United States Seventh Circuit

In a discrimination and sexual harassment action, district court's grant of defendant's motion for summary judgment is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff entered into a buyout agreement with defendant and signed a waiver that unambiguously covered any and all claims arising prior to the date she signed, including her Title VII discrimination claims; and 2) plaintiff entered the waiver knowingly and voluntarily.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/03/2008
• Decided 04/06/2009
• Published 04/06/2009

Judges

• KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before KANNE, EVANS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ernest T. Rossiello, Attorney (argued), Ernest T. Rossiello & Associates, P.C., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kathleen M. Nemechek, Attorney (argued), Berkowitz, Oliver, Williams, Shaw and Eisenbrandt, Kansas City, MO, for Defendant-Appellee.