BEKKER v. HUMANA HEALTH PLAN, INC.

Nos. 99-1215, 99-1218.

229 F.3d 662 (2000)

Stephanie BEKKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HUMANA HEALTH PLAN, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 27, 2000.

Rehearing Denied November 14, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey M. Carey (argued), Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.

Michael G. Cleveland (argued), Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellee.

Before POSNER, EASTERBROOK and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing En Banc Denied November 14, 2000.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Dr. Stephanie Bekker worked as a physician for Humana Health Plan, Inc. ("Humana") until Humana discharged her because it had received numerous reports that Dr. Bekker had smelled of alcohol and had exhibited other signs of alcohol use when seeing her patients. After her discharge, Dr. Bekker filed this action against Humana; she alleged that Humana discriminated against her on account of her...

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