United States Seventh Circuit

Grant of summary judgment for employer in a sex discrimination and retaliation suit under Title VII is affirmed as to the discrimination claim, but reversed as to the retaliation claim where a reasonable jury could conclude as a result of circumstantial evidence that the accusations of sexual harassment in a letter signed by defendant were a cause of her being fired.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/13/2006
• Decided 07/12/2006
• Published 07/12/2006

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, COFFEY, and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert S. Michaels (argued), Robinson, Curley & Clayton, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Cathryn E. Albrecht (argued), Jackson Lewis, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.