United States Seventh Circuit

In a suit alleging breach of contract and quantum meruit against a communications company by a company that designs packaging images, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) an invoice sent to defendants did not encompass any work contemplated by the parties' contract; 2) a blanket purchase order from defendant did not guarantee a minimum payment to plaintiff; 3) plaintiff waived its quantum meruit argument; and 4) Illinois law does not permit a party to recover on a theory of quasi-contract when an actual contract governs the parties' relations on that issue. Motion for sanctions against defendant is denied where the court lacks jurisdiction to hear the matter.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/09/2007
• Decided 02/21/2008
• Published 02/21/2008

Judges

• RIPPLE, Circuit Judge., Before CUDAHY, RIPPLE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas M. Paris (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Frederic R. Klein, Deborah R. Hogan (argued) Goldberg, Kohn, Bell, Black, Rosenbloom & Moritz, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.