United States Seventh Circuit

District court's dismissal for failure to state a claim is affirmed where defendants had no duty to tell plaintiff that defendants' employer was about to declare bankruptcy, and none of the their actions were actionable as fraud.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/11/2009
• Decided 08/03/2009
• Published 08/03/2009

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before CUDAHY, POSNER and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Norman J. Lerum, Attorney (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael J. Silverman (argued), Duane Morris LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.