Hitchcock v. Angel Corps, Inc.—Pretext case
By Cassie Korando & Shari R. Rhode
Labor and Employment Law,
July 2013
The Court held that based on Hitchcock’s evidence, a reasonable juror could determine that the reasons given for her termination was pre-textual.
Is an adverse action necessary to state a retaliation claim?
By Shari R. Rhode
Federal Civil Practice,
May 2004
Burwell v. Pekin High School (Central District, Case No. 00-2 111), now on appeal to the 7th Circuit, is a Title IX sexual harassment and retaliation case brought by a senior at Pekin High School.
What is necessary to establish that an individual has a disability?
By Shari R. Rhode
Federal Civil Practice,
May 2004
In Poor v. Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. (Central District, Case No, 00-2321), the court issued a decision on a motion for summary judgment in a case under the Americans with Disabilities Act that provides an excellent text for anyone practicing or wishing to practice in the area of disability discrimination.
Chairman’s column
By Shari R. Rhode
Federal Civil Practice,
March 2004
The decisions of the courts, especially in the employment area, have been many. So many in fact that a single issue of the newsletter could not be large enough to bring them to you.
Recent decisions of interest in the Central and Southern Districts
By Shari R. Rhode
Federal Civil Practice,
April 2002
In Caraker and Caraker v. Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Coro & Sandoz (96-CV-4113), Judge Gilbert issued an opinion granting defendants' motion to exclude the plaintiff's expert causation testimony after a two-day Daubert hearing.
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