United States Seventh Circuit

Dismissal of an employment-discrimination suit because the parties had settled is reversed where defendant-employer did not meet its burden to prove that plaintiff's attorney had in fact been authorized to enter into a settlement agreement.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/02/2008
• Decided 07/23/2008
• Published 07/23/2008

Judges

• BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and BAUER and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Eugene K. Hollander (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kendra M. Allaband (argued), Drinker, Biddle & Reath, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.