Legal Opinion
Aaron Carson v. Lake County, Indiana
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 26, 2017No. 16-3665PublishedCited by 160 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
During the recession of the late 2000s, Lake County, Indiana, experienced an emergency cash shortage. The County’s positive cash flow declined from $51 million in 2007 to $9.9 million in 2008. By 2009, the County was operating at a deficit, and by 2013 its general fund was more than $1 million in the red. Dining that same period, the County’s self-insurance fund, which it used to cover employee healthcare costs, foundered. The fund had a balance of over $10 million in 2007; that balance was wiped out by 2013.
Something had to be done. In an attempt to stanch its…
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