U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
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Appeals panel: Chicago can tax people who buy homes from Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
Chicago City Hall can tax home sales involving Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac because they are not really federal agencies, a state appeals panel has ruled. -
Appeals court rules commission reconciliation doesn't violate state, federal wage laws
Recoverable commission draws aren't wage law violations, an appeals panel has ruled. -
Should unions refund collected fees that were later declared unconstitutional? Appeals court to decide
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled it is unconstitutional to require non-union state workers in Illinois to pay "fair share" fees to a union, but a Chicago federal appeals panel is considering whether a union must refund millions of dollars in fees already collected. -
Appeals panel finds Kane County jail guard not liable for detainee's escape, assaults at Delnor Hospital
Panel says guard might have been 'a feckless coward,' but immune to federal lawsuit -
Appeals panel: Woman says she pitched Getaways concept to Groupon, but no written deal, so no cut
A state appeals panel has determined a woman cannot sue for a cut of Groupon’s travel business although she said she pitched the concept to the company. -
Man suing Chicago cops over shooting loses appeal; Court rules trial wasn't unfair
A federal appeals panel ruled a federal judge did not violate a man's rights when he repeatedly reminded a jury that a Cook County judge had determined the man had a gun when police shot him -
Appeals panel hears arguments over whether Illinois campaign finance law creates 'unlevel playing field'
Illinois' campaign finance law may create an unlevel political spending playing field, giving one kind of political organization a built-in advantage. But a federal appeals panel appeared to harbor doubts over whether that makes the law unconstitutional. -
Lawsuit alleging Ford discriminated against Latino job applicants at south suburban plant OK to continue: Appeals panel
A group of Latino job applicants alleging a local Ford plant discriminated against them based on their race may proceed with at least part of their discrimination lawsuit, a panel of appellate judges decided. -
Seventh Circuit appeals court upholds Cook County assault weapons ban
A federal appeals panel has upheld Cook County’s assault weapons ban -
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Federal appeals court slams USDA in decades-old farm wetlands case
A Hancock County, Ind., woman, whose farm family sued after the U.S. Department of Agriculture denied them benefits over removal of nine trees from their property decades ago, scored a victory in the long-running wetlands case with a federal appeals court's recent scathing ruling. -
Madigan wins again: Lawsuit vs Speaker over 'dirty tricks' canned; Voters knew, voted for Madigan anyway, judge says
A man who claimed his campaign to unseat Illinois’ most powerful legislator was shortcircuited by sham candidates planted on the ballot to dilute the Hispanic vote can’t continue to press his lawsuit against Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan over those dirty tricks, because voters had ample knowledge of the shady tactics, yet still chose to elect Madigan anyway, a federal judge has ruled. -
Appeals court reopens fraud class action vs Petsmart over Hill's prescription cat food
A federal appeals court has revived a class action lawsuit in which cat owners sued PetSmart and Hill’s Pet Nutrition over allegations a “prescription diet” food was not any better than normal products. -
Appeals panel nixes insurer's bid to fix only hail-damaged parts of condo building, not siding on all four walls
A Texas-based insurance company is on the hook for all four walls of buildings owned by a west suburban Naperville condominium association, not just portions of walls that were damaged in a 2014 storm, a federal court has affirmed. -
Cook Co. Sheriff didn't violate officer's rights amid years-long, contested termination proceedings: Appeals panel
A federal appeals panel has rejected a claim from a Cook County Sheriff's Officer correctional officer that a drawn-out termination process that has followed his suspension almost eight years ago following a DUI arrest did not violate his constitutional rights. -
Appeals panel: Former Lake County sheriff can be sued by jail inmates over three-day water shutoff
Former Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran and another county corrections official do not have immunity from a class action lawsuit by jail inmates over a three-day water shutoff at the county lock up nearly two years ago, a federal appeals court said. -
Company OK to fire striking worker who used vehicle to block company truck at highway speeds: Appeals panel
A federal appeals panel has upheld the termination of a striking union worker who was accused of endangering public safety while blocking the path of another driver as part of an "ambulatory picket" on a highway in 2012. -
Appeals panel: Federal judge prematurely ended class action vs OSF Healthcare over 'church plan' pensions
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals determined a federal judge was too hasty in cutting short a class action against Peoria-based OSF Healthcare over the question of whether its retirement plans qualify as a "church plan," exempting it from certain federal rules. -
Lack of expert testimony dooms couple's lawsuit vs Outlaw motorcycle helmet maker, Harley, Goodyear: Appeals panel
The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has found the injuries a couple sustained in a motorcycle crash, while tragic, cannot legally be attributed to defects in their motorcycle, tires or helmets. -
Appellate court: Judges shouldn't gainsay Catholic church on whether organist a 'minister,' exempt from discrimination suit
A three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s ruling that a church can claim the ministerial exception to protect it from a discrimination lawsuit brought by a fired organist. -
Big loss for Facebook on IL privacy law, big win for trial lawyers; Legal questions could be ticketed for Supreme Court
A recent decision from a California federal appeals court has handed a big win to a group of plaintiffs seeking to use an Illinois privacy law to squeeze Facebook for potentially billions of dollars, and could forebode a date before the U.S. Supreme Court, should trial lawyers seek to use the decision to boost other attempts to sidestep the high court’s earlier attempt to limit their ability to bring large class actions over claims in which no one suffered any actual harm.