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.
Burger
Burger, Robert M. v. Int'l Union Elev 2
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Caterpillar Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Concentra Health Services, Inc.
EEOC v. Concentra Health Ser
Roadway Express, Inc. v. United States Department of Labor
Matthews
Carolyn G. Kochert v. Adagen Medical International, Incorporated and North American Medical Corporation
Lineback
Teamster Local Union No. 714 v. Ges Exposition Services, Inc.
Lamb
Rockwell Automation Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance
F: AJ KIKSON v. Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
Kochert, Carolyn G. v. Adagen Medical Int'l
Zamecnik, Gary v. Abbco Inc Erisa Plan
Orth
Abbott Laboratories v. Sandoz, Inc.
Rljcs Enterprises, Inc. v. Professional Benefit Trust Multiple Employer Welfare Benefit Plan and Trust
Adams
Bagienski
Chatz
Moglia
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Schneider National, Inc.
EEOC v. Schneider Nat'l Inc
Heather Gillespie and Angela Cinson v. Trans Union Corporation, a Delaware Corporation
Gillespie, Heather v. Trans Union, LLC
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees v. CSX Transportation, Inc.
Brotherhood Of Maintenance Of Way Employees v. Csx Transportation
Cowley
Abbott Laboratories v. Andrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
American Roller Co. v. Foster-Adams Leasing, LLP
Abbott Laboratories v. Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
Volkswagen of America, Inc. v. Sud's of Peoria, Inc.
Volkswagen Of America, Inc. v. Sud's Of Peoria, Inc.
Old Ben Coal Company v. Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, and Anna Melvin
Keystone Consolidated Industries, Inc. v. Employers Insurance
Wilson Ex Rel. Adams v. Cahokia School District 187
Davidson
IFC Credit Corp. v. United Business & Industrial Federal Credit Union
Schneider National Carriers, Incorporated v. National Employee Care Systems, Incorporated, and Carmelo Menist
Schneider Nat'l Carr v. Nat'l Employee Care
Advocate South Suburban Hospital v. National Labor Relations Board
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Regal-Beloit Corp.
Advocate South Suburban Hospital v. National Labor Relations Board
Employers Ins. Co. of Wausau v. THE MARLEY CO.
Northcutt v. General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan
Architectural & Ornamental Iron Workers Local Union No. 63 v. International Union of Elevator Constructors, Local Union 2
Belour
In Re UAL Corporation (Pilots' Pension Plan Termination)
In Re Zehrung
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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.