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The Podium and Panel Podcast

Dan Cotter and Pat Eckler

283 episodes

1 week ago

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.

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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. 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.

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Episodes (20/283)

The Podium and Panel Podcast

Episode 283 – Even when drawn in response to a federal court finding

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Predictions Sure To Wrong: Riggs: Affirm Callais: Affirm Bilbrey: Affirm

Riggs:

https://mycourts.in.gov/arguments/default.aspx?&id=3028&view=detail&yr=&when=&page=1&court=app&search=&direction=%20ASC&future=False&sort=&judge=&county=&admin=False&pageSize=20

Callais:

https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-109_2

IL app:

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

1 week ago

57 minutes 10 seconds

The Podium and Panel Podcast

Episode 282 – Due to a Lapse of Appropriations

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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: Villareal: Affirm Case: Affirm American Backflow: Affirm

Villareal:

https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-557

Case:

https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-624

IL app:

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

2 weeks ago

39 minutes 50 seconds

The Podium and Panel Podcast

Episode 281 – SCOTUS all day

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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: Chiles: Reverse Ber: Dan Reverse Pat: Affirm Bost: Affirm

Chiles:

https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-539

Berk:

https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-440

Bost:

https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-568

3 weeks ago

55 minutes 13 seconds

The Podium and Panel Podcast

Episode 280 – Three duty cases

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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: McKelvy: Affirm Eddington: Reverse Haase: Punt

IL SCT:

https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/oral-argument-audio-and-video/

IL APP:

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

4 weeks ago

46 minutes 39 seconds

The Podium and Panel Podcast

Episode 279 – How should the judiciary respond?

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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: Z's: Reverse Barnett: Pat: Punt Dan: Reverse Inendino: Affirm

IL SCT:

https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/oral-argument-audio-and-video/

Barnett:

https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/external/sk.24-3060.24-3060_09_22_2025.mp3

Inendino:

https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/external/dab.24-2908.24-2908_09_18_2025.mp3

1 month ago

1 hour 10 seconds

The Podium and Panel Podcast

Episode 278 – Does Rosenbach control?

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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: Freedburg: Affirm Rivas: Affirm

IL app cases:

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

Fausett:

https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/oral-argument-audio-and-video/

1 month ago

48 minutes 50 seconds

The Podium and Panel Podcast

Episode 277 – Whether the trial court crossed the line from gatekeeping to factfinding

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Predictions Sure To Wrong: Northland: Affirm Toro: Reverse Simonson: Affirm

7th Circuit Toro here:

https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/external/ch.24-2865.24-2865_09_11_2025.mp3

IN APP Northland:

https://mycourts.in.gov/arguments/default.aspx?&id=3018&view=detail&yr=&when=&page=1&court=app&search=&direction=%20ASC&future=False&sort=&judge=&county=&admin=False&pageSize=20

7th Circuit Simonson:https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/external/ch.25-1417.25-1417_09_11_2025.mp3

1 month ago

52 minutes 52 seconds

The Podium and Panel Podcast

Episode 276 – We’re back in business Baby

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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: Bonan: Reverse Bolden: Affirm O'Donnell: Reverse

7th Circuit Bonan here:

https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/external/ef.24-3296.24-3296_09_03_2025.mp3

7th Circuit Bolden:

https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/external/dab.24-1674.24-1674_09_04_2025.mp3

7th Circuit O’Donnell:

https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/external/ef.24-2946.24-2946_09_03_2025.mp3

1 month ago

42 minutes 13 seconds

The Podium and Panel Podcast

Episode 275 – The insurance coverage fight can be just as explosive

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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: Navigators: Affirm Soloway: Affirm Schnepf: Reverse

7th Circuit Navigators here:

https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/external/gw.24-2888.24-2888_09_05_2025.mp3

7th Circuit Soloway:

https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/external/dab.24-3104.24-3104_09_04_2025.mp3

Illinois appellate argument can be found at:

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

2 months ago

37 minutes 53 seconds

The Podium and Panel Podcast

Episode 274 - And then there was one

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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: ISBA: Affirm

Illinois appellate argument can be found at:

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

2 months ago

29 minutes 14 seconds

The Podium and Panel Podcast

Episode 273 – What Happens to a High-Stakes Toxic Tort Verdict

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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: Evard: Reverse Kent: Dan: Affirm Pat: Reverse

Illinois appellate arguments can be found at:

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

2 months ago

36 minutes 54 seconds

The Podium and Panel Podcast

Episode 272 – We take the 5th

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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: Pawlowski: Affirm Loeb: Reverse Dorman: Affirm

Illinois appellate arguments can be found at:

http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/Opinions/recent_appellate.asp

2 months ago

37 minutes 9 seconds

The Podium and Panel Podcast

Episode 271 – One of the most powerful tools

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Predictions Sure To Go Wrong: V.O.S.: Affirmed

Case can be downloaded at:

https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/home/oral-argument/listen-to-oral-arguments/

3 months ago

29 minutes 49 seconds

The Podium and Panel Podcast

Episode 270 – Judge shopping or joint defense strategy?

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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/

3 months ago

26 minutes 54 seconds

The Podium and Panel Podcast

Episode 269 – Privileges, Policy, and Peer Review Immunity

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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/

3 months ago

54 minutes 48 seconds

The Podium and Panel Podcast

Episode 268 – Multimillion consequences

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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/

3 months ago

41 minutes 40 seconds

The Podium and Panel Podcast

Episode 267 - Fire-alarm monitoring is back

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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/

3 months ago

1 hour 10 minutes 25 seconds

The Podium and Panel Podcast

Episode 266 – A collision of contracts

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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

4 months ago

49 minutes 21 seconds

The Podium and Panel Podcast

Episode 265 - From love letters to litigation

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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

4 months ago

43 minutes 50 seconds

The Podium and Panel Podcast

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

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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

4 months ago

56 minutes 3 seconds