VEGA v. CHICAGO PARK DIST.

Nos. 19-1926 & 19-1939.

954 F.3d 996 (2020)

Lydia E. VEGA, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 7, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine Simmons-Gill , Attorney, Office of Catherine Simmons-Gill, LLC, Chicago, IL, J. Bryan Wood , Ryan O. Estes , Attorneys, Wood Law Office, LLC, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee in 19-1926.

Marianne C. Holzhall , Annette M. McGarry , Attorneys, McGarry & McGarry LLC, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant in 19-1926.

Catherine Simmons-Gill , Attorney, Office of Catherine Simmons-Gill, LLC, Chicago, IL, J. Bryan Wood , Ryan O. Estes , Attorneys, Wood Law Office, LLC, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant in 19-1939.

Marianne C. Holzhall , Annette M. McGarry , Attorneys, McGarry & McGarry LLC, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee in 19-1939.

Before Wood, Chief Judge, and Easterbrook and Barrett, Circuit Judges.


Lydia Vega sued her former employer, the Chicago Park District, alleging that the Park District discriminated against her due to her national origin in violation of Title VII and 42 U.S.C. § 1983. After a seven-day jury trial, the jury returned a verdict in Vega's favor on both claims and awarded her $750,000 in compensatory...

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