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19-1440 Melvin Ammons, et al. v. Wisconsin Central, Ltd. Illinois 2020-06-30 Denied Amici (2)Response Waived comparative-negligence counterclaim federal-employers-liability-act fela fela-liability property-damage railroad-liability setoff statutory-interpretation statutory-limitations void-device 1. When a railroad files a counterclaim for property damage in an injured employee's FELA action to purposely or intentionally evade FELA liability to…
18-668 Peggy Berg v. Social Security Administration Seventh Circuit 2018-11-21 Denied Response Waived absolute-debt bankruptcy bankruptcy-code bankruptcy-code-section-553(b) circuit-split creditor-rights debt-setoff fifth-circuit mutual-debt setoff seventh-circuit statutory-interpretation third-circuit Under Bankruptcy Code Section 553(b), regarding when "a creditor offsets a mutual debt owing" and "the date of such setoff," does this require that th…