Jury Instructions

By: Derek Hawkins//June 6, 2018//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Holly B. Geraci v. Union Square Condominium Association

Case No.: 17-1945

Officials: BAUER, EASTERBROOK, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Jury Instructions

This appeal arises from a Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) failure to accommodate and retaliation claim. A jury found in favor of the defendant, Union Square Condominium Association (“Union Square”). The plaintiff, Holly Geraci, now appeals asserting that the district court erroneously instructed the jury as to the elements for her retaliation claim, and erroneously allowed Union Square to present testimony from an expert witness as to whether or not she qualified as handicap under the FHA.

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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