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• 'Arbitrator Exceeded her Authority': Divided 7th Circuit Sides with USAA for Post-Reward Review March 20, 2026
  The Seventh Circuit split 2-1 on its decision and said the arbitrator's decision to forgo the post-reward review ignored the plain language of the arbitration agreement.      
• State Appellate Court Denies Attempts to Remove Med Mal From Chicago to Neighboring County March 20, 2026
  According to data from the 2023 annual report from the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, law division cases for damages over $50,000 had a clearance rate of 33% in Grundy County, while Cook County had a 59.3% clearance rate, the opinion said.      
• Amazon Must Pay for Mandatory Pre-Shift Duties, State High Court Answers in Certified Question March 20, 2026
  The panel relied on the plain reading of the state's wage law to clarify that courts cannot introduce federal wage-law limitations where the state legislature did not expressly include them.      
• 7th Circuit Splits on Home-Care Coverage Request in Insurance Policy Dispute March 18, 2026
  The court's majority rejected arguments that a discretionary provision allowing alternative care could trigger Illinois rules protecting access to home health services, and one judge dissented and argued the court should have certified the issues to the state high court.