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MACGREGOR v. RUTBERG

No. 06-2829.

478 F.3d 790 (2007)

Margaret MacGREGOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. L. David RUTBERG, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 27, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott T. Longman (argued), Brad E. Rago, Barnes & Thornburg, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

David A. Rolf (argued), Sorling Northrup Hanna Cullen & Cochran, Springfield, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before POSNER, WOOD, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The parties to this diversity suit governed by Illinois law are neurosurgeons. Rutberg testified as an expert witness for a patient of MacGregor's in a malpractice suit that the patient had brought against MacGregor in an Illinois state court. In the present case, MacGregor is suing Rutberg, complaining that his testimony in the malpractice suit was defamatory and a breach of contract. The district court dismissed MacGregor's suit for failure...

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