Legal Opinion
Cortes v. Twenty-First Century Fox Am., Inc.
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided January 9, 2018No. 17 Civ. 5634 (RWS)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sweet, D.J.
*633Defendants Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. and 21st Century Fox America, Inc. ("21CFA" and, collectively, the "Defendants"1 ) have moved pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) to dismiss the First Amended Complaint ("FAC") of Francisco Cortes ("Cortes" or the "Plaintiff"). Based on the conclusions set forth below, Defendants' motion is granted and Plaintiff's FAC is dismissed with prejudice.
Prior Proceedings
On July 25, 2017, Plaintiff filed his Complaint, which was amended on August 7, 2017. See Dkt. Nos. 1, 8. Plaintiff's FAC alleges seven causes of action: breach of…
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