal Successor Liability Doctrine to Multiemployer Pension Plan Withdrawal Liability	McDermott Will & Emery
Jan 21 2021	Seventh Circuit Continues To Find That Lengthy Leaves of Absence May Not Be Reasonable Accommodations Under the ADA	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec 5 2016	Seventh Circuit Could Up-End Approach to Sexual Orientation Discrimination	Foley & Lardner LLP
May 9 2017	Seventh Circuit Court Concludes Data Is within Defendant’s Possession, Custody or Control, Declines to Shift Costs: Williams v. Angie’s List	K&L Gates
May 16 2017	Seventh Circuit Court Denies Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel Production of Documents Subject to Attorney-Client Privilege in Mutual Fund Excessive Fee Litigation	Vedder Price
Nov 23 2014	Seventh Circuit Court Found Pension Reform Unconstitutional	Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Dec 27 2016	Seventh Circuit Court Grapples with Article III Jurisdictional Questions in Wake of Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez	Faegre Drinker
Oct 9 2013	Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Enforces a Negotiated Limitation of Liability Provision Consistent With Indiana Law	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan 22 2013	Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Finds the 2011 Budget Repair Bill that Dramatically Limited Collective Bargaining Is Constitutional	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Mar 12 2020	Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Found Bristol-Myers Not Applicable to Rule 23 Class Actions	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun 20 2017	Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals' Decision Reins in Copyright Infringement Claims Relating to Home Designs	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Oct 11 2016	Seventh Circuit Court Opinion Analyzes Impact of 2010 FCA Amendments on Public Disclosure Bar	McDermott Will & Emery
Jul 8 2016	Seventh Circuit Court Provides Roadmap for Managing ‘Intolerable’ Behavior From Employee with Disabilities	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr 6 2017	Seventh Circuit Court Rules Sexual Orientation Is Protected Class: Kimberly Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep 19 2012	Seventh Circuit Creates New Disability Accommodation Obligations for Employers	ArentFox Schiff LLP
Aug 12 2016	Seventh Circuit Criticizes Disclosure-Only M&A Litigation Settlements, Holding That Supplemental Proxy Disclosures Must Address and Correct a Plainly Material Misrepresentation or Omission	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul 5 2016	Seventh Circuit Cuts Through First Amendment Forum Jargon and Issues Robust Defense of Free Expression	Foley & Lardner LLP
Aug 3 2013	Seventh Circuit Deals Major Blow to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) New Source Review Enforcement	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar 25 2021	Seventh Circuit Decertifies Ambient Sexual Harassment Class of Plaintiffs	Hunton Andrews Kurth
Apr 14 2023	Seventh Circuit Decision Complicates Documentation of Research Activities for Tax Credit Purposes	Miller Canfield
Feb 22 2017	Seventh Circuit Decision Holds ERISA Does Not Authorize Contribution Suits Brought by Plans Against Other Payers	Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Oct 21 2012	Seventh Circuit Decision Holds that Taxes Paid by Illinois Hospitals Are Not Fully Reimbursable Under Medicare	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb 3 2021	Seventh Circuit Decision May Portend Increase in Equal Pay Act Claims for Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin Employers	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr 24 2012	Seventh Circuit Decision May Spur Limited Revival of HAMP Claims Against Loan Servicers	Much Shelist, P.C.
Apr 6 2016	Seventh Circuit Decision Offers Valuable Lessons on Enforceability of Arbitration Clauses in E-Commerce	Polsinelli PC
Jun 6 2022	Seventh Circuit Decision Reminds Employers Not to Discourage FMLA Leave	Foley & Lardner LLP
Sep 26 2017	Seventh Circuit Declares ‘The ADA is an Antidiscrimination Statute, Not a Medical Leave Entitlement’	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug 2 2016	Seventh Circuit Declines to Apply Title VII to Sexual Orientation Bias Claims	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov 20 2019	Seventh Circuit Declines to Award Damages to Victorious Janus Plaintiff	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun 14 2013	Seventh Circuit Declines to Review Class Certification Order in Enormous Computer Privacy Class Action	Mintz
Aug 22 2013	Seventh Circuit Defines Rights to Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) Cost Recovery and Contribution Actions	Godfrey & Kahn S.C.

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