U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Seventh Circuit
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Appeals panel: Tough Madison firefighter physical screening test didn't discriminate vs female firefighters
Judges said it is most important to ensure firefighters can actually do the work and can "hold the jobs on a fair and non-discriminatory basis." -
Appeals panel says $5.2M fine in FTC credit monitoring scam litigation can stand
Judges also corrected an error in an earlier judgment that may have allowed the federal government to improperly claim a portion of the funds meant for restitution -
Ex-McDonald's workers get another chance to sue over fast food giant's 'no-poach' employment policy
Women say corporate guidelines kept them from obtaining better wages at different locations. A federal judge had dismissed the potentially massive class action lawsuit, describing it in part as an attempt by lawyers to cash in on a "jackpot" of fees, but was ordered by an appeals court to take another look -
Appeals panel: DuPage SWAT officer injured in training exercise can keep $7.5M from trial vs tactical gear maker
Safariland failed to convince 7th Circuit judges it deserved a new trial or to pay less to deputy injured in training exercise involving Safariland's 'breaching rounds,' which are designed to destroy door locks, knobs and other metal hardware -
Appeals panel agrees Cook County can't resurrect lending discrimination suit vs Bank of America
County sought to hold financial institutions liable for role in rash of defaulted home loans and extra expenses suffered by the county to deal with the fallout amid the Great Recession in 2008-09 -
Appeals panel: Courts should place 'heavy thumb on scale' to let defendants make 'copyright trolls' pay
The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals said a federal judge erred in denying the Cremation Society of Illinois' request that Live Face on Web pay its attorneys' fees after the Cremation Society prevailed in court -
Appeals panel nixes class action vs state of IL over ignored unemployment applications in 2020
Workers say the Illinois Department of Employment Security didn't respond to their claims as required by law, allegedly to pad the agency's assertions that it wasn't overwhelemed at the onset of the shutdowns ordered by Gov. JB Pritzker. Judges said their claims belong as individual state court actions -
Wisconsin governor can't win sanctions from attorneys working for Trump to overturn 2020 results
Appeals panel said request to punish lawyers was filed too late, after parties dropped their claims -
Appeals panel says some workers might be entitled to ADA accomodations based on commute
Seventh Circuit panel said it wouldn't adopt 'bright-line rule' for similar questions -
Appeals panel: Debt collector can't be sued for calling wife's cell phone about husband's debt default
Woman alleged violation of federal law for repeated calls about her husband's debt, but a federal appeals panel says her husband didn't follow the rules to dispute the debt, and she can't be considered a "consumer" protected by federal debt collection laws -
Appeals panel agrees to dismiss class action accusing UChicago, Google of patient privacy violations
7th Circuit judges say class action doesn't allege anyone was actually harmed by the data collection project designed to help Google build tech to help anticipate patient needs -
Appeals panel: Woman can sue Indiana police officer accused of sexual assault during high school ride-along
Woman was 17 at time she says the Hammond police officer made unwanted comments, physical advances throughout a day-long school-assigned ride-along -
Volleyball coach strikes at Edelson, claiming firm launched sham class action to cause financial harm
A 2018 class action lawsuit, which centered on allegations of child sexual abuse against volleyball coach Rick Butler, ended with a victory for Butler. The coach and his family say the lawsuit should have never been filed. -
Seventh Circuit hears arguments on controversial assault weapon, magazine ban
A panel of judges with the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on Illinois’ controversial assault weapon ban Thursday, challenging the state’s justification for the ban and the plaintiffs’ reliance on “in common use.” -
Appeals court: Lawsuit can resume challenging constitutionality of feds' across-the-board ban on gun ownership by felons
A divided appeals panel says a Supreme Court ruling means lower courts can't simply agree with governments that they have the authority under the Second Amendment to categorically deny gun ownership rights to those convicted of felonies, or other "dangerous" people -
Dad appeals ruling he has no fundamental right to forbid Villa Park school from helping child change genders
A new Biden-appointed federal judge declared a Florida man's constitutional rights as a parent may end at the school house door, so he can't sue the school district for allegedly conspiring with his ex-wife to speed along his child's gender transition -
SCOTUS won't step into IL 'assault weapons' ban fight, for now
Illinois' ban on so-called 'assault weapons' will remain in place, likely through much of the summer, as the Supreme Court turned aside a long-shot bid for an emergency injunction blocking enforcement of the law while a federal appeals court and the Illinois Supreme Court consider constitutional challenges to the gun ban -
Seventh Circuit: IL 'assault weapons' ban to remain in place for at least two months
A federal appeals panel says it won't lift its stay of a Southern Illinois federal judge's injunction preventing Illinois state officials from enforcing the 'assault weapons' ban, at least until a hearing at the end of June, though likely much longer. The U.S. Supreme Court could still block the gun ban -
Guns don't need to be often used in self-defense to qualify as 'arms' protected by 2nd Amend, say challengers to IL 'assault weapons' ban
In briefs filed before the U.S. Supreme Court and 7th Circuit Appeals court in Chicago, groups challenging Illinois' 'assault weapons' ban say the state is flat wrong in asserting 'militaristic' weapons aren't protected by the Second Amendment, simply because handguns or shotguns may be more effective for self-defense -
Ex-inmate kept in prison for a year after approved for parole can sue IL corrections officials: Appeals court
According to court documents, plaintiff James Courtney was forced to remain in prison for a year after he was approved for supervised release, because Illinois correctional officers failed to review and approve a place for him to live upon release