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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Jul 27 2017	Evidence of Immigration Status Blocked by Courts	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul 24 2017	Illinois District Court Rejects Federal Preemption Challenges to State Zero-Emissions Credit Program	K&L Gates
Jul 24 2017	New York Appeals Court Rejects Enforceability of Class Action Waivers – But Is This Ruling Short-Lived?	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul 21 2017	US Attorney’s Office in Chicago Announces Creation of Health Care Fraud Unit	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jul 20 2017	“No Harm, No Foul”: Court Denies Motion for Spoliation Sanctions Pursuant to Rule 37(e): Snider v. Danfoss	K&L Gates
Jul 19 2017	Seventh Circuit Underscores Important Role for Pre-Certification Challenges to Expert Witnesses	Foley & Lardner LLP
Jul 18 2017	A Review of Recent Whistleblower Developments: July 18th	Foley & Lardner LLP
Jul 17 2017	Affirmed: Wisconsin’s Right-to-Work Law Latest to Withstand Judicial Scrutiny	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul 17 2017	Another One Bites The Dust – False Claims Act Complaint Based On The Trade Agreements Act Is Dismissed With Prejudice For Relator’s Failure To Allege Fraud With Particularity	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul 17 2017	The 80/20 Rule and Its Impact on the Restaurant Industry	Polsinelli PC
Jul 13 2017	Federal Court Compels Arbitration of Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Claim	Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul 13 2017	Will Your Family-Owned LLC Be Required to Pay the Fair Value of a Withdrawing Member’s Interest?	Murtha Cullina
Jul 11 2017	Eleventh Circuit Won’t Rehear Title VII Sexual Orientation Case; LGBT Advocacy Group Will Appeal to United States Supreme Court	Mintz
Jul 8 2017	Recent 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Demonstrates Importance of Documentation of the Interactive Process	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul 3 2017	Intentional Segregation By Race Is Not Enough to Trigger Title VII Liability, Says Seventh Circuit	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun 26 2017	Words Matter In The Workplace	Polsinelli PC
Jun 24 2017	Seventh Circuit Rules that Rule 67 Does Not Provide an Avenue to Mootness	Faegre Drinker
Jun 23 2017	Seventh Circuit Limits Ability to Moot Claims of Class Representative in the Wake of Campbell-Ewald	Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun 22 2017	Exclusive Agreement Between Hospital and Insurance Plan Does Not Violate Section 1	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun 21 2017	Union Jobs Replaced by Technology Results in Unfair Labor Practice Charge	Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Jun 21 2017	Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College[1]	Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Jun 21 2017	Are “Wi-Fi Allergies” an Impairment Covered by the ADA?	Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Jun 21 2017	Inaccurate Statements of the Law May Result in Liability Warranting Award of Attorney’s Fees	Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Jun 21 2017	Employers May Be Liable for Intentional Torts of Employees	Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Jun 20 2017	Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals' Decision Reins in Copyright Infringement Claims Relating to Home Designs	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Jun 16 2017	7th Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Dominant Illinois Hospital and its Exclusive Contracts	ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jun 16 2017	Going Down For A Third Time – Barnes & Noble Consumer Data Breach Claims Are Dismissed Again for Lack of Injury	Mintz
Jun 12 2017	N.D. Illinois Dismisses Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Claim For Lack Of Complaint To The SEC	Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun 12 2017	Seventh Circuit OKs Exclusive Network Agreements Between “Must-Have” Hospital and Health Insurers	Mintz
Jun 9 2017	Dish Network Ordered to Pay $280 Million Fine, Damages in Federal TCPA Lawsuit	K&L Gates
Jun 8 2017	Seventh Circuit Explains Importance of Disclosing Experts: “You Can’t Beat Something with Nothing”	Foley & Lardner LLP
Jun 8 2017	Seventh Circuit Affirms Issuance of Preliminary Injunction against Kenosha Unified School District	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Jun 5 2017	Restraining Unruly Children as an Essential Job Element: Expected in Secondary Schools but Not at a Youth Detention Center? A Cautionary Tale in the ADA Reasonable Accommodation Arena	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun 1 2017	The Value of a Life: Standing to Sue Your Company in a Gamified World	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
May 31 2017	Seventh Circuit Issues Ruling That Waiver of Statutory Rights under FLSA in Collective Bargaining Agreement Must Be Clear and Unmistakable	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May 30 2017	Sixth Circuit Joins Two Sister Circuits In Holding That Class Action Waivers In Employment Arbitration Agreements Violate National Labor Relations Act	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May 30 2017	DTSA and Inevitable Disclosure (Defend Trade Secrets Act)	Mintz
May 26 2017	Evidence That Similarly Situated Employees Included Those of the Same Race Dooms Race Discrimination Claim	Jackson Lewis P.C.
May 25 2017	State and Federal Trade Secrets Claims Upheld By Northern District of Illinois	Jackson Lewis P.C.
May 25 2017	Retailer Successfully Defends Text Messaging TCPA Claim	Jackson Lewis P.C.
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
May 10 2017	Title VII Prohibits Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Says Seventh Circuit	Much Shelist, P.C.
May 10 2017	Illinois Employers Beware: Slope of Negligent Supervision and Retention Claims May Have Just Become More Slippery	Much Shelist, P.C.
May 9 2017	Applicant’s Claim That Racially Biased Safety Officer Cancelled His Split Specimen Drug Test Was Insufficient to Establish Race Discrimination Under Cat’s Paw Theory	Jackson Lewis P.C.
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 2 2017	$35 Million Settlement Reached In Race Discrimination/Glass Ceiling Case	Zuckerman Law
Apr 27 2017	Home Depot Murder Case Teaches that Employer May Be Held Liable	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr 25 2017	Dues Checkoff Revocations May Be Valid in Wisconsin Despite Federal Court Ruling	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr 21 2017	Sensitivity to Electromagnetic Voltage Not a “Disability” Under the Americans With Disabilities Act	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr 20 2017	Seventh Circuit Finds Sexual Orientation Protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act	K&L Gates

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