United States Seventh Circuit

In a federal action claiming breach of the Anti-Kickback Act, district court order dismissing the case for failure to state a claim is vacated where the litigation is simply a state-law contract dispute between nondiverse parties and on remand should be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/10/2008
• Decided 06/26/2009
• Published 06/26/2009

Judges

• ROVNER, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and RIPPLE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael B. Brohman (argued), Kamensky Rubinstein, Lincolnwood, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Chris C. Gair (argued), Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.