Legal Opinion
Juana Sanchez v. Prudential Pizza
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 4, 2013No. 12-2208PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
This appeal requires us to address once more the problems posed by ambiguous offers of judgment under Rule 68 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. And once more we must teach defendants making Rule 68 offers to be specific and clear in their offers. Any ambiguities will be resolved against them.
Plaintiff Juana Sanchez sued defendant Prudential Pizza for sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The litigation was heading for trial until Sanchez accepted Prudential Pizza’s offer of judgment under Federal…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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