STAPLETON v. ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE NETWORK

No. 15-1368.

817 F.3d 517 (2016)

Maria STAPLETON, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE NETWORK, an Illinois Non-Profit Corporation, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 17, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ron Kilgard , Attorney, Keller Rohrback, L.L.P., Phoenix, AZ, Lynn Lincoln Sarko , Attorney, Matthew M. Gerend , Attorney, Erin M. Riley , Attorney, Keller, Rohrback, Seattle, WA, Mary J. Bortscheller , Attorney, Michelle C. Yau , Attorney, Karen L. Handorf , Attorney, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Washington, DC, Ryan F. Stephan , Attorney, James B. Zouras , Attorney, Stephan Zouras, LLP, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Amy L. Blaisdell , Attorney, Heather M. Mehta , Attorney, Daniel J. Schwartz , Attorney, Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., St. Louis, MO, David B. Goodman , Attorney, Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before BAUER, KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


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