Legal Opinion
Anil Goyal v. Gas Technology Institute
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 3, 2013No. 12-3756PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
Attorney-appellant Barry A. Gomberg briefly represented appellee Anil Goyal in settlement negotiations with a former employer over his claims of retaliation for whistle-blowing. The settlement negotiations did not produce an agreement, and Goyal later retained new counsel to pursue litigation. Years later, without the aid of any counsel, Goyal settled with his former employer.
Back when Gomberg had represented Goyal, though, he had given Goyal’s employer notice of an attorney lien on any settlement or judgment. So after Goyal settled, Gomberg reappeared and demanded a…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Union Oil Company of California v. Dan LeavellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Hansen v. Board of Trustees of Hamilton Southeastern School Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway v. Columbus Rolling MillSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Rhoades v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1979
- Colleen Baer v. First Options of Chicago, Incorporated, Appeal of Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland, P.C. v. James R. AntonionoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Kathleen O'Donnell v. Andrew SaulCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2020
- Anil Goyal v. Gas Technology InstituteCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
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- Demarco Nichols v. Joseph LongoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2022
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