Legal Opinion
Hicks v. Midwest Transit, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 17, 2008No. 06-2186, 07-1433PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
This opinion marks the third published decision of this court stemming from controversies that arose after Hal Hicks was sued in Illinois state court for allegedly defrauding his company, Midwest Transit, Inc. (“Midwest”), when he served as its president and director. See Hicks v. Midwest Transit, Inc., 500 F.3d 647 (7th Cir.2007); Hicks v. Midwest Transit, Inc., 479 F.3d 468 (7th Cir.2007). This time, the issue is whether Hicks may collect damages from Harris Investor Services, LLC (“Harris”) for its alleged negligence in freezing Hicks’s online stock-trading account.…
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