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Patricia Clark v. Law Office of Terrence Kennedy

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided September 21, 2017No. 16-4277UnpublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Patricia Clark, a former legal assistant, appeals the decision to dismiss her employment-discrimination suit against her previous employer, a law firm, for failure to state a claim. She alleges that the firm treated her differently and fired her because of her age and her previous complaints of age discrimination. In addition she raises allegations of defamation, which the court dismissed as untimely and insufficient. Because Clark adequately states claims of discrimination and retaliation, we vacate the dismissal but leave intact the dismissal of her defamation claim.

We accept as true…

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  4. Arbaugh v. Y & H Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 2006
  5. Gomez v. ToledoSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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