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.
Leland R. Chalmers v. Quaker Oats Company, Quaker Officers' Severance Program, Douglas Ralston
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Applicant-Appellee v. Quad/graphics, Incorporated
Hendry
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and Darlene Walters, Intervening v. Metropolitan Educational Enterprises, Incorporated, and Leonard Bieber
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Aic Security Investigations, Ltd.
Kathleen DAVIS and David Davis, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. NEPCO EMPLOYEES MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION, Defendant-Appellee
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Ilona of Hungary, Inc.
United States v. Electro-Voice, Inc.
Marschand
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Francis W. Parker School
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. G-K-G, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Quad/Graphics, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. O & G Spring and Wire Forms Specialty Company
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Harris Chernin, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Consolidated Service Systems
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. General Motors Corp.
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. ALC Security Investigations, Ltd.
Ernest L. Crady v. Liberty National Bank and Trust Company of Indiana, Steve Richards, Branch Administrator, and Jack Ragland, Chief Executive Officer
In the Matter of Sharon R. Cress, Debtor. Appeal of Employee Benefits Committee and Trustees of the Lilly Employee Savings Plan
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. City Colleges Of Chicago
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. City Colleges of Chicago
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Consolidated Services Systems
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Warshawsky & Co.
Tabor
Sedita
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. G-K-G Inc.
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. First National Bank
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. O & G Spring & Wire Forms Specialty Co.
American Hospital Ass'n v. National Labor Relations Board
Lester (Robert) v. Bowen (Otis R., m.d.)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. O & G Spring & Wire Forms Specialty Co.
Vucitech
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Wellman Thermal Systems Corporation
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Chicago Miniature Lamp Works
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Madison Community Unit School District No. 12
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Elgin Teachers Ass'n
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. CW Transport, Inc.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Petitioner-Appellee, v. TEMPEL STEEL COMPANY, Respondent-Appellant
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Community Unit School District No. 9
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Randolph
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Chicago Miniature Lamp Works
National Labor Relations Board v. North American Van Lines, Inc.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DOWD & DOWD, LTD., a Professional Corporation, Defendant-Appellee
Jerry McCOTTRELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Defendant-Appellee
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. University of Notre Dame Du Lac
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Suburban Transit System, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Chicago Miniature Lamp Works
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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.