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 8 2017	Recent 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Demonstrates Importance of Documentation of the Interactive Process	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov 10 2017	Seventh Circuit Holds that the ADA Is Still Not a Leave Statute	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec 20 2017	The Eastern District of Wisconsin Limits Corporate Defendant’s Efforts To Redact Large Portions Of Business Information In Discovery	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov 20 2018	Employers Asserting “Essential Job Function” Defense Need a Clear Job Description	Jackson Lewis P.C.
May 19 2021	401(k) Investment Option Challenge Heads to Ninth Circuit	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul 23 2021	Indiana District Court Denies Students’ Challenge to Indiana University’s Vaccine Mandate	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun 8 2022	FAA’s Transportation Worker Exception Covers Airline Ramp Agents, U.S. Supreme Court Holds	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug 23 2022	Farm Animal Enclosure Construction Worker Not Penned In by FLSA’s Agricultural Exemption, 7th Circuit Holds	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov 9 2022	Rejecting Reverse Racial Discrimination Claim, Seventh Circuit Reminds Employers of Best Practices	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct 2 2014	EEOC Challenges the Design of Another Employer’s Wellness Program under the ADA	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan 26 2017	Seventh Circuit Delivers Blow to EEOC Wellness Program Challenge, But Avoids Ruling on ADA Safe Harbor	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct 3 2017	“12 Inches” is Much Ado About Nothing – Seventh Circuit Serves Subway and Practicality a Win in Footlong Class Action	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar 21 2019	Scabby the Rat: Threatening Pest or Famous Labor Icon?	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov 20 2019	The ADA Does Not Cover the Possibility of Future Disabilities	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul 26 2021	Plaintiff Lacks Standing to Challenge Retirement Plan Investment Options and Fees	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr 13 2022	When Is An Insurance Policy Not An ERISA Plan?	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul 14 2023	Third Circuit Rejects Mandatory Arbitration Clause in ESOP	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug 19 2014	Physician Whose Clinical Privileges Were Revoked Can Proceed With Hostile Work Environment Claim, Illinois Federal Court Finds, But Dismisses Antitrust Claim	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug 24 2016	Holding Class Waivers Violate the NLRA, Ninth Circuit Joins Circuit Split	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan 27 2017	Forensic Examination of Plaintiff’s Electronic Devices Disallowed Because It Was Not Proportional To The Needs of the Case	Jackson Lewis 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.
Aug 10 2017	Employer’s Use of Non-Compliant Disclosure Form Did Not Result in Concrete Injury Under Fair Credit Reporting Act	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb 19 2018	Wisconsin Jury Rejects Fired Jail Officer’s Claims of Discrimination and Retaliation	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar 21 2018	FMLA And ADA Claims Put To Bed Where Employer Did Not Know Employee Had Sleep Apnea At The Time Her Employment Was Terminated.	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov 20 2019	Seventh Circuit Declines to Award Damages to Victorious Janus Plaintiff	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan 27 2020	Seventh Circuit Issues New Standard on Class Notice to Employees who Signed Arbitration Agreements	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb 24 2020	Two More Significant Rulings for TCPA Litigation – Eleventh and Seventh Circuits Narrowly Interpret ATDS	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug 7 2020	A Game of Venue Ping Pong Ended by the 7th Circuit Based on a Forum-Selection Clause	Jackson Lewis P.C.
May 20 2021	For Once, Good Deed Goes Unpunished	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep 21 2021	401(k) Fee Class Action Against Oshkosh Corporation Dismissed with Prejudice	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun 13 2022	Seventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment Ruling Against Illinois Employee Who Refused to Participate in Sale of Product Banned in New York	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug 22 2014	Use of Non-Competes Cited as Factor Against Independent Contractor Status	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar 30 2017	Federal Court In Illinois Rules Online Retailer Of Event Tickets Qualifies As “Retail Establishment” Under Section 207(i) Of The FLSA, Refusing to Defer to DOL Regulations	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb 20 2018	Court Finds Individualized Issues Predominate and Grants Company’s Motion to Decertify Branch Administrators’ Class	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun 8 2018	District Courts in the Seventh Circuit Begin to Clarify Landmark Severson Decision	Jackson Lewis P.C.

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