United States Seventh Circuit

In a suit for improper diversion of partnership income, the district court properly confirmed an arbitration award which required defendants to repay $7 million, and reimbursed plaintiffs $1.8 million in attorneys' fees.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/10/2004
• Decided 01/18/2005
• Published 01/18/2005

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, WOOD, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jeffrey W. Sarles, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, Chicago, IL, for Intervenor-Appellant Jarnis United Properties Co., Philip C. Stahl, Grippo & Elden, Chicago, IL, for Intervenor-Appellant 29-31 Associates.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard L. Fenton (argued), Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees., Philip C. Stahl (argued), Grippo & Elden, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellants., Gregory C. Jones, Grippo & Elden, Chicago, IL, for Appellees Grippo & Elden, Philip Stahl and Gary Miller.