Legal Opinion
Bivens v. Trent
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 6, 2010No. 08-2256PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Jimmy Bivens, an officer in the Illinois State Police (“ISP”), discovered that he had elevated levels of lead in his blood due to lead contamination at the indoor firing range where he was stationed. He complained to his superiors, both directly and through a union grievance, about the safety of the working conditions. The firing range was immediately analyzed and closed for environmental remediation. After he was denied workers’ compensation benefits, Bivens sued his supervisors in the ISP, Larry Trent, Jay Keevan, Diane Rotter, Mark Beagles, and Roger Hayes, under 42…
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