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.
Bland
Rauner
Local 705 International Brotherhood of Teamsters Pension Fund v. Central Contractors Service, Inc.
Mitchell v. Lucent Technologies Inc. Pension Plan
Trustees of the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters Pension Fund v. American Mechanical, Inc.
Pouliot
Dietrich
International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators Local 17 Pension Fund v. Northwest Mechanical Insulation Co.
Dukes
Struve
Danny Ruark v. Union Pacific Railroad Compan
Danny Ruark v. Union Pacific Railroad Compan
Local 705 International Brotherhood of Teamsters Pension Fund v. Marina Cartage, Inc.
Dusek
Gaston
NLRB v. Edward L. Calvert
NLRB v. Edward L. Calvert
Morales
Garcia
Mondelez Global LLC v. International Union of Operating Engineers Local 399
Buford
Sapia
Fickey
Finkl
Brownlee
Hogroe
Martinez
Marijan
Singleton
Dietrich
Adams
Freeman
Sanchez
Coss
Shell
Local 727 Teamsters Local Union No. 727 Pension Fund v. Mid-City Parking
Vega
Adams
Adams
Adams
Pruitt
Lawton
Adams
Adams
Campos
Vargas
EEOC v. CVS Pharmacy, Incorporated
EEOC v. CVS Pharmacy, Incorporated
Jefferson
Hampton
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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.