Timeline of the visitors bureau lawsuit

1999 - The Lake County Convention and Visitors Bureau starts using the song "Wonders of Indiana," performed by the local group Stormy Weather

October 2003 - Hammond songwriter Cheryl Janky sues the bureau in federal court, claiming the bureau licensed the song from another person when she alone wrote the song

March 2007 - Janky draws a $100,000 jury award following a judgment in her favor

Friday - Hammond federal Judge Philip Simon fines Janky and her lawyers $16,000 for alleged shortcomings in their legal work on a second federal lawsuit linked to the first suit

Monday - The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago overturns the 2007 judgment and award.