Legal Opinion
Hossack v. Floor Covering Associates of Joliet, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 5, 2007No. 04-3990PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Vicki Hossack had an extramarital affair with a fellow employee, Nick Cladis, while working for Floor Covering Associates of Joliet, Inc. Subsequently, Hossack was terminated, but the employer did not discharge Cladis. Hossack claimed sex discrimination and sued for relief under Title VII, see 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e-2(a), et seq. The jury returned a verdict in her favor, but the trial court, after a hearing, set aside the verdict and entered judgment as a matter of law in favor of the defendant. See Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 50(b). Hossack appeals, and on…
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