United States Seventh Circuit

In a suit alleging violations of the whistle-blower protections of the False Claims Act, summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer is reversed where the evidence was insufficient to prove that defendant had a legitimate reason for firing plaintiff.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/06/2004
• Decided 09/20/2004
• Published 09/20/2004

Judges

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

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Geoffrey C. Rapp (argued), Miner, Barnhill & Galland, Chicago, IL, Bradley S. Weiss, Highland Park, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Barry A. Hartstein (argued), Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.