Carol Falk Lopacich v. Ralph Falk II
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
Carol Falk Lopacich is suing her brother, Ralph Falk II, for sabotaging her efforts to reconcile with their mother after thirty years of silence and more than sixty years of hostility and disdain. Summary judgment was entered for defendant. It should be stressed that defendant vehemently disputes his sister’s version of the facts. We dispose of the case in defendant’s favor because even if the facts asserted by plaintiff actually occurred, she has no remedy under Illinois law which applies to this ease. It cannot be overemphasized that this Court is not choosing…
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