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Dennis Walker v. Abbott Laboratories
7th CircuitAugust 18, 2003No. 02-1536Cited 87 times
Plaintiff WinAbbott Laboratories
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Coffey, Kanne, Wood
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- appeal
- Circuit
- 7th Circuit
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Claim Types
DiscriminationRetaliation
Outcome
The Seventh Circuit reversed the district court's dismissal of Walker's racial discrimination claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1981, holding that at-will employees can maintain claims for discrimination in promotion and pay under § 1981, and remanded the case for further proceedings.
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