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.
Anderson
Moriarty Ex Rel. Local Union No. 727, I.B.T. Pension Trust v. Svec
Local 15, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Afl-Cio v. National Labor Relations Board, and Midwest Generation, Eme, Llc, Intervenor
Int'l Brohd Elec 15 v. NLRB
National Labor Relations Board v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 16, Afl-Cio
NLRB v. Int'l Brohd Elec 16
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Continental Airlines, Inc.
George and Ruth Schillinger v. Union Pacific Railroad Company and Union Pacific Corporation
Schillinger, George v. Union Pacific
State of Wisconsin v. Abbott Laboratories
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Jewel Food Stores, Inc.
James Hess & John Hess v. Reg-Ellen MacHine Tool Corp. And Reg Ellen MacHine Tool Corp. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
R.J. Corman Derailment Services, LLC v. International Union of Operating Engineers, Local Union 150, Afl-Cio
R.J. Corman v. Int'l Union 150
Roy G. Nelson, Clarence Alsip, Charles Andrews v. John Stewart, Donald R. Say, and United Steelworkers of America, Local Union 12213
Benson
JamSports & Entertainment, LLC v. Paradama Productions, Inc.
Brotherhood of Maintenance Way Employees v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co.
Dennis Walker v. Abbott Laboratories
Walker, Dennis v. Abbott Laboratories
William T. Killman v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, and Sahara Coal Trust
EEOC v. Bice of Chicago
Acosta
Mitchell v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Schor
East St. Louis Laborers' Local 100 v. Bellon Wrecking & Salvage Company
Kuehling, Roland v. Trans Union, LLC
Northern Electric, Inc. v. Local Union 158, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Abdelqadar, Mlaith v. Gonzales, Albert R.
Theron M. McClain v. Retail Food Employers Joint Pension Plan and Board of Trustees of Retail Food Employers Joint Pension Plan
McClain, Theron M. v. Retail Food Employer
Brandeis MacHinery & Supply Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
Brandeis Machinery & Supply Company v. National Labor Relations Board
Radtke
Office & Professional Employees International Union, Local 95 v. Wood County Telephone Company
Davis v. International Union of Operating Engineers Local Union No. 965
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Caterpillar, Inc., Defendant-Petitioner
Scaife
Caterpillar, Inc v. EEOC
George Mitchell v. Union Pacific Railroad Company and National Railroad Adjustment Board
Mitchell, George v. Union Pacific
Anderson
National Labor Relations Board v. Erie Brush and Manufacturing Corporation
NLRB v. Erie Brush & Mfg Cor
Dr. Linda A. Rodrigue v. Olin Employees Credit Union, Cross-Appellee
Rodrigue, Linda v. Olin Employees
Lakeland Enterprises of Rhinelander, Incorporated v. Elaine L. Chao, Secretary of Labor
Flynn
Ryder Truck Rental, Doing Business as Ryder Transportation Services v. National Labor Relations Board
Ryder Truck Renal v. NLRB
Showing 1,651–1,700 of 2,136 rulings · Page 34 of 43
Explore employment rulings from the other federal circuits.
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.