Legal Opinion
Nature Conservancy v. Wilder Corp. of Delaware
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 1, 2011No. 09-2988PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
This case proves the maxim that, in appellate briefing, bluster is inversely proportional to merit. This diversity action is a simple breach of contract case seeking money damages, brought well within the applicable Illinois statute of limitations. The defendant contends that the action nevertheless should be barred by the equitable doctrine of laches. Unsupported by any case law in Illinois or the Seventh Circuit, the undeterred defendant concedes that it can produce no evidence in support of a key element of its defense: prejudice. The defendant attempts to fill the…
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