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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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
Aug 12 2016	Seventh Circuit Addresses EEOC’s Stance that Sexual Orientation is Protected by Title VII	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug 12 2016	FCC and District Court Provide Additional Clarity to the TCPA’s Emergency Purpose Exception	Faegre Drinker
Aug 11 2016	Financial Regulation: Narrowing Channel into Section 546(e)’s Safe Harbor?	ArentFox Schiff LLP
Aug 11 2016	Judges Can’t Stand Telephone Consumer Protection Act Claims	Vedder Price
Aug 4 2016	Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation Not Protected by Title VII, Seventh Circuit Rules	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug 2 2016	Seventh Circuit: Title VII Offers No Protection Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination	ArentFox Schiff LLP
Aug 2 2016	Seventh Circuit Panel Finds That Title VII Does Not Cover Sexual Orientation Bias	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug 2 2016	Seventh Circuit Declines to Apply Title VII to Sexual Orientation Bias Claims	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug 2 2016	Seventh Circuit Issues Reverse Discrimination Employment Decision	Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Aug 1 2016	Wittman v. Koenig, Another Decision on Annuity Exemptions - But Sometimes You Get What You Need	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul 29 2016	Seventh Circuit Issues Employer-Friendly Ruling on FLSA Tip Credit	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul 29 2016	Wisconsin Court of Appeals Issues Reminder of Power of Federal Arbitration Act	Foley & Lardner LLP
Jul 29 2016	Illinois District Court Finds Forum Selection Clause Unenforceable in ERISA Action	Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul 26 2016	Seventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Federal Subcontractor in FCA Suit Regarding Fringe Benefit Withholdings	McDermott Will & Emery
Jul 25 2016	Retaliation Claims, Bargaining Waiver, Chilling Concerted Activity: Employment Law This Week - Week of July 25, 2016 [VIDEO]	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul 21 2016	Illinois U.S. District Court Grants Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss in State Farm Excessive Fee Case	Vedder Price
Jul 19 2016	Seventh Circuit: Tipped Employees Can Perform Limited Non-Tipped Work At Tip Credit Rate Of Pay	Faegre Drinker
Jul 18 2016	When is Aberrant Workplace Behavior Sufficient to Justify Termination?	Foley & Lardner LLP
Jul 15 2016	Supreme Court Declines to Consider Curtailing NLRB’s Authority over Michigan Tribal Casinos	Varnum LLP
Jul 8 2016	Seventh Circuit Court Provides Roadmap for Managing ‘Intolerable’ Behavior From Employee with Disabilities	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul 7 2016	Federal Circuit Finds Cryopreservation Method Patent Eligible	Foley & Lardner LLP
Jul 5 2016	Illinois Federal Court Denies Kraft’s Motion to Dismiss Claims of Market Manipulation	Bracewell LLP
Jul 5 2016	Seventh Circuit Cuts Through First Amendment Forum Jargon and Issues Robust Defense of Free Expression	Foley & Lardner LLP
Jul 1 2016	Seventh Circuit Clarifies What It Takes to Make a Preference Payment “Ordinary”	Foley & Lardner LLP
Jun 30 2016	Acquiescence Defense – Don’t Try to Use It Too Early	McDermott Will & Emery
Jun 28 2016	In Wake of Escobar, False Claims Act Cases Return to Circuit Courts	Mintz
Jun 23 2016	Seventh Circuit Broadens Ordinary Course Preference Defense	ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jun 20 2016	Seventh Circuit Examines “Ordinary Course” Preference Defense: Making Sausage	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun 15 2016	Seventh Circuit Judge Allows Advocate-NorthShore Merger to Proceed; FTC May Appeal	Foley & Lardner LLP
Jun 8 2016	Seventh Circuit Holds Class Action Waivers are Unlawful and Unenforceable Creating a Circuit Split	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun 7 2016	Seventh Circuit Split from Circuits on Arbitration Agreements in Lewis	Polsinelli PC
Jun 6 2016	Seventh Circuit Invalidates Class Action Waivers and Sets Stage for Supreme Court Battle	Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
Jun 6 2016	The Seventh Circuit Empowers Litigants to Revisit Class Definitions	Foley & Lardner LLP
Jun 3 2016	The Seventh Circuit Rejects Class & Collective Action Waivers In Arbitration Agreements	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun 3 2016	Score One for the NLRB: Seventh Circuit Becomes First Federal Appeals Court to Hold that Class/Collective Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements Violate the NLRA	Mintz
Jun 3 2016	Supreme Court Review Likely After Seventh Circuit Creates Split on Class and Collective Action Waivers under NLRA	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun 2 2016	7th Circuit Court Split Decisions Create Uncertainty on Class Action Waivers and likely Supreme Court Review	Faegre Drinker
Jun 1 2016	Finality of Bankruptcy Court Decisions — It Ain’t Over Till (When?)	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May 31 2016	7th Circuit Holds Mandatory Waiver of Class Claims Unlawful; Creates Circuit Court Split	ArentFox Schiff LLP
May 31 2016	Seventh Circuit Appeals Court Sides with NLRB – Holds Arbitration Agreement and Class Action Waiver Violates Employee Rights and Unenforceable	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May 27 2016	Copyright Claim Accrues when Ownership Dispute Becomes Explicit	McDermott Will & Emery
May 26 2016	Seventh Circuit Goes It Alone – Upholds NLRB Decision Holding That Class and Collective Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements Are Unlawful and Unenforceable	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May 25 2016	Seventh Circuit Clarifies That Lawyers Can Appeal Nonmonetary Sanctions	Foley & Lardner LLP
May 20 2016	Auer Deference Debate Remains Unresolved	McDermott Will & Emery
May 18 2016	When Relators Steal Corporate Documents: Northern District of Illinois Dismisses Counterclaim for Breach of Contract	McDermott Will & Emery
May 18 2016	Seventh Circuit Sets Relatively Low Threshold to Establish Standing in Data Breach Class Actions	Foley & Lardner LLP
May 17 2016	Seventh Circuit Rules on Accommodation and Causal Connection Needed for ADA Claims	Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
May 5 2016	Public Policy Invalidates Bankruptcy Remote LLC Structure	ArentFox Schiff LLP
May 2 2016	Back From the Dead: Voluntarily Terminating Distressed Tenant’s Lease May Give Rise to Avoidance Action in Bankruptcy Against Landlord	Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

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