United States Seventh Circuit

Where defendant failed to respond to the subrogation claim for damages made against it on appeal in its opponent's brief, but omitted at trial, effectively concedes the core of its opponent's position, and results in forfeiture of any entitlement to the benefit of its opponents forfeiture of the position at trial.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/29/2001
• Decided 05/04/2001
• Published 05/04/2001

Judges

• EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, ROVNER, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James A. Knox, Jr. (argued), Tressler, Soderstrom, Maloney & Priess, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants., Douglas C. Proxmire, Patton, Boggs & Blow, Washington DC, for Pickus Construction & Equipment Co., Inc.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stephen P. Kikoler (argued), Rosenthal & Schanfield, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.