LAURENS v. VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC

No. 16-3829.

868 F.3d 622 (2017)

Xavier LAURENS and Khadija Laurens, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC, and Volvo Car USA, LLC, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 22, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Todd L. McLawhorn , Attorney, Ke Liu , Attorney, Joseph Siprut , Attorney, SIPRUT PC, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Jennifer Ilkka , Attorney, Robert A. Roth , Attorney, REED SMITH LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before Wood, Chief Judge, and Kanne and Rovner, Circuit Judges.


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