Dan Cotter and Pat Eckler

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.

Author

Dan Cotter and Pat Eckler

Category

Government

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Latest episode

Jul 5, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 18 - "Do you think everything is a Penn Central question?” 25.03.2021

On Episode 18 of the Podium and Panel Podcast and Dan and I are joined by Wen Fa of the Pacific Legal Foundation to discuss Cedar Point v. Hassid argued this week before the Supreme Court of the United States by one of his colleagues. The link to the Federalist Society teleforum is here: https://fedsoc.org/events/courthouse-steps-oral-argument-cedar-point-nursery-v-hassid The oral argument before...

Episode 17: What Isn’t Possible, your Honor? 21.03.2021

Follow Dan on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/cotterdan  Follow Pat on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-patrick-eckler-69880814/  Follow the show at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/podium-and-panel-podcast  Predictions Sure to Go Wrong: NCAA: Dan: reverse, Pat: affirm Kallal: affirm  Rule of the Week: Prejudgment interest act continued The oral argument before...

Episode 16 - An absolute immunity for doctors? 18.03.2021

Continuing with our episodes discussing cases with the advocates who argue them, special guests Ed Grasse and Christopher Willis of Grasse Legal join the show.  They represent the plaintiffs in Thomas v. Khoury that was argued before the Illinois Supreme Court last week. Dan and Pat talked about the case on Episode 15. The link to the oral argument is here: http://multimedia.illinois.gov/court/Sup...

Episode 15 - The Ying and Yang of Damages 14.03.2021

Follow Dan on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/cotterdan  Follow Pat on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-patrick-eckler-69880814/  Follow the show at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/podium-and-panel-podcast  Rules of the Week 735 ILCS 5/2-615 and 736 ILCS 5/2-619  Predictions Sure to Go Wrong: Khoury: affirmed, Guyon: affirmed, Gladstone: affirmed  Oral argument...

Episode 14 - Will the defense go 3 for 3? 07.03.2021

Follow Dan on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/cotterdan  Follow Pat on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-patrick-eckler-69880814/  Follow the show at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/podium-and-panel-podcast  Predictions Sure to Go Wrong: Carter: Affirm; Mims: affirm; Arkebauer: affirm  The decision in Sampson is here: https://courts.illinois.gov/R23_Orders/AppellateC...

Episode 13 - Unqualified immunity? 03.03.2021

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...

Episode 12 - Folding like a cheap suit 28.02.2021

Follow Dan on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/cotterdan Follow Pat on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-patrick-eckler-69880814/ Follow the show at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/podium-and-panel-podcast Predictions Sure to Go Wrong: Estate of Van Dyke: affirmed, Cortez: transfer granted and affirmed, and Wadworth: dismissed for lack of standing.  The link to the argument in Estat...

Episode 11 - Hotel California Union? 26.02.2021

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: ht...

Episode 10 - Judges (and justices) are people too? 21.02.2021

Follow Dan on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/cotterdan Follow Pat on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-patrick-eckler-69880814/ Follow the show at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/podium-and-panel-podcast 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://mult...

Episode 9 - Does this policy cover anything? 14.02.2021

Follow Dan on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/cotterdan Follow Pat on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-patrick-eckler-69880814/  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 Pa...

Episode 8 - The Jalopy of Justice 07.02.2021

Follow Dan on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/cotterdan Follow Pat on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-patrick-eckler-69880814/ Follow the show at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/podium-and-panel-podcast Predictions Sure to Go Wrong: Timbs v. Indiana - Dan and Pat - Timbs wins SDC v. Align - Dan and Pat - Align wins Main v. ADM - Dan and Pat - Main wins Dan and Pat correctly predicted...

Episode 7 - A Reverse Bernie Madoff 31.01.2021

Follow Dan on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/cotterdan Follow Pat on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-patrick-eckler-69880814/ Follow the show at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/podium-and-panel-podcast  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.supremec...

Episode 6 - Nominal Damages, Textualism, and Parol Evidence 24.01.2021

In Episode 6, we will discuss two oral arguments before t he 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 constit...

Episode 5 - The Third Trip to the Illinois Supreme Court 20.01.2021

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...

Episode 4 - Two Wrongful Convictions and a Procedural Morass 17.01.2021

In this episode we discuss three recent oral arguments regarding civil matters before the Illinois Supreme Court: Beaman v. Freemeyer, Ciolino v. Simon, and Eighner v. Tiernan. Follow Dan on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/cotterdan Follow Pat on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-patrick-eckler-69880814 Follow the show at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/podium-and-panel-podcast Predicti...

Episode 3 - Free Speech, Anonymity, and SCOTUS 12.01.2021

In this special episode we interview Louie Castoria who represented the Thomas More Law Center against the California AG regarding disclosure of donor lists. A petition for writ of certiorari was granted last week and we thank Louie for his time. This is an important free speech case building on the precedent set forth in NAACP v. Alabama. Follow Dan on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/cotterdan Follow...

Episode 2 - BIPA, Standing, and Ambiguity 10.01.2021

In this episode Dan and Pat discuss a BIPA regarding standing and removal, Thornley v. Clearview, before the 7th Circuit and a cyber insurance case before the Indiana Supreme Court, G&G Oil Company of Indiana v. Continental Western Insurance Company. Follow Dan on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/cotterdan Follow Pat on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-patrick-eckler-69880814 Follow the s...

Episode 1 - No Reasonable Court 03.01.2021

In this episode we discuss one oral argument and two opinions all before the Illinois Appellate Court and discuss the recent change to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 23. The issues addressed include the organization of the Illinois courts of review, standards of appellate review, Rule 103(b), the Joint Tortfeasor Contribution Act, and forum non conveniens.  Predictions Sure to Go Wrong (Kramer v...

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