The Podium and Panel Podcast

By Dan Cotter and Pat EcklerGovernment

The Podium and Panel Podcast episodes

March 07, 2021 Episode 14 - Will the defense go 3 for 3?
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Predictions Sure to Go Wrong: Carter: Affirm; Mims: affirm; Arkebauer: affirm
The decision in Sampson is here: https://courts.illinois.gov/R23_Orders/AppellateCourt/2021/3rdDistrict/3200163_R23.pdf
The oral argument in Carter is here: http://multimedia.illinois.gov/court/AppellateCourt/Audio/2021/3rd/022221_3-19-0594.mp3
The oral argument in Mims v. Paintsil is here: http://multimedia.illinois.gov/court/AppellateCourt/Audio/2021/1st/022321_1-19-1285.mp3
The oral argument in Arkebauer v. Springfield Clinic is here: http://multimedia.illinois.gov/court/AppellateCourt/Audio/2021/4th/022421_4-19-0697.mp3
The "rule" of the week is on the United States Courts page on granting cert: https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources/about-educational-outreach/activity-resources/supreme-1
Pat’s article with Paula Villela on sole proximate cause is here: https://www.pretzel-stouffer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28.4.8.pdf
Pat’s columns with Dave Levitt are here: https://www.pretzel-stouffer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20-4-29-CDLB-Column-Fault-Apportionment-Part-I.pdf https://www.pretzel-stouffer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20-5-6-CDLB-Column-Failt-Apportionment-Part-II.pdf
Pat’s column on special interrogatories with Adam Carter is here: https://www.pretzel-stouffer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20-4-22-CDLB-Column-Gap-in-Special-Interrogatories.pdf
55 min
March 03, 2021 Episode 13 - Unqualified immunity?
On Episode 13 of the Podium and Panel podcast with a special guest Jarrod Beasley of the Kuehn Beasley and Young where he devotes his time to a diverse practice including civil litigation, specifically personal injury and products liability, corporate law and appellate work.
We are here to talk about Estate of Van Dyke v. Milner a case he recently argued before the Illinois Appellate Court, Fifth District that we discussed on Episode 12.
40 min
February 28, 2021 Episode 12 - Folding like a cheap suit
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The link to the argument in Estate of Van Dyke v. Milner is here: http://multimedia.illinois.gov/court/AppellateCourt/Audio/2021/5th/021821_5-19-0532.mp3
The Domestic Violence Act is here: https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs5.asp?ActID=2100&ChapterID=59 The link to the argument in Cortez v. IU is here: https://mycourts.in.gov/arguments/default.aspx?&id=2532&view=detail&yr=&when=&page=1&court=sup&search=&direction=%20ASC&future=False&sort=&judge=&county=&admin=False&pageSize=20
The link to the argument in Audrey Wadsworth v. Kross, Lieberman & Stone, Inc. is here: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/external/ds.19-1400.19-1400_02_17_2021.mp3
FDCPA can be found here: https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/rules/rulemaking-regulatory-reform-proceedings/fair-debt-collection-practices-act-text
Pat's post on Estate of Van Dyke v. Milner is here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/donald-patrick-eckler-69880814_civilprocedure-claims-insurance-activity-6769582212154228736-2Lcm
Pat’s post on LI about Community Health Network v. McKenzie: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/donald-patrick-eckler-69880814_hipaa-claims-hospital-activity-6755810838164111360-SP-q/
Clearview BIPA challenge: https://www.natlawreview.com/article/breaking-news-clearview-ai-plans-to-take-its-bipa-challenge-over-standing-to-supreme
Rule of the Week: Indiana Rule of Appellate Procedure 57 https://casetext.com/rule/indiana-court-rules/indiana-rules-of-appellate-procedure/rules/rule-57-petitions-to-transfer-and-briefs#:~:text=Rule%2057%20%2D%20Petitions%20to%20Transfer%20and%20Briefs%20(A)%20Applicability,Which%20Transfer%20May%20be%20Sought
50 min
February 26, 2021 Episode 11 - Hotel California Union?
In this special episode Dan and Pat interview Jeffrey Schwab who recently argued Bennett v. AFSCME before the 7th Circuit. Jeff is a senior attorney with the Liberty Justice Center. He litigates cases to protect the rights to free speech, economic liberty, private property and other constitutional rights in both federal and state courts in Illinois.
The link to the oral argument is here: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/external/ds.20-1621.20-1621_02_17_2021.mp3
35 min
February 21, 2021 Episode 10 - Judges (and justices) are people too?
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Article about Posner: https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/posner_cites_in-chambers_donning_and_doffing_experiment_dissenter_is_startl
Katz v. Hartz oral argument: http://multimedia.illinois.gov/court/AppellateCourt/Audio/2021/1st/020421_1-20-0331.mp3
Zuniga v. Major League Baseball oral argument: https://multimedia.illinois.gov/court/AppellateCourt/Audio/2021/1st/021621_1-20-1264.mp3 Cubs and MLB terms and conditions: https://www.mlb.com/cubs/tickets/terms-and-conditions
Zuniga complaint filed: https://www.cliffordlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Laiah_Zuniga_v_Major_League_Baseball.pdf
American Bankers Insurance Co v. Robert Shockley oral argument is here: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/external/ds.20-1938.20-1938_02_10_2021.mp3
Predictions Sure to Go Wrong: Katz v. Hartz - reversal Zuniga v. MLB - affirmed American Bankers v. Shockley - reversal
Rule of the week Rule 315
https://casetext.com/rule/illinois-court-rules/illinois-supreme-court-rules/article-iii-civil-appeals-rules/part-b-appeals-from-the-appellate-court-to-the-supreme-court/rule-315-leave-to-appeal-from-the-appellate-court-to-the-supreme-court
Pat’s article on Mitsias v. I-Flow is here: https://www.pretzel-stouffer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/What-You-Do-Not-Know-Can-Still-Hurt-You.pdf T
he Slate article on the SCOTUS' "shadow docket" is here: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/02/supreme-court-shadow-docket-house-hearing.html
54 min
February 14, 2021 Episode 9 - Does this policy cover anything?
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Predictions Sure to Go Wrong - Demkovich - Dan and Pat say the 7th Circuit will answer a different question than the one posed and find a more narrow exception than the one sought by the Church - Evanston - Dan and Pat say affirm - Ghostanyans - Dan and Pat say affirm
Rule of the Week: FRCP Rule 23
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Demkovich v. St. Andrew oral argument: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/external/ds.19-2142.19-2142_02_09_2021.mp3
Evanston v. MHM oral arguments: https://multimedia.illinois.gov/court/AppellateCourt/Audio/2021/1st/020921_1-20-0552.mp3
Ghostanyans v. Goodwin oral arguments: https://multimedia.illinois.gov/court/AppellateCourt/Audio/2021/1st/020421_1-19-2125.mp3 FRCP 23: https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_23
51 min
February 07, 2021 Episode 8 - The Jalopy of Justice
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Rule of the Week: Certified Questions to state high courts
https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2018/17-1091 Timbs opinion before SCOTUS https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/18pdf/17-1091_5536.pdf Indiana Supreme Court decision – 2019 https://public.courts.in.gov/Decisions/api/Document/Opinion?Id=RFHX75lxKFDURPQJtu3TKxfYFRzQMPUtKXtqePwknTu-uX7kxB_VW2XvhIvb8rMS0 Trial Court Ruling – 2020 https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Findings-of-Fact-Conclusions-an.pdf IJ press release following win in trial court: https://ij.org/press-release/14-months-after-u-s-supreme-court-victory-tyson-timbs-wins-civil-forfeiture-case/ Timbs argument from last week : https://mycourts.in.gov/arguments/default.aspx?&id=2528&view=detail&yr=&when=&page=1&court=sup&search=&direction=%20ASC&future=False&sort=&judge=&county=&admin=False&pageSize=20 SDC Oral Arguments: https://multimedia.illinois.gov/court/AppellateCourt/Audio/2021/1st/012621_1-19-1989.mp3 Main v. ADM: https://multimedia.illinois.gov/court/AppellateCourt/Audio/2021/4th/012721_4-20-0313.mp3 Cutchin v. Robertson: file:///C:/Users/cotter/Downloads/Cutchin%20v.%20Robertson.pdf Circuit Rule 52: http://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/rules-procedures/rules/rules.htm#cr52
45 min
January 31, 2021 Episode 7 - A Reverse Bernie Madoff
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Rule of the Week: Dismissed as Improvidently Granted, not really a rule, but here is the link to the opinion in Schein, Inc. v. Archer and White Sales, Inc.: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/19-963_2c8f.pdf
Predictions sure to go wrong: BP - Dan and Pat pick reversal Indeck - some type of clarification of usurpation for corporation opportunity and remand Walworth - reversal Roberts - reversal in some form https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/19-963_2c8f.pdf
The link to the argument in BP v. Baltimore is here: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2020/19-1189
The link to the oral argument in Walworth Investments-LG, LLC v. MU Sigma, Inc. before the Illinois Appellate Court, First District is here: http://multimedia.illinois.gov/court/AppellateCourt/Audio/2021/1st/012621_1-19-1937.mp3
The link to the argument in Indeck Energy Services, Inc. v. DePodesta before the Illinois Supreme Court is here: http://multimedia.illinois.gov/court/SupremeCourt/Video/2021/011321_125733.mp4
The link to the argument in Roberts v. Zimmerman before the Illinois Appellate Court, Second District is here: http://multimedia.illinois.gov/court/AppellateCourt/Audio/2021/2nd/012521_2-19-1088.mp3
The 11th circuit decision in Mama Joe’s can be found here: https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca11/18-12887/18-12887-2020-08-18.html
51 min
January 24, 2021 Episode 6 - Nominal Damages, Textualism, and Parol Evidence
In Episode 6, we will discuss two oral arguments before the Supreme Court of the United States, Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski and AMG Capital Management, LLC v. FTC, and one before the Seventh Circuit, Platinum Supplemental Insurance v. Guarantee Trust Life Insurance.

Uzuegbunam deals with our old friend standing and whether nominal damages are sufficient to support Article III standing for a constitutional violation.

AMG Capital Management, LLC is an important case for the textual means of statutory interpretation and deals with whether the Federal Trade Commission can seek restitution in federal court.

Platinum Supplemental concerns means of contract interpretation and what sources can be used to interpret a term that is unambiguous.
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Predictions sure to go wrong:
Dan and Pat – Uzuegbunam wins, Bradford loses
Dan and Pat punt on AMG and Platinum
Rule of the Week: Illinois Supreme Court Rule 304(a), FRCP Rule 54(b), and Indiana Trial Rule 56(c)
The oral argument in Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski is here:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2020/19-968
The oral argument in AMG Capital Management, LLC v. FTC is here:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2020/19-508
Platinum Supplemental Insurance v. Guarantee Trust Life Insurance
http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/external/ds.20-1906.20-1906_01_13_2021.mp3
40 min
January 20, 2021 Episode 5 - The Third Trip to the Illinois Supreme Court
In this special episode we interview David Shapiro who argued for the petitioner in Beaman v. Freemeyer last before the Illinois Supreme Court.
We discussed the oral argument in this case in Episode 4 of the podcast.
David is the Director of the Supreme Court and Appellate Program of the Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center, a group of eight appellate attorneys in Chicago and Washington D.C. dedicated to strategic representation in high-stakes civil rights appeals throughout the nation.
33 min

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Each podcast episode, Pat Eckler and Dan Cotter will cover several oral arguments and decisions in civil matters at the Illinois Appellate Court and Illinois Supreme Court, with the occasional coverage of SCOTUS and other appellate courts.