Beverly v. Abbott Laboratories

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION HENRY BEVERLY, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 17 C 5590 v. ) ) Judge Sara L. Ellis ABBOTT LABORATORIES, an Illinois ) corporation, and VICTORIA LUO, ) ) Defendants. ) OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Henry Beverly, an African American military veteran born in 1965, gradually saw his responsibilities at Defendant Abbott Laboratories (“Abbott”) reduced, leading him to request an unprotected leave of absence. After Beverly requested a third extension of that leave, Abbott terminated his employment. Beverly then filed suit against…