Legal Opinion
Porter v. Erie Foods International, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 7, 2009No. 08-1996PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Tremeyne Porter brought this action against Erie Foods International, Inc. (“Erie Foods”). He alleged race-based harassment, constructive discharge and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. The district court granted summary judgment to Erie Foods. Because Erie Foods took reasonable action to detect and to terminate the discriminatory activities of the offending employees, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
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BACKGROUND1
During the time period relevant to this appeal, Tremeyne Porter, who is…
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