Legal Opinion
Smart v. Local 702 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 7, 2009No. 07-4088PublishedCited by 237 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Ronald Smart brought this action asserting state-law claims against the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 702 (“IBEW”), its counsel, Christopher Grant, and Mr. Grant’s law firm, Schuchat, Cook & Werner. The district court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss. We now affirm in part and reverse and remand in part the judgment of the district court.
I
BACKGROUND
A. Facts
Mr. Smart is the sole proprietor of Paschall Electric, a non-union company. In 2003, Mr. Smart contracted to perform electrical work for the construction of a sports complex. He…
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