WILLIAMS v. U.S. STEEL, DIV. OF USX CORP.

No. 95-1859.

70 F.3d 944 (1995)

Mitchell WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES STEEL, a DIVISION OF USX CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 29, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rudy C. Kutansky (argued), Kutansky & Associates, Gary, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

S.G. Clark (argued), U.S. Steel Group Law Department, Pittsburgh, PA, James E. McHie, McHie, Myers, McHie & Enslen, Hammond, IN, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BAUER, MANION, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Does "since" mean "because" or does "since" mean "after"? Today's case requires us to explore this seemingly simple definition, because approximately $25,000 in back pay hinges on our interpretation.

Before us is Mitchell Williams' appeal of the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of U.S. Steel. Notwithstanding the aforementioned problem in defining "since", the material facts of Williams' grievance are not in dispute...

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