Legal Opinion

Elmer Sanglap, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Lasalle Bank, Fsb, Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided September 30, 2003No. 02-1351, 02-1999PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Elmer Sanglap had a series of epileptic seizures in the lobby of a LaSalle Bank branch, which prompted the bank to close his savings account. In these consolidated appeals we must decide (1) whether the district court properly granted judgment as a matter of law on Sanglap’s claim that by closing his account LaSalle intentionally caused him emotional distress, and (2) whether the court should have granted LaSalle’s request for attorneys’ fees. Because LaSalle did not intentionally or knowingly disregard a serious risk to San-glap’s emotional health and because his…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Donald C. Hedberg v. Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  4. Lorraine Beck v. University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and Chancellor John SchroederCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
  5. McGrath v. FaheyIllinois Supreme Court · 1988

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3Cited by27 opinions

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  4. Goldstein v. Costco Wholesale Corp.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 2004
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