United States Seventh Circuit
Cole v. Bd. of Trustees of the Univ. of Ill., 06-2161
In a suit by a former university employee asserting claims under the False Claims Act and the Illinois Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act, dismissal of the action is affirmed where the suit was barred by res judicata as a result of an earlier suit between the same parties in which the plaintiff alleged racial harassment.
Appellate Information
- Argued 01/10/2007
- Decided 08/16/2007
- Published 08/16/2007
Judges
- MANION, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, MANION, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Seventh Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Kenneth T. Goldstein, Krislov & Associates, Chicago, IL, Michael C. Rosenblat (argued), Glenview, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Patrick S. Coffey (argued), Lord Bissell & Brook, Peter J. Meyer, Gardner, Biddle, Carton, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.