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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Nov
11
2015
Employment and Military Leave: Say It With Roses, Say It With Mink, But Never Say It In Ink - Or Electronically Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Nov
11
2015
Much Ado About Nothing: The Defense of Judge Posner’s Internet Research Foley & Lardner LLP
Nov
10
2015
Seventh Circuit Affirms Exclusion of Plaintiffs’ Causation Experts in Vinyl Chloride Case Beveridge & Diamond PC
Nov
10
2015
Northern District of Illinois Expands Definition of Protected Activity Under Illinois Whistleblower Act Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
9
2015
A Prompt Response to a Harassment Complaint Can Be the Difference Between Liability and No Liability Foley & Lardner LLP
Nov
9
2015
Seventh Circuit Applies the Erie Doctrine to Minor Settlements Foley & Lardner LLP
Nov
9
2015
How The Casino Kept Its Chips From A Bankruptcy Claw-Back Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
6
2015
Federal District Court Sides with Insurer on Allegations that Insurer Breached Its Duty to Defend Its Insured Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Nov
6
2015
Wisconsin District Court Continues Stay of TCPA Lawsuit Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Nov
4
2015
Trauma Registrar Properly Classified As Exempt Administrative Employee Due To Exercise Of Discretion Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
2
2015
Employers Need to Consider Accommodation Requests Made at Any Time During a Disabled Employee’s Employment Foley & Lardner LLP
Nov
2
2015
Lesson Learned – Watch What You Say: It can and will be used against you Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
30
2015
Wisconsin District Court Stays TCPA Suit Pending Review of the FCC’s July 10 Order Faegre Drinker
Oct
28
2015
NLRB Invites Briefs in Northwestern Football Case - National Labor Relations Board Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
28
2015
Seventh Circuit Slams STOLI Scheme, Permits Insurer To Retain Premium and Recover Attorneys' Fees Faegre Drinker
Oct
26
2015
Caesars’ Rolls Snake Eyes: District Court Refuses To Enjoin Suit Against Parent Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
26
2015
Company’s Property Rights Can be Trumped by Safety Concerns, Federal Court Rules Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
23
2015
Seventh Circuit Holds That FMLA Limitations Period Begins To Run At Time Of Each Leave Denial Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
20
2015
Wisonsin Judge Reconsiders and Holds that Superfund Costs Cannot Be Apportioned ArentFox Schiff LLP
Oct
15
2015
Neither Successor Corporation Nor Component Manufacturer Owed Duty To Warn: Thornton v. M7 Aerospace LP Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Oct
15
2015
FELA Suit Not Timely Where Employee Knew Of Repetitive Trauma Problems More Than Three Years Before Filing Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Oct
13
2015
One District Court Finds Limits to Express Certification re: False Claims Act McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
12
2015
Seventh Circuit Rules ERISA Does Not Preempt State Law Prohibiting Discretionary Clauses Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Oct
6
2015
Judicial Internet Research: Does the First SCOTUS Decision of OT 2015 Bode Ill for Dr. Posner? Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct
1
2015
Divided Infringement Between Doctor And Patient Foley & Lardner LLP
Sep
30
2015
D.C. Circuit Joins Seventh Circuit in Rejecting Court Challenges to Pending SEC Administrative Enforcement Proceedings Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
29
2015
Asset Purchasers Face Increased Exposure for the Multiemployer Pension Debts of Sellers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
29
2015
Motion to Quash Service Is Not a Collateral Order and Therefore Not Appealable McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
29
2015
Seventh Circuit Continues to Apply Federal Successor Liability Doctrine to Multiemployer Pension Plan Withdrawal Liability McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
24
2015
Reasonable Suspicion Alcohol Test of Employee Was Justified After Bar Fight and Diagnosis of Alcoholic Pancreatitis Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
17
2015
Seventh Circuit Affirms District Court on Remand in Jones v. Harris Associates Vedder Price
Sep
16
2015
Northern District of Illinois Grants Summary Judgment Against SOX Whistleblower Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
15
2015
Seventh Circuit Finds that State Insurance Law Applies, Resulting in De Novo Review of Benefit Claim McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
14
2015
Be Careful What You Say During a Union Organizing Campaign Foley & Lardner LLP
Sep
10
2015
7th Circuit Reinstates Case Based upon Conflicting Provisions in Contract Regarding the Critical Right to Terminate Horwood Marcus & Berk Chartered
Sep
10
2015
Protecting the Brand: Jury Awards $8.9 Million Verdict in Favor of Michael Jordan ArentFox Schiff LLP
Sep
9
2015
D&O Policies: A Possibility for TCPA Coverage? Foley & Lardner LLP
Sep
7
2015
Seventh Circuit Ruling On Scientific Evidence Closes Some Doors But Opens Others ArentFox Schiff LLP
Sep
5
2015
Guitar Center: Off the Hook but at a Price ArentFox Schiff LLP
Sep
4
2015
Seventh Circuit Recognizes Availability of Differential Etiology to Prove Both General and Specific Causation Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
3
2015
“When in Doubt, Disclose”: Seventh Circuit Levies Sanctions for Undisclosed Class Conflict in Southwest Airlines Voucher Litigation Foley & Lardner LLP
Sep
2
2015
Asset Purchasers May Be Found Liable as “Successors” Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Aug
27
2015
Sublicensee’s Purchase of Licensee Not Prohibited under the License Agreement McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
26
2015
Seventh Circuit Rejects Court Challenge to Pending SEC Administrative Enforcement Proceeding Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
25
2015
Seventh Circuit Issues Stern Warning For Insurers That Reject Their Duty to Defend Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
24
2015
A Defendant Can Get Summary Judgment Without Producing Evidence Foley & Lardner LLP
Aug
24
2015
Recent Decisions Serve as Reminder that Scienter is a Fertile Ground for Pre-Trial Disposition McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
21
2015
Judge Posner Goes Where No Judge Has Gone Before - Internet Sources as Evidence Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
20
2015
Dr. Posner Will See You Now: 7th Circuit Judges Reignite a Spirited Debate over Judicial Internet Research Foley & Lardner LLP
Aug
18
2015
Illinois Federal Court Rejects Nurses’ Generalized Claim of “8 to 12” Uncompensated Hours Based on Employer’s Time Keeping Protocols Jackson Lewis P.C.
 

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