Legal Opinion
Rapid Test Products, Inc. v. Durham School Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 12, 2006No. 05-4066PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Rapid Test Products contends in this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 that Durham School Services has discriminated against it because Rapid Test’s owner is a black woman. Durham signed a contract with a school district in Illinois; the contract was subject to a set-aside reserving some subcontracts for disadvantaged business enterprises, and this program treats both race and sex as kinds of disadvantage. Rapid Test negotiated with Durham and believed that it had received a subcontract under the set-aside program; Durham actually made one payment (which Durham…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Emil J. Bartholet v. Reishauer A.G. (Zurich) and Reishauer Corporation (Elgin)Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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