Amanda Sima v. Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP · Benchlight

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Panel

The judges who heard this appeal.

Senior Judge David Frank Hamilton Barack Obama
Judge Nancy Lee Maldonado Joseph R. Biden
Judge Rebecca Liane Taibleson Donald J. Trump

Case history

Aug. 28

decided Decision issued in Amanda Sima v. Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP
Jan. 28

argued Oral argument in Amanda Sima v. Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan &

Opinions and writings

Opinion By Nancy Lee Maldonado Aug. 28, 2026

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Case record

Court: Seventh Circuit
Docket number: 25-1729
Status: Decided
Filed: April 29, 2025
Argued: Jan. 28, 2026
Decided: Aug. 28, 2026
Terminated: Aug. 28, 2026
Last filing: Aug. 28, 2026
Publication: Published
Nature of suit: 4190 Other Contract Actions
Case type: civil, private

Origin

Court below: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division
Docket below: 1:23-cv-03566

Oral argument

Argued: Jan. 28, 2026
Duration: 23 minutes

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