United States Seventh Circuit

Summary judgment for defendants in a suit alleging breach of contract and violation of the Equal Protection Clause related to the denial of health care benefits is affirmed where: 1) the plaintiff could not show a class of similarly situated employees; and 2) the plain language of a prior settlement agreement did not include health insurance benefits.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/06/2006
• Decided 07/07/2006
• Published 07/07/2006

Judges

• FLAUM, Chief Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and POSNER and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kenneth E. Lauter, Andrew G. Jones (argued), Haskin, Lauter, Larue & Gzbbons, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Rebecca Wyatt (argued), Meyer & Wyatt, Gary, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.