Legal Opinion
Bennie Kennedy v. Schneider Electric
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 19, 2018No. 17-1645 & 17-1786PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hamilton, Circuit Judge.
In 2012, Bennie Kennedy filed a lawsuit against his longtime employer, Schneider Electric. In 2014, the district court granted summary judgment for Schneider Electric. More than a year later, and without offering any new evidence, Kennedy's lawyer filed a motion to set aside the judgment for fraud on the court, accusing Schneider Electric's lawyers of suborning perjury. The district court denied that motion and exercised its discretion to impose sanctions on Kennedy's lawyer under Rule 11. Kennedy appeals the denial of his motion, and his lawyer appeals the sanction…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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