United States Seventh Circuit

Plaintiff's complaint on behalf of her mother's estate is dismissed where the interests of the estate were governed by a prior class-action settlement approved by an Ohio state court, which was in the best position to monitor the administration of the settlement.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/21/2004
• Decided 08/20/2004
• Published 08/20/2004

Judges

• KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, KANNE, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert A. Holstein (argued), Holstein Law Offices, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Phillip E. Stano (argued) and Shaunda Patterson-Strachan, Jorden Burt LLP, Washington, DC, F. James Foley, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, Columbus, OH, for Defendant-Appellee.