Legal Opinion
Bassam Assaf v. Trinity Medical Cent
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 30, 2012No. 11-3918PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff-appellant, Dr. Bassam Assaf, was fired from his job at Trinity Medical Center and sued his former employer in Illinois state court. The case was removed to federal court on the basis of diversity jurisdiction. While the action was still pending, the parties reached an out-of-court settlement agreement, the terms of which provoked further dispute. Trinity contended that the agreement was incomplete and invalid. Assaf moved for summary judgment, requesting that the court enforce the agreement. The district court granted Assafs motion, but the question of…
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