Prevailing Party Out $700K in Attorney Fees for Missed Contractual Deadline, 7th Circuit Rules
"There is much to be said about contracts that use brightline rules to establish certainty. That is not this contract. Instead of setting a firm timeline, the contract created a continuing obligation for reclamation that survived its termination," said Judge Joshua P. Kolar, who authored the opinion.
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Mute Rulings on Certain Claims: 7th Circuit Provides Guidance for District Court's 'Clerical Mistake'
"The district court's final judgment here was silent about the disposition of the defendant's counterclaims. After that omission was identified, the parties and the district court proposed four separate solutions. That number suggests some clarification might be helpful to parties and district courts," the per curiam opinion said.