U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
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Appeals court to decide if Minnesota can sue oil industry in its own courts
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear arguments today on whether Minnesota can sue the oil industry over climate change in its own courts, or if the case belongs in federal court. -
Judge's mistakes void multimillion-dollar lead paint ruling, Seventh Circuit rules
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed a multimillion-dollar jury verdict against manufacturers of lead paint pigment, saying the trial judge made several incorrect decisions in a case that helped prompt the Wisconsin legislature to pass a law banning such litigation. -
Netflix, Hulu say Indiana cities jumped the gun on franchise-fee lawsuit
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Netflix, Hulu and other video streaming services asked the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a judge’s order sending a dispute over franchise fees back to state court in Indiana, saying the case belongs in federal court because it is a class action, not an attempt to collect state taxes. -
Serial plaintiff, a blind man who sues owners of websites, rebuffed by Seventh Circuit
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has ruled that a blind plaintiff regarded as a serial litigant seeking quick payoffs lacked standing to sue a credit union over the accessibility of its website. -
Post-Janus Landscape: Decision will impact union coffers, membership; more litigation on its way, say lawyers
In the wake of the U.S Supreme Court’s landmark decision to declare unconstitutional forced union fees, the legal and political landscape will undoubtedly change. But precisely what will change, and how and when those changes will roll out, remains anybody’s guess. -
US Supreme Court: Forced collection of 'fair share' union fees unconstitutional, violates workers' free speech rights
Compelling non-union government workers to pay so-called “fair share fees” to unions they do not wish to join violates the First Amendment speech rights of non-union workers and is unconstitutional, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled, finding in favor of an Illinois state worker who had sued to end the fees, also known as agency fees, in Illinois and across the country. -
Nissan appeals to Seventh Circuit seeking arbitration in Infiniti peeling paint class action
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – A major car company accused of selling vehicles with defective paint appealed the denial of its motion to compel arbitration in an ongoing class action lawsuit against it and a dealership May 16. -
Federal courts taking another look at transgender individuals' rights under Title VII
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Seemingly at odds with some recent activities by the federal Department of Justice, federal circuit courts in various parts of the country seem poised to take a new look at various kinds of gender and gender-identity discrimination. -
Court says size of 2x4s isn't misleading, but class action plaintiffs appealing to Seventh Circuit
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – Two plaintiffs who accused a hardware store chain of violating the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (ICFA) have appealed a trial court’s dismissal of their claims. -
Plaintiffs in class action lawsuit over Subway’s ‘footlong’ sandwiches abandon litigation
The plaintiffs filed a two-page stipulation of dismissal without prejudice in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Oct. 24. Their voluntary dismissal comes nearly two months after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit dismissed a proposed settlement agreement, describing it as “utterly worthless.” -
Seventh Circuit: EEOC is wrong, man's 'multi-month absence' beyond reasonable accommodation under ADA
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has denied an appeal by a worker who claimed his former employer, Heartland Woodcraft Inc., violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when it terminated him after a back surgery left him unable to return to work for several months. -
Seventh Circuit shoots down cosmetology student's attempt to be considered an employee
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has affirmed a decision that a cosmetology student who worked at a beauty school salon was not an employee of the school. -
Litigation over length of Subway’s footlong sandwiches to continue; plaintiffs say they plan to pursue case
The plaintiffs filed their notice of termination of settlement agreement days after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit’s Aug. 25 decision. The Seventh Circuit reversed the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin’s decision certifying a proposed class and approving a settlement in the case, calling it “utterly worthless.” -
Seventh Circuit, on Volvo ‘pick-off’ case: Timing of offer has no effect
The proposed class action, Laurens v. Volvo, is about a car buyer’s disappointed expectations. The dispute, in particular, centers on the difference between Volvo’s model XC90 and the XC90 T8. Both are luxury SUVs, but the XC90 runs on gas, whereas the T8 is a plug‐in hybrid. -
Seventh Circuit: Settlement in case over length of Subway’s footlong sandwiches ‘utterly worthless’
The plaintiffs in the case alleged foot-long sandwiches sold at Subway restaurants were marketed as being 12 inches in length, when, in fact, they were not. According to their complaint, Subway’s alleged business practices violated state consumer protection statutes. -
Seventh Circuit to address alleged civil rights violations in Wisconsin's controversial John Doe raids
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) –The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is considering the appeal in a Wisconsin civil rights case brought by Cindy Archer, former assistant to Gov. Scott Walker. Walker was the target of two John Doe investigations by Milwaukee District Attorney John Chisolm in 2010 and 2011. -
Seventh Circuit orders dismissal of class action FACTA receipt suit, says plaintiff didn't prove harm
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit this month ordered a lower court to dismiss a case that centered on a receipt plaintiff Jeremy Meyers received after dining at Nicolet Restaurant of De Pere LLC. The receipt did not abbreviate the expiration date on his credit card, which is a violation of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act. -
State AGs ask U.S. SC to review lawyer payout in class action settlement
The original dispute involved allegations of consumer fraud over gym membership contracts with fitness club company Global Fitness Holdings LLC. In particular, plaintiffs alleged that between 2006 and 2012, the company sold memberships and incorrectly charged fees pertaining to cancellation, facility maintenance and personal-training contracts. -
Sixth Circuit sides with plaintiffs in data breach class actions, says it would be ‘unreasonable’ for customers to wait for misuse
Mohammad Galaria and Anthony Hancox brought their class actions, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio and U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, respectively, after hackers breached Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company’s computer network in October 2012 and stole their personal information, along with more than 1 million others. -
Federal courts can't intervene 'too deeply' in EEOC class actions, attorney says
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – After a 2015 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, companies facing class action Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaints will have a tough time mounting a certain defense, a Charlotte, N.C., attorney says