Thompson v. Altheimer & Gray
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
248 F.3d 621 (7th Cir. 2003)
Facts
Thompson (plaintiff) appealed from a jury verdict against her in a Title VII racial discrimination suit against her employer, Altheimer & Gray (defendant). Thompson argued that a juror, Leiter, should have been struck for cause. When asked during voir dire whether there was anything that would prejudice her decision, Leiter stated that as a business owner she would tend to favor the defendant and that her experiences with employees suing simply because they failed to get a promotion or raise might “cloud” her judgment. However, the juror stated that she would do her best to be fair. Having exhausted three peremptory challenges, Thompson’s attorney had requested the court to strike Leiter for cause. The court refused and Leiter was able to remain on the jury.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Posner, J.)
Concurrence (Wood, J.)
What to do next…
Here's why 708,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
- Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 44,500 briefs, keyed to 983 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
- The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
- Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
- Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.
