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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Dec
15
2022
Supreme Court Declines to Clarify FCA Pleading Standard Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Dec
12
2022
“Cold-Pressed Juice” Lawsuit Permanently Dismissed Keller and Heckman LLP
Dec
11
2022
Ex-Wall Street Trader Convicted of Fraud in Precious Metals Spoofing Scheme The U.S. Department of Justice
Dec
9
2022
Former Theranos Executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani Sentenced to Nearly 13 Years ArentFox Schiff LLP
Nov
21
2022
TCPA Quick Hitter: Another Court Holds Threadbare Allegation of Prerecorded Voice Usage Insufficient to State a Claim Troutman Amin, LLP
Nov
17
2022
Is the Boss Right? Seventh Circuit Looks at Employer Judgment on ADA Claim Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Nov
9
2022
Rejecting Reverse Racial Discrimination Claim, Seventh Circuit Reminds Employers of Best Practices Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
8
2022
Class Action Litigation Newsletter | Fall 2022 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
8
2022
Pair of Lawsuits Target Mint Flavored Products Keller and Heckman LLP
Nov
8
2022
Magistrate Recommends 180° Course Correction on Previously Denied Motions to Dismiss In ERISA Fee Litigation Cases Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
7
2022
Seventh Circuit Takes Broad View Of Relatedness Under D&O ‘Claims Made’ Policies Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
5
2022
Seventh Circuit Ruling Reminds Courts Not to Draw ‘Narrow’ Comparisons in Title VII Cases Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Oct
28
2022
Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Three FCA “Particularity” Cases. Robinson & Cole LLP
Oct
27
2022
Color Me Unsurprised: No Preclusion of Plaintiff’s Claims McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
19
2022
First Ever BIPA Trial Results in $228 Million Judgment Against BNSF Railway Hunton Andrews Kurth
Oct
19
2022
Seventh Circuit Holds Work-Related Light Duty Policy Need Not Be Extended to Pregnant Employees von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Oct
14
2022
Two More District Courts Reject ERISA Fee and Performance Claims as Insufficient Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
13
2022
Federal Jury Sides with Plaintiffs in First Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act Trial Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
13
2022
Lessons from an Elder Abuse Story with a (Relatively) Happy Ending Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Oct
10
2022
An Emerging Split on the Applicability of the Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine Under the DTSA Mintz
Oct
6
2022
Two District Courts in the Seventh Circuit Grapple with Pleading Standards in ERISA Excessive Fee Cases Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
5
2022
Illinois Federal Court Applies Seventh Circuit’s Albert v. Oshkosh Decision to Dismiss ERISA Excess Fee Case Vedder Price
Oct
4
2022
HUGE DOLLARS: Allstate Hammered in $4.5MM TCPA Settlement Paying Over $600.00 a Class Member in a DNC Class–Plus Funneling More Money to the NCLC Troutman Amin, LLP
Sep
29
2022
A Light in the Dark: Seventh Circuit Helps Clarify New Pleading Standards for 401(K) Fee Cases McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
26
2022
Bankruptcy Court Narrowly Construes Section 546(e) Safe Harbor Nelson Mullins
Sep
20
2022
“Made with Real Butter” Claim Challenged Keller and Heckman LLP
Sep
20
2022
The Tide May Be Turning on Flood of ERISA Excessive Fee Class Actions Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
9
2022
Seventh Circuit Applies Hughes v. Northwestern University to Dismiss Vedder Price
Sep
8
2022
7th Circuit Ruling Sheds Light Into the post-Hughes 401(k) Litigation Era Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
8
2022
Seventh Circuit Provides Hope for ERISA Plan Sponsors and Fiduciaries Defending Investment Fee & Performance Litigation Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
6
2022
Episode 49: The Seventh Circuit Addresses Trade Secret Identification and Proof of Misappropriation [PODCAST] Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
6
2022
Another Chocolate False Ad Lawsuit Dismissed Keller and Heckman LLP
Sep
1
2022
Yes, and It Counts! Single Purchase in Forum Establishes Personal Jurisdiction over Infringer McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
31
2022
Federal Court Clarifies the Article III Standing Requirement for FDCPA Violations Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
30
2022
Excluding Pregnant Workers from Light Duty Did Not Violate the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, 7th Circuit Holds Hunton Andrews Kurth
Aug
25
2022
TikTok Settlement Receives Final Court Approval Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
24
2022
Seventh Circuit Announces a New Standard for Analyzing Violations of the Ex Post Facto Clause Foley & Lardner LLP
Aug
24
2022
Walmart’s Fudge Mint Class Action Permanently Dismissed Keller and Heckman LLP
Aug
23
2022
Farm Animal Enclosure Construction Worker Not Penned In by FLSA’s Agricultural Exemption, 7th Circuit Holds Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
23
2022
Walmart’s Policy to Exclude Pregnant Employees from Temporary Light Duty Assignments Was Not Discriminatory Vedder Price
Aug
23
2022
Unfashionably Late: Seventh Circuit Rejects Misappropriation Claim Premised On Prototype Created Eleven Years Prior Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
19
2022
Alight Solutions Must Comply with Subpoena Issued by DOL in Cybersecurity Incident Investigation Robinson & Cole LLP
Aug
17
2022
The Seventh Circuit Clarifies the Role Rejection of Settlement Offers Plays in Determining Attorney Fee Awards Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
17
2022
Whole Foods Rice Pilaf Slack Fill Lawsuit Dismissed Keller and Heckman LLP
Aug
16
2022
E-cigs & E-discovery: When Marriage Cannot Save Sloppy Document Productions Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
11
2022
Too Little Too Late: No Tenable Misappropriation Claim Based on 11-Year-Old Prototype McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
11
2022
In the Weeds? Humira “Patent Thicket” Isn’t an Antitrust Violation McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
10
2022
The Seventh Circuit Asks, “What’s Wrong With Having Lots of Patents" Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
10
2022
Class Action Litigation Newsletter | Summer 2022 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
9
2022
Judge Approves $92 Million TikTok Settlement Hunton Andrews Kurth
 

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