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LUTES v. UNITED TRAILERS, INC.

No. 19-1579.

950 F.3d 359 (2020)

Brandi LUTES, Personal Representative of the Estate of Buddy F. Phillips, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED TRAILERS, INC., and United Trailers Exporting Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 27, 2020.

Opinion Issued February 13, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Johnny W. Ulmer , Attorney, ULMER LAW OFFICES, Bristol, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael Paul Palmer , Attorney, BARNES & THORNBURG LLP, South Bend, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before Bauer, Brennan, and Scudder, Circuit Judges.

Buddy Phillips (now deceased) injured his ribs while playing with his grandchildren. Over the next two weeks he called his employer, United Trailers, to report he would miss work. Eventually Phillips stopped calling in and did not appear for work on three consecutive days so United fired him. He sued, alleging United failed to properly notify...

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