SHEPARD v. STATE AUTO. MUT. INS. CO.

No. 05-3567.

463 F.3d 742 (2006)

Gregory M. SHEPARD and American Union Insurance Company, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY and State Auto Financial Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 14, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bryce H. Bennett, Jr., Raymond T. Seach (argued), Riley, Bennett & Egloff, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

John W. Zeiger, Stuart G. Parsell (argued), Zeiger, Tigges, Little & Lindsmith, Columbus, OH, John D. Nell, Wooden & McLaughlin, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and WILLIAMS and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiffs-appellants sued the defendants, claiming that the defendants breached a confidentiality agreement by relying upon the plaintiffs' confidential disclosures to acquire Meridian Insurance Group, Inc. Because the plaintiffs cannot establish either causation or damages, we affirm the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendants.

I. BACKGROUND

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