Downing v. Abbott Laboratories

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JACINTA DOWNING, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 15 C 05921 ) ABBOTT LABORATORIES and Judge John J. Tharp, Jr. ) ABBOTT MOLECULAR INC., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Jacinta Downing filed this suit against her employer, Abbott Molecular, Inc., alleging that it violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. by discriminating against her because of her race and sex and retaliating against her for voicing her complaints about that conduct. Abbott has…