Today’s case is one of first impression from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which vacated verdicts totaling $27 million for four plaintiffs who sued for defamation and violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.In Rivera v. Allstate Insurance Co., Nos. 17-1310 and 17-1649 (7th Cir., Jan. 14, 2019), plaintiffs Daniel Rivera, Stephen Kensinger, Deborah Meacock and Rebecca Scheuneman, portfolio managers in Allstate’s investment department handling two pension portfolios, were fired for timing trades for …