United States Seventh Circuit
Byrd v. Illinois Dep't of Public Health, 04-1416
In an employment discrimination suit, judgment in favor plaintiff on his retaliation claim is vacated and remanded for a new trial where one of the jury instructions misstated the legal effect of information supplied by a person who was not a decision maker as to the terms of plaintiff's employment.
Appellate Information
- Argued 01/13/2005
- Decided 09/08/2005
- Published 09/08/2005
Judges
- ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge., Before ROVNER, EVANS and SYKES, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Seventh Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Susan M. Andorfer (argued), Belleville, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Richard S. Huszagh (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellants.