Legal Opinion
Swanson v. Leggett & Platt, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 3, 1998No. Nos. 97-2061, 97-2185PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs Gerald Sidenstick and Larry Swanson were born days apart in the winter of 1942-43, Sidenstick on January 29, Swanson on February 4. Forty-nine years later, they lost their jobs within weeks of each other. On February 25,1992, Sidenstick was fired from his position as plant engineer at Fashion Bed Group (FBG), a division of the defendant, Leggett & Platt, Inc. (Leggett). On March 13, Swanson lost his job as FBG’s materials manager. A coincidence? In the plaintiffs’ view, not entirely. Swanson and Sidenstick, along with two former coworkers, filed a lawsuit in…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Hazen Paper Co. v. BigginsSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Nicholas A. CHIARAMONTE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FASHION BED GROUP, INC., a DIVISION OF LEGGETT & PLATT, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Robert WALLACE, II, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SMC PNEUMATICS, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Edward Gustovich v. At & T Communications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- James S. Jordan, Cross-Appellee v. Duff and Phelps, Inc., Claire v. Hansen, and Francis E. Jeffries, Defendants- Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by17 opinions
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