Sufficiency of Evidence

By: Derek Hawkins//August 29, 2017//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Joseph L. Reed v. Freedom Mortgage Corporation

Case No.: 16-3661

Officials: POSNER, ROVNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Sufficiency of Evidence

Joseph L. Reed sued his former employer, Freedom Mortgage Company, under the Illinois Human Rights Act, alleging race-based discrimination. After concluding that Reed lacked evidence of racial bias, the district court granted summary judgment in favor of Freedom Mortgage. Reed challenges the court’s decisions on evidentiary matters as well as the court’s ultimate conclusion on summary judgment. We affirm.

Affirmed

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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