JARRARD v. CDI TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.

No. 04-1992.

408 F.3d 905 (2005)

Gilbert JARRARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CDI TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. and Crawford & Company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 25, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Ayers (argued), Wernle, Ristine & Ayers, Linden, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Martin W. Kus (argued), Newby, Lewis, Kaminski & Jones, LaPorte, IN, Michael J. Rappa (argued), Johnson & Rappa, Merrillville, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POSNER, KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Gilbert Jarrard filed a diversity suit in district court, alleging wrongdoing by his former employer, CDI Telecommunications, Inc. ("CDI"), and its third-party worker's compensation claims administrator, Crawford & Company ("Crawford"). The district court dismissed Jarrard's complaint for failure to state a claim, and Jarrard appeals. We affirm.

I. Background

On October 20, 1992, Gilbert Jarrard fell from a communications...

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