Seventh Circuit· 5/27/2014

Darrell Cannon v. Jon Burge

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752 F.3d 1079
2014 WL 2185016
2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 9719

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affirming district court’s denial of motion to amend the complaint to add a RICO claim seeking damages for lost employment opportunities while imprisoned
discussing Cushing v. Greyhound Lines, Inc., 991 N.E.2d 28, 29 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013)
summarizing Cushing v. Greyhound Lines, Inc., 991 N.E.2d 28, 92 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013)
summarizing Cushing v. Greyhound Lines, Inc., 991 N.E.2d 28, 92 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013)
noting in dicta that “the elements required for claim preclusion would appear to be present here” where the settlement (which included the City and all of its employees) was incorporated into a final judgment and the claims in both suits arose from the same operative facts
“[A] settlement agreement is considered a contract, and construction and enforcement of settlement agreements are governed by principles of contract law.”

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Judges: Ripple, Rovner, Barker

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