United States Seventh Circuit

In a suit to recover on contracts entered into by a defunct communications company by an owner of the right to payments under the contracts, a jury verdict in favor of defendant is reversed where a clause in the contracts mandating a bench trial was valid and enforceable under Illinois law, and defendant's fraud-in-the-factum defense did not invalidate the clause.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/08/2007
• Decided 01/15/2008
• Published 01/15/2008

Judges

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

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Vincent T. Borst (argued), Debra R. Devassy, Askounis & Borst, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gregory A. Adamski, Samantha R. Engel (argued), Adamski & Conti, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.