September 02, 2026
The Seventh Circuit said Wednesday that it will wait to make its arbitration rejection official so a Chicago trading firm can ask the U.S. Supreme Court to determine whether it was correctly ordered to litigate proposed class securities manipulation accusations.
August 13, 2026
The Seventh Circuit rejected trading firm Jump Trading LLC's bid to arbitrate a putative securities class action Thursday, finding that courts, not arbitrators, must decide whether disputes belong in arbitration when the parties haven't signed an arbitration agreement, furthering a circuit split and holding that "Jump must litigate."
February 10, 2026
Seventh Circuit judges Tuesday debated a nationwide circuit split over who decides whether disputes belong in arbitration, seemingly leaning toward joining circuits that leave the question to courts instead of arbitrators.
February 02, 2026
What happened to a GOP donor's $250,000 Swiss watch? Can cigarette warnings show jarring medical images? Will a circuit split of "far-reaching importance" for arbitration get even wider? That's a taste of the oral argument menu we'll help you digest in this preview of February's top appellate action.