SIMPSON v. FRANCISCAN ALLIANCE, INC.

No. 15-2679.

827 F.3d 656 (2016)

Arlene SIMPSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FRANCISCAN ALLIANCE, INC., d/b/a Franciscan St. James Health, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 28, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jemelle D. Cunningham , Attorney, Lad Law Group, P.C., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Robert J. Dignam , Attorney, Johnson & Bell, Ltd., Crown Point, IN, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before FLAUM, MANION, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


Arlene Simpson, a registered nurse, claimed that she was fired from her job in a surgical unit at Franciscan St. James Health principally because she is over age 40 and African American. The district court granted St. James's motion for summary judgment, reasoning that Simpson had established a prima facie case of discrimination...

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