The Seventh Circuit covers the federal courts in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. The rulings below come from the circuit's court of appeals and the federal trial courts within it.
Of the 2,136 published rulings we track here (1973–2026), the breakdowns below show how they were decided. They describe published opinions only — not the odds of any particular situation.
Of the 2,136 published rulings we track in the Seventh Circuit.
A workplace lawsuit moves through stages, and a ruling can end it at any of them. Here is where the 2,124 rulings we could classify by stage were decided.
A higher court reviewing an earlier decision. Many published opinions come from this stage, after a lot has already happened in the case.
A ruling where the judge decides the case — or part of it — without a trial, because one side argues the key facts are not in dispute. For workers, getting past this step is often the biggest hurdle.
Of the 556 summary-judgment rulings here, 357 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 198 let the worker’s claims continue; the rest resolved in other ways.
An early request — usually by the employer — to throw the case out before any evidence is gathered.
A judge or jury heard the evidence and reached a decision. Relatively few disputes get this far.
The two sides resolved the dispute by agreement, sometimes with court approval. Most settlements are private and never show up in published opinions.
A decision entered because one side did not respond to the case at all.
Procedural decisions and orders that do not fit the main stages above.
Browse rulings from courts in each state the Seventh Circuit covers.
Carlson
Griffin-Thomas
Smoler
Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corp. d/b/a METRA v. International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers - Transportation Division
Central Laborers' Pension, Welfare and Annuity Funds v. Wyandotte Corp.
Carrico
Sias
TURNER
Seo
Zarate
Wisconsin Electrical Employees Health and Welfare Plan v. Lewins Electric LLC
Johnson as Next Friend of C.C., A Minor v. Hotel Management Services Inc.
Employers and Operating Engineers Local 520 Pension Fund v. A & A Companies, Inc.
Wisconsin Laborers Pension Fund v. Wayne's Caulking, Inc.
Brown, Corey v. Choice Products USA, LLC
Bjelica
Laborers' Pension Fund v. Property Recycling Services Corp.
McGinnis
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 743 v. Central States Southeast and Southwest Areas Health and Welfare and Pension Funds
Teamsters Union No 142 Pension Fund Trustees of the v. Actin Inc
Williams v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Teamsters Local Union No. 705 v. L. Neill Cartage Co., Inc.
Burnworth
Marski
Williams v. Sam's East Inc
Young
Illinois State Painters Welfare Fund v. Ron Ward
Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Commuter Rail Division of the Regional Transportation Authority
Chicago Teachers Union, Local v. Board of Education of the City
INTEGRITY KOKOSING PIPELINE SERVICES, L.L.C. v. PIPELINERS UNION 798 UNITED ASSOCIATION
Stone v. Signode Industrial Group LLC
Sullers, Sr. v. International Union of Elevator Constructors Local 2
Trustees of the N.E.C.A. - IBEW Local 176 Health, Welfare, Pension, Vacation and Training Trust Funds v. New Frontier Electrical Construction, Inc.
Laborers' Pension Fund v. Rai Concrete, Inc.
Tacuba
Breuder
Marinov
Trustees of the Indiana State Council of Roofers Health and Welfare Fund v. McDowell Roofing LLC
Perizes
Serir
Osborne
Teamsters Local Union No. 727 Pension Fund v. Capital Parking, L.L.C
HIRLSTON
Lugg
Hollins
ABEBE
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. RockAuto, LLC
DAVIS
Aleman
Haugen
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These figures summarize publicly available published court opinions only. Published opinions over-represent summary-judgment rulings (decisions made without a trial) and appeals, because those are the stages where judges most often write formal opinions. Most workplace disputes settle privately and never appear here at all. A ruling’s outcome reflects many case-specific factors and is not a prediction for any other situation. Read more about how we source and classify rulings.
Data sourced from public federal court records via CourtListener.com. Case outcomes extracted using AI analysis. This information is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The classification of outcomes and case stages is based on automated analysis and may not reflect the full scope of each case.