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.
Jones v. Culver Franchising System, Inc.
Elena Diadenko v. Mary Folino
Anthimos Gogos v. AMS-Mechanical System, Incorpo
James Reynolds v. Daniel M. Tangherlini
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Professional Freezing Services, LLC
NECA-IBEW Rockford Local Union 364 Health & Welfare Fund v. a & a Drug Co.
Piekarski v. Amedisys Illinois, LLC
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Aurora Health Care, Inc.
Titan Tire Corp. of Freeport, Inc. v. United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union
Transport Workers Union of America v. Transport Workers Union of America
Catrambone
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Rexnord Industries, LLC
Lippert Tile Co. v. International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftsmen
National Labor Relations Board v. Teamsters "General" Local Union No. 200
Certco, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local Union No. 695
United Food & Commercial Workers Unions & Employers Midwest Health Benefits Fund v. Walgreen Co.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen, General Committee of Adjustment v. Union Pacific Railroad
Chicago Teachers Union, Local No. 1 v. Board of Education
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Aurora Health Care Inc.
Donald Tompkins v. Central Laborers' Pension Fun
Dennison v. Mony Life Retirement Income Security Plan for Employees
Reddinger v. Sena Severance Pay Plan
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Autozone, Inc.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen v. Union Pacific Railroad
United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union, Local 9550 v. Cequent Towing Products
Adams v. Raintree Vacation Exchange, LLC
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Aerotek, Inc.
EEOC v. Aerotek, Incorporate
Richards v. National Labor Relations Board
International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union No. 50 v. Kienstra Precast, LLC
Shadi Jaradat v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Johnson v. Meriter Health Services Employee Retirement Plan
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Northwestern Memorial Hospital v. Lake County Board of Commissioners Employee Health Benefit Plan
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division/IBT v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. United Airlines, Inc.
UAL
Chicago Truck Drivers, Helpers & Warehouse Workers Union (Independent) Pension Fund v. CPC Logistics, Inc.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen v. Union Pacific Railroad
Sung Ohr ex rel. National Labor Relations Board v. Nexeo Solutions, LLC
Lippert Tile Co. v. International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftsmen District Council of Wisconsin Local 5
National Labor Relations Board v. KSM Industries, Inc.
Administrative District Council 1 of Illinois of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers v. Masonry Co.
Gottschalk ex rel. National Labor Relations Board v. Piggly Wiggly Midwest, LLC
Alvarez
In re Fedex Ground Package System, Inc., Employment Practices Litigation
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. RJB Properties, Inc.
Chicago Teachers Union, Local No. 1 v. Board of Education
Stanley Smith v. Union Pacific Rail
Alswager
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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.