WINDY CITY METAL FABRICATORS & SUPPLY, INC. v. CIT TECHNICAL FINANCING SERV. INC.

No. 07-1567.

536 F.3d 663 (2008)

WINDY CITY METAL FABRICATORS & SUPPLY, INCORPORATED and Midwest Ink Company, on Behalf of Itself and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CIT TECHNOLOGY FINANCING SERVICES, INCORPORATED and Reed Smith, a New Jersey Limited Partnership, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 1, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Novoselsky (argued), Novoselsky Law Office, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Edward F. Ryan (argued), Holland & Knight, George M. Hoffman, Michael T. Trucco (argued), Stamos & Trucco, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and RIPPLE and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Windy City Metal Fabricators & Supply Inc. ("Windy City") sued CIT Technology Financing Services ("CIT") and the law firm Reed Smith in Illinois state court. After Reed Smith removed the action to the district court based on diversity of citizenship,1 Midwest Ink Co. was added as a plaintiff. CIT and Reed Smith filed a motion to dismiss, which the district court granted. The plaintiffs timely appealed the dismissal...

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