BIESEK v. SOO LINE RAILROAD COMPANY

No. 04-4070, 05-3960.

440 F.3d 410 (2006)

Eugene K. BIESEK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOO LINE RAILROAD COMPANY and Canadian Pacific Railway, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 6, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven P. Garmisa (argued), George T. Brugess, Hoey & Farina, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

William H. Frazier (argued), Godfrey, Braun & Frazier, Milwaukee, WI, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before BAUER, EASTERBROOK, and MANION, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Eugene Biesek filed a bankruptcy petition in September 2002 and three months later received a discharge from liability on his remaining debts. The schedule of assets did not list any potential litigation, and in response to a form inquiring about "other contingent and unliquidated claims of every nature" Biesek checked "none." That was a lie. Biesek had been injured on the job in December 2000 and through retained counsel had demanded compensation...

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