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**The Podium and Panel Podcast**

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.

The purpose of the podcast is to inform of developments that may affect business and are not to be considered legal advice. They do not create a lawyer-client relationship. Information on previous case results do not guarantee a similar future result. The opinions are their own and do not reflect those of the firms for which they work or their clients.

Latest Episodes:

Episode 270 – Judge shopping or joint defense strategy? Aug 03, 2025

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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: Madigan: Affirm Kirkland: Reverse

IL APP:

https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/appellate-court/oral-argument-audio/

Episode 269 – Privileges, Policy, and Peer Review Immunity Jul 27, 2025

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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: Riverside: Affirm Graunke: Affirm Grudecki: Affirm

IL APP: https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/appellate-court/oral-argument-audio/

Episode 268 – Multimillion consequences Jul 20, 2025

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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: Humane Farming Ass'n: Affirm Global Research Distribution: Affirm Bricker: Affirm

IL APP:

https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/appellate-court/oral-argument-audio/

Episode 267 - Fire-alarm monitoring is back Jul 13, 2025

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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: Vanderburgh: Reverse Alarm Detection: Affirm

7th: https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/external/ef.24-3163.24-3163_06_26_2025.mp3

IL APP: https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/appellate-court/oral-argument-audio/

Episode 266 – A collision of contracts Jul 06, 2025

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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: Brooks: Affirm TiTok: Punt

IN APP:

https://mycourts.in.gov/arguments/default.aspx?&id=3014&view=detail&yr=&when=&page=1&court=app&search=&direction=%20ASC&future=False&sort=&judge=&county=&admin=False&pageSize=20

IN SCT Tiktok:

https://mycourts.in.gov/arguments/default.aspx?&id=3005&view=detail&yr=&when=&page=1&court=sup&search=&direction=%20ASC&future=False&sort=&judge=&county=&admin=False&pageSize=20

IN SCT NCAA:

https://mycourts.in.gov/arguments/default.aspx?&id=3015&view=detail&yr=&when=&page=1&court=sup&search=&direction=%20ASC&future=False&sort=&judge=&county=&admin=False&pageSize=20

Episode 265 - From love letters to litigation Jun 29, 2025

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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: Moore: Affirm Martinez: Affirm "Triple Crown: Punt

ILAPP:

https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/appellate-court/oral-argument-audio/

IN SCT Martinez is here:

https://mycourts.in.gov/arguments/default.aspx?&id=3011&view=detail&yr=&when=&page=1&court=&search=&direction=%20ASC&future=False&sort=&judge=&county=&admin=False&pageSize=20

IN SCT Triple Crown:

https://mycourts.in.gov/arguments/default.aspx?&id=3007&view=detail&yr=&when=&page=1&court=&search=&direction=%20ASC&future=False&sort=&judge=&county=&admin=False&pageSize=20

Episode 264 - A Log Cabin, a Lawsuit, and a Legal Labyrinth Jun 22, 2025

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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: Rosenbaum: Affirm Oliver: Affirm Marmelo: Punt

ILAPP:

https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/appellate-court/oral-argument-audio/

IN APP case:

https://mycourts.in.gov/arguments/default.aspx?&id=3006&view=detail&yr=&when=&page=1&court=app&search=&direction=%20ASC&future=False&sort=&judge=&county=&admin=False&pageSize=20

Episode 263 - Gurney Tip Leads to Summary Judgment Jun 15, 2025

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Predictions Sure To Wrong: Barter-Storm: Affirm Gabriel: Affirm Haar: Affirm

ILAPP:

https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/appellate-court/oral-argument-audio/

Episode 262 - A constitutional ride to the Seventh Circuit Jun 08, 2025

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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: NIPSCO: Punt Epic: Reverse Schoenthal: Reverse

IN APP:

https://mycourts.in.gov/arguments/default.aspx?&id=2997&view=detail&yr=&when=&page=1&court=app&search=&direction=%20ASC&future=False&sort=&judge=&county=&admin=False&pageSize=20

7th Circuit:

https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/external/nv.24-2882.24-2882_05_29_2025.mp3

7th Circuit, Schoenthal v. Raoul:

https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/external/ef.24-2643.24-2643_05_28_2025.mp3

Episode 261 - Four bases for challenging the detention Jun 01, 2025

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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: Stewart: Reverse Martin: Reverse Pergament: Affirm

SCOTUS case:

https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2024/24-362

IL APP: