Legal Opinion

Darryl N. Veazey v. Communications & Cable of Chicago, Inc., D/B/A Tci Communications, Inc., Chicago Cable Tv, Tci Chicago or Tci-Chicago Cable

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided October 20, 1999No. 98-2625PublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

Darryl Veazey contends that his former employer, LaSalle Telecommunications, Inc., incorrectly sued as Communications & Cable Co. of Chicago, violated the Em*853ployee Polygraph Protection Act (“EPPA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 2001-09, when it discharged him because he refused to provide the specific tape-recorded voice exemplar1 his superiors had requested. The district court dismissed his suit under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim. Because it is possible to hypothesize a set of facts consistent with Veazey’s complaint that would entitle him to…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Hishon v. King & SpaldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. United States v. DionisioSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. United States v. SchefferSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  4. General Electric Capital Corporation v. Lease Resolution CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
  5. John Duda v. Board of Education of Franklin Park Public School District No. 84, John Barry, Dan PietriniCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998

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3Cited by60 opinions

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  3. David Brown v. Timothy BudzCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  4. Christopher Lekas v. Kenneth BrileyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  5. Sanville v. MccaughtryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001

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