Legal Opinion

Help at Home, Incorporated v. Medical Capital, L.L.C., D/B/A Medcap

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 7, 2001No. 00-1208PublishedCited by 132 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Help At Home, Inc. (“HAH”) filed this diversity action against Medical Capital, L.L.C. (“MedCap”) for breach of contract, promissory estoppel, and breach of the implied duty of good faith and fair dealing. MedCap moved to dismiss HAH’s claims as barred by the Illinois Credit Agree- merits Act, 815 ILCS 160/1 et seq. (“ICAA”). The district court granted MedCap’s motion, and HAH now appeals. For the reasons set forth in the following opinion, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

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BACKGROUND

A. Facts

HAH is a non-medical home care provider. It had borrowed money from…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  3. David Keller v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  4. The Lexington Insurance Company v. Rugg & Knopp, Inc., and the Salt Lake City CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
  5. Eric Steven Bower v. E. Michael Jones, Ruth Jones, and Ultramontane Associates, Incorporated, an Indiana Not-For-Profit CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992

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