Cargitlada v. Binks Manufacturing Co.

**Cargitlada v. Binks Manufacturing Co.** This case involved an employment dispute between a worker named Cargitlada and Binks Manufacturing Company, which is owned by ITW Industrial Finishing. The worker won a judgment for $165,350.21 in damages at the trial court level. After the worker won, ITW Industrial Finishing tried to get the judgment thrown out by filing a motion to strike. The trial court agreed and struck down the judgment against ITW. However, the worker appealed this decision to a higher court. The appellate court sided with the worker and reversed the trial court's decision to throw out the judgment. The higher court sent the case back to the trial court with instructions to reconsider ITW's request, but this time to treat it as a different type of legal motion that would allow the court to look at additional facts and evidence. **What this means for workers:** This ruling shows that when workers win employment cases, they have strong rights to protect their victories on appeal. Even if employers try to get judgments overturned after losing, courts will carefully review these attempts and may give workers additional opportunities to defend their wins.