Seventh Circuit· 2/12/2008

Benders v. Bellows and Bellows

Citations

515 F.3d 757
43 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 2008
2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 3003
90 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 43,117
102 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1072
2008 WL 364578

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holding that allegations that an employee’s termination was based on the owner’s desire to hide a past consensual relationship from his wife were “insufficient to support a cause of action for sex discrimination”
observing that “a plaintiff can plead herself out of court by alleging facts that show she is not entitled to a judgment”
if the plaintiff presents evidence establishing a prima facie case of retaliation, she can defeat a motion for summary judgment, unless the defendant presents unrebutted evidence that the plaintiff would have been fired even absent her protected activity

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Judges: Easterbrook, Kanne, Evans

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