Legal Opinion
Matthews v. Wisconsin Energy Corp. Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 7, 2008No. 07-1780, 07-2824PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
The issues in this case concern the post-employment relationship between plaintiff-appellant Bernadine Matthews and Wisconsin Energy Corporation Inc. Matthews alleged below that Wisconsin Energy breached a settlement agreement and retaliated against her for filing a discrimination lawsuit by giving several prejudicial job references following her departure from the company. The district court held otherwise, granting Wisconsin Energy’s motions for summary judgment as to all of Matthews’s claims. We affirm in part and reverse in part. Because we are reversing in part, we…
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