SAXON v. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.

No. 19-3226.

993 F.3d 492 (2021)

Latrice SAXON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 31, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer Bennett , Attorney, Gupta Wessler , San Francisco, CA, Andrew C. Ficzko , Ryan F. Stephan , Attorneys, Stephan Zouras, LLP, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Melissa A. Siebert , Jonathon Studer , Matthew C. Wolfe , Attorneys, Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before Manion, Wood, and St. Eve, Circuit Judges.


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