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At page 150 Requiring novel state law claims to be brought in state court50 citing cases“we write only to emphasize that our policy will continue to be one that requires plaintiffs desirous of succeeding on novel state law claims to present those claims initially in state court.”8 citing courts quote it · 48 listed here
  • Green Plains Trade Grp., LLC v. Archer Daniels Midland Co., 90 F.4th 919 (7th Cir. 2024).published
    ([O]ur policy will continue to be one that requires plaintiffs desirous of succeeding on novel state law claims to present those claims initially in state court.)
  • R3 Composites Corp. v. G&S Sales Corp., No. 1:16-cv-00387, 2021 WL 613836 (N.D. Ind. Feb. 17, 2021).
    (We write only to emphasize that our policy will continue to be one that requires plaintiffs desirous of succeeding on novel state law claims to present those claims initially in state court.)
  • Harrison v. City of Fort Wayne, No. 1:17-cv-00419 (N.D. Ind. Mar. 31, 2020).
    (We write only to emphasize that our policy will continue to be one that requires plaintiffs desirous of succeeding on novel state law claims to present those claims initially in state court.)
  • In Re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (\ Mtbe\")", 415 F. Supp. 2d 261 (S.D.N.Y. 2005).published 2 cites
    (This policy applies with special force to a plaintiff in a diversity case who has chosen to litigate his state law claim in federal court.)
  • In Re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether Prods. Liab. Litig., 379 F. Supp. 2d 348 (S.D.N.Y. 2005).published 2 cites
    (In the context of pendent state law claims, we have already indicated our unwillingness to speculate on any trends in state law ... [0]ur policy will continue to be one that requires plaintiffs desirous of succeeding o…)
  • In Re E. & S. Districts Asbestos Litig., 772 F. Supp. 1380 (S.D.N.Y. 1991).published
    ([o]ur policy will continue to be one that requires plaintiffs desirous of succeeding on novel state law claims to present those claims initially in state court)
  • Synergy Global Outsourcing, LLC v. HGS Healthcare, LLC, No. 1:21-cv-05652 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 9, 2024).
    In Shaw v. Republic Drill Corp., 810 F.2d 149, 150 (7th Cir. 1987) (per curiam), the Seventh Circuit addressed a similar contention.
  • Cima v. Wellpoint Health Networks, Inc., 556 F. Supp. 2d 901 (S.D. Ill. 2008).published
    This power to apply state law is a limited one, however, and federal courts should not “speculate on any trends in state law.” Shaw v. Republic Drill Corp., 810 F.2d 149, 150 (7th Cir.1987).
  • Hollander, Jacque v. Brown, James, 457 F.3d 688 (7th Cir. 2006).published
    See id.; Shaw v. Republic Drill Corp., 810 F.2d 149, 150 (7th Cir.1987) (per curiam).
  • City of Mishawaka v. Amerada Hess Corp., 415 F. Supp. 2d 261 (S.D.N.Y. 2005).published 2 cites
    A litigant who seeks out a federal forum when a state-court forum is equally available to him cannot justifiably complain if the federal court manifests great caution in blazing new state-law trails.”); Villegas v. Princeton Farms, Inc., 8…
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  • Nelson v. Long Lines Ltd., 335 F. Supp. 2d 944 (N.D. Iowa 2004).published
    Huss Co. v. Continental Casualty Co., 735 F.2d 246, 253 (7th Cir.1984); Afrarn Export Corp. v. Metallurgiki Halyps, S.A., 772 F.2d 1358, 1371 (7th Cir.1985); Shaw v. Republic Drill Corp., 810 F.2d 149, 150 (7th Cir.1987); Hopkins v. ROS St…
  • Brownell Combs, Ii, Adm'r C.T.A. Of the Est. of Leslie Combs, Ii, Deceased v. Int'l Ins. Co., 354 F.3d 568 (6th Cir. 2004).published
    Torres v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Inc., 867 F.2d 1234, 1238 (9th Cir.1989); Shaw v. Republic Drill Corp., 810 F.2d 149, 150 (7th Cir.1987).
  • Combs v. Intl Ins Co, No. 01-6493 (6th Cir. Jan. 6, 2004).published
    Republic Drill Corp., 810 F.2d 149, 150 (7th Cir. 1987).
  • Wadley v. Int'l Telecomm. Satellite Org., 82 F. App'x 227 (D.C. Cir. 2003).unpublished
    See Porter v. Nutter, 913 F.2d 37, 41 (1st Cir.1990); Shaw v. Republic Drill Corp., 810 F.2d 149, 150 (7th Cir.1987).
  • Parker v. W. Dakota Insurors, Inc., 2000 S.D. 14, 605 N.W.2d 181.published 2 cites
    He based his theory of recovery on a provision in his employment contract that stated "in the event that Employer shall sell all or substantially all of [its] assets ... this [a]greement shall be binding upon any such successors." Id. at 1…
  • Insolia v. Philip Morris Inc., 53 F. Supp. 2d 1032 (W.D. Wis. 1999).published
    Plaintiffs concede that no precedent exists in Wisconsin for a claim styled “intentional exposure to a hazardous substance” and that in this circuit a party “desirous of succeeding on novel state law claims [must] present those claims init…
  • Scott Birchler & Sandy Birchler v. Gehl Co., 88 F.3d 518 (7th Cir. 1996).published
    We avoid speculation about trends in diversity cases: “our policy will continue to be one that requires plaintiffs desirous of succeeding on novel state law claims to present those claims initially in state court.” Shaw v. Republic Drill C…
  • Wauchop v. Domino's Pizza, Inc., 832 F. Supp. 1572 (N.D. Ind. 1993).published
    Shaw v. Republic Drill Corp., 810 F.2d 149, 150 (7th Cir.1987).
  • Weiss v. Amoco Oil Co., 142 F.R.D. 311 (S.D. Iowa 1992).published
    Huss Co. v. Continental Casualty Co., 735 F.2d 246, 253 (7th Cir.1984); Afram Export Corp. v. Metallurgiki Halyps, S.A., 772 F.2d 1358, 1371 (7th Cir.1985); Shaw v. Republic Drill Corp., 810 F.2d 149, 150 (7th Cir. 1987); Hopkins v. ROS St…
  • Cent. States, Se. & Sw. Areas Pension Fund v. Minneapolis Van & Warehouse Co., 764 F. Supp. 1289 (N.D. Ill. 1991).published
    This situation is analogous to the diversity-of-citizenship situations in which our Court of Appeals regularly (and properly) cautions against stretching the frontiers of state law by venturing into uncharted areas (see, e.g., Shaw v. Repu…
  • Judith Nelson & Darci Anne Bowman, Cross-Appellees v. Monroe Reg'l Med. Ctr., Formerly Known as the Monroe Clinic, Cross-Appellant, 925 F.2d 1555 (7th Cir. 1991).published 2 cites
    In deciding this pendent state claim, we are unwilling "to speculate on any trends in state law," Shaw v. Republic Drill Corp., 810 F.2d 149, 150 (7th Cir.1987), that would lead the Wisconsin Supreme Court to expand the narrow exception re…
  • NCC Sunday Inserts, Inc. v. World Color Press, Inc., 759 F. Supp. 1004 (S.D.N.Y. 1991).published
    There is no additional exception because of the existence of a successors In Shaw v. Republic Drill Corp., 810 F.2d 149, 150 (7th Cir.1987), for example, the court refused to carve out an additional exception to the rule when an employee s…
  • Unit Trainship, Inc. v. Soo Line R.R. Co., 905 F.2d 160 (7th Cir. 1990).published
    Shaw v. Republic Drill Corp., 810 F.2d 149, 150 (7th Cir.1987); Green v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., 122 Ill.App.3d 204 , 77 Ill.Dec. 591, 594 , 460 N.E.2d 895, 898 (1984).
  • Christopher LaSalle & Co.v. Heller Fin., Inc., 731 F. Supp. 279 (N.D. Ill. 1990).published
    Crump & Co., 818 F.2d 1363, 1368 (7th Cir.1987); Shaw v. Republic Drill Corp., 810 F.2d 149, 150 (7th Cir.1987); Anderson v. Marathon Petroleum Co., 801 F.2d 936, 942 (7th Cir.1986) and Afram Export Corp. v. Metallurgiki Halyps, S.A., 772…
  • Evanston Ins. v. Sec. Assurance Co., 715 F. Supp. 1405 (N.D. Ill. 1989).published
    And of course it is not this Court’s role to speculate on inchoate or nonexistent trends in state law (Shaw v. Republic Drill Corp., 810 F.2d 149, 150 (7th Cir.1987)).
  • Bonfield v. AAMCO Transmissions, Inc., 708 F. Supp. 867 (N.D. Ill. 1989).published
    That consistent teaching from our Court of Appeals has found an echo in such cases as MHR Corp. v. Robin, 687 F.Supp. 1257, 1258 (N.D.Ill.1988) (footnote omitted): Under Erie v. Tompkins principles (this case was brought in federal court u…
  • Torres v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 867 F.2d 1234 (9th Cir. 1989).published 2 cites
    The unwillingness of these courts to speculate on any trends in state law "applies with special force to a plaintiff in a diversity case who has chosen to litigate his state law claim in federal court." Shaw v. Republic Drill Corp., 810 F.…
  • Torres v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 857 F.2d 1293 (9th Cir. 1988).published 2 cites
    Further, our unwillingness to speculate on any trends in state law "applies with special force to a plaintiff in a diversity case who has chosen to litigate his state law claim in federal court." Shaw v. Republic Drill Corp., 810 F.2d 149,…
  • MHR Corp. v. Robin, 687 F. Supp. 1257 (N.D. Ill. 1988).published
    Under Erie v. Tompkins principles (this case was brought in federal court under diversity jurisdiction) this Court must perforce adhere to Illinois authority, and our Court of Appeals issues regular reminders that the assertion of novel st…
  • Mutuelle Generale Francaise Vie v. Life Assurance Co., 688 F. Supp. 386 (N.D. Ill. 1988).published
    LACOP is correct that a federal court diversity action is not the right medium for expanding the frontiers of state law (Shaw v. Republic Drill Corp., 810 F.2d 149, 150 (7th Cir.1987) (per curiam); Gust K.
  • Stanley Gudyka Sales Co. v. Lacy Forest Prods. Co., 686 F. Supp. 1301 (N.D. Ill. 1988).published
    This is a diversity action, where this Court’s duty is to divine and apply Illinois law — not to make new state law, and certainly not to override or jettison or ignore a long-settled body of such law (see generally Shaw v. Republic Drill…
  • Diversified Tech. Corp. v. Jerome Tech., Inc., 118 F.R.D. 445 (N.D. Ill. 1988).published
    Crump & Co., 818 F.2d 1363, 1368 (7th Cir.1987); Shaw v. Republic Drill Corp., 810 F.2d 149, 150 (7th Cir.1987) (per curiam)). .
  • Levenfeld v. Clinton, 674 F. Supp. 255 (N.D. Ill. 1987).published
    In this diversity action, this Court’s role is to apply Illinois law, rather than to speculate as to possible trends at the outer edges of judicial creativity (Shaw v. Republic Drill Corp., 810 F.2d 149, 150 (7th Cir.1987) (per curiam)).
  • Fed. Deposit Ins. Corp. v. Linn, 671 F. Supp. 547 (N.D. Ill. 1987).published
    Because defendants were not required to implead Continental (see Rule 14(a) and 6 Wright & Miller § 1446), if that were the only problem with their duress claim this Court would exercise its discretion to require defendants to present thei…
  • Willis v. Bell, 669 F. Supp. 229 (N.D. Ill. 1987).published
    That result would be called for not only by the already-identified principles but by the proposition — repeatedly emphasized by our Court of Appeals (see, e.g., Shaw v. Republic Drill Corp., 810 F.2d 149, 150 (7th Cir.1987) and Gust K.
  • Ramson v. Layne, 668 F. Supp. 1162 (N.D. Ill. 1987).published
    Our Court of Appeals has continued to make that point in such cases as Shaw v. Republic Drill Corp., 810 F.2d 149, 150 (7th Cir.1987) (per curiam), declaring its “unwillingness to speculate on any trends in state law” 17 ; and see most rec…
  • Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa. v. Cont'l Illinois Corp., 666 F. Supp. 1180 (N.D. Ill. 1987).published
    That applies a fortiori to a proposed substantial extension of state law that would have to springboard from a federal precedent that didn’t examine state law in the first place (see Shaw v. Republic Drill Corporation, 810 F.2d 149, 150 (7…
  • Instituto Nacional De Comercializacion Agricola (Indeca) v. Cont'l ILL. NAT. BANK, 675 F. Supp. 1515 (N.D. Ill. 1987).published
    As this Court has frequently observed (see, e.g., Shadur, Are Federal Courts Necessary?, 18 Loy.U.Chi.L.J. 1, 9, 12-13 (1986), distilling the same ideas expressed in a number of opinions to the same effect) and as our Court of Appeals has…
  • Nat'l Union Fire Ins. v. Cont'l Illinois Corp., 658 F. Supp. 781 (N.D. Ill. 1987).published
    Any further efforts along those lines, such as Insurers’, run head on into the recently renewed admonition to “plaintiffs desirous of succeeding on novel state *788 law claims to present those claims initially in state court” (Shaw v. Repu…
  • W. Pub. Co., Inc. v. MindGames, Inc., 944 F. Supp. 754 (E.D. Wis. 1996).published
    ([W]e have already indicated our unwillingness to speculate on any trends in state law. [Citation omitted.] This policy applies special force to a plaintiff in a diversity case who has chosen to litigate his state law c…)
  • Consol. Pipe & Supply Co., Inc. v. Rovanco Corp., 897 F. Supp. 364 (N.D. Ill. 1995).published
    Accord, such cases as Shaw v. Republic Drill Corp., 810 F.2d 149, 150 (7th Cir.1987) (per curiam) and Nelson v. Monroe Regional Med.
  • Shields Enter., Inc. v. First Chicago Corp., 975 F.2d 1290 (1st Cir. 1992).published
    See Shaw v. Republic Drill Corp., 810 F.2d 149, 150 (7th Cir.1987).
  • Shields Enter., Inc. v. First Chicago Corp., 975 F.2d 1290 (7th Cir. 1992).published
    See Shaw v. Republic Drill Corp., 810 F.2d 149, 150 (7th Cir.1987).
  • Ry. Express Agency, Inc. v. Super Scale Models, Ltd. & Charles C. Merzbach, 934 F.2d 135 (7th Cir. 1991).published
    See Shaw v. Republic Drill Corp., 810 F.2d 149, 150 (7th Cir.1987); Afram Export Corp. v. Metallurgiki Halyps, S.A., 772 F.2d 1358, 1370 (7th Cir.1985); Landess v. Borden, Inc., 667 F.2d 628 , 631 n. 3 (7th Cir.1981).
  • Hopkins v. ROS Stores, Inc., 750 F. Supp. 379 (W.D. Wis. 1990).published
    See Afram Export Corp. v. Metallurgiki Halyps, S.A., 772 F.2d 1358, 1371 (7th Cir.1985); Shaw v. Republic Drill Corp., 810 F.2d 149, 150 (7th Cir.1987).
  • Huggins by Huggins v. Sea Ins. Co., Ltd., 710 F. Supp. 243 (E.D. Wis. 1989).published 2 cites
    See Shaw v. Republic Drill Corporation, 810 F.2d 149, 150 (7th Cir.1987); Afram Export Corporation v. Metallurgiki Halyps, S.A., 772 F.2d 1358, 1370 (7th Cir.1985).
  • Foy v. First Nat'l Bank of Elkhart, 693 F. Supp. 747 (N.D. Ind. 1988).published
    (federal court in diversity should be unwilling to speculate on any trends in state law)
  • Walkowicz, Lucianne v. Am. Girl Brands, LLC, No. 3:20-cv-00374 (W.D. Wis. Feb. 11, 2021).
    Wis. Oct. 20, 2011) (granting summary judgment to defendant on negligence claim “for solely economic injury” “because this court is unable to predict what the Wisconsin courts would do in such a case, and because of the substantial policy…
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Richard E. SHAW, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
REPUBLIC DRILL CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee
86-1610.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Jan 28, 1987.
Published opinion
810 F.2d 149
1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 1475
Holland C. Capper, Holland, Capper, Cap-per, P.C., Chicago, 111., for plaintiff-appellant., Hyman K. Bielsky, Matkov, Griffin, Parson, et al., Chicago, 111., for defendant-ap-pellee.
Posner, Coffey, Pell.
Cited by 57 opinions  |  Published
PER CURIAM.

Appellant Richard Shaw, seeking damages on an employment contract, has come to the wrong court. Shaw does not want damages for breach of the employment contract from his former employer. Rather, he seeks damages from the corporation that allegedly bought substantially all of the assets of Republic Drill and Tool Company, his former employer. His case rests on a provision in his employment contract which provides that “in the event that Employer shall sell all or substantially all of [its] assets ... this [agreement shall be binding upon any such successors.” Although Illinois law controls here, Shaw does not refer us to any Illinois cases to support his claim that this provision can be enforced against the purchasing corporation.

Our review of the Illinois case law discloses that the general rule is that a corporation purchasing the assets of another corporation does not assume the liabilities of the selling corporation. See Green v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., 122 Ill. App.3d 204, 77 Ill.Dec.2d 591, 460 N.E.2d 895, 898 (2d Dist.1984); Gonzalez v. Rock Wool Engineering, 117 Ill.App.3d 435, 72 Ill.Dec. 917, 453 N.E.2d 792 (1st Dist.1983); Nguyen v. Johnson Machine & Press Corp., 104 Ill.App.3d 1141, 60 Ill.Dec. 866, 433 N.E.2d 1104 (1st Dist.1982); State ex rel. Donahue v. Perkins & Will Architects, Inc., 90 Ill.App.3d 349, 45 Ill.Dec. 696, 413 N.E.2d 29 (1st Dist.1980). Illinois recognizes four exceptions to the general rule but none of these exceptions are applicable here. Shaw asks us to create a fifth exception to the general rule in order to enforce the contract against the purchasing corporation. We decline appellant’s invitation to create a fifth exception in Illinois to the general rule of nonliability. In the context of pendent state law claims, we have already indicated our unwillingness to speculate on any trends in state law. See Trembath v. St. Regis Paper Co., 753 F.2d 603, 605 (7th Cir.1985); see also Enis v. Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co., 795 F.2d 39 (7th Cir.1986). This policy applies with special force to a plaintiff in a diversity case who has chosen to litigate his state law claim in federal court. We write only to emphasize that our policy will continue to be one that requires plaintiffs desirous of succeeding on novel state law claims to present those claims initially in state court.

AFFIRMED.