Legal Opinion
Weeks v. Samsung Heavy Industries Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 26, 1997No. Nos. 96-2827, 97-1857PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant Harry D. Weeks filed suit against Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., (hereinafter “SHI”),1 Samsung America, Inc., and Samsung Construction Equipment Co., alleging racial and national origin discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. (Counts I and II); retaliatory discharge in violation of Title VII (Count III); breach of verbal hiring promise (Count IV); promissory estoppel (Count V); and fraud and misrepresentation (Count VI). Weeks’ claims arose from his employment with SHI, and stemmed from…
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