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Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Cloud Software Company Defeats Employee's Appeal in Fraud Suit - Bloomberg Law

A former employee lost her bid to revive a lawsuit alleging that a cloud-based software provider fraudulently induced her to leave her job and come work for it, only to fire her after one week.

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday rejected Rachael Schmees’ contentions that a lower court twice denied her leave to amend her suit against Hc1.com Inc. and thus wrongly dismissed her fraud and other claims. The ruling gave the appeals court a chance to clarify its standard on how late into a case a party can amend its allegations or claims, ...

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