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.
Ehmann
Barber
Beal
Escamilla
Thomas
King
Boyd
Pension Fund of Cement Masons Union Local No. 502 v. Ruane Construction, Inc.
Pietrzak
Williams v. Milwaukee Board of School Directors
Board of Trustees of the Iron Workers St. Louis District Council Pension Trust v. Total Steel Services, LLC
White-Goyzueta
Rosenbaum
Calvache
Brown
Electrical Insurance Trustees Health & Welfare Trust Fund v. WCP Solar Services, LLC
Operating Engineers Local 139 Health Benefit Fund v. Lake Effect Construction Inc
Bunkley
Plumbers' Pension Fund, Local 130, U.A. v. Republic Piping Systems, Inc.
LOVE
Latipov
Johnson v. Kerry Inc.
Brink, Andrew v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.
Forbus
Guizar
Mason v. United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 1546
COTTON
Hypes
ELLIS, II v. MARION COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
Hoffman
Frick, Tyler v. Empower Retirement, LLC
Sheth
Foreman
Richardson v. Northwestern Memorial Healthcare
Trustees of the Teamsters Union No. 142 Pension Fund v. C.N.B. Construction LLC
Kenyon
Shepherd
Randolph v. Dillard's, Inc.
Barnett
Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P. v. Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan
Jarju
Stoicescu
Porter
Grant, Caleb v. Krolikowski, Daniel
Parrent
Thomas
Ballard
Revels
Anthony
Plumbers & Gasfitters Union Local No 75 Health Fund v. Marathon Plumbing Company
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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.