DOWNING v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES

No. 21-2746.

48 F.4th 793 (2022)

Jacinta DOWNING, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES and Abbott Molecular, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 12, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Debra Friedman , Senior Attorney, Shona B. Glink , Daniel B. Lewin , Attorneys, Stowell & Friedman, LTD., Chicago, IL, Matthew J. Singer , Attorney, Matt Singer Law, LLC, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Christa C. Cottrell , Rebecca Fitzpatrick , James F. Hurst , Attorneys, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL, Erin Murphy , Attorney, Clement & Murphy, PLLC, Alexandria, VA, John C. Brinkerhoff, Jr. , Attorney, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before SYKES, Chief Judge, and FLAUM and BRENNAN, Circuit Judges.


Jacinta Downing worked for many years as a sales manager and then a sales executive at Abbott Molecular, Inc. Over time, that company faced financial difficulties. The company said that because of reductions in its sales force and Downing's work performance, it ended her employment. Downing claims the company racially discriminated...

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