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MAXWELL v. KPMG LLP

No. 07-2819.

520 F.3d 713 (2008)

Andrew J. MAXWELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KPMG LLP, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 21, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alyssa M. Campbell, Williams Montgomery & John, Chicago, IL, Steven J. Roeder (argued), for Plaintiff-Appellant.

James R. Figliulo (argued), Michael K. Desmond, Figliulo & Silverman, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and POSNER and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff is the Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee of a company named march-FIRST. He brought this suit against KPMG, the accounting firm, claiming that march-FIRST had been harmed as a result of the accounting firm's having breached its duty of care in violation of Illinois tort law. He seeks more than $600 million in damages. The district judge withdrew the case from the bankruptcy court and ultimately granted summary judgment in the defendant...

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