Sample Jury Instructions for Particular Types of Cases

1. Wisch v. Whirlpool.
Case No. 94 C 7430 - verdict 5/22/96

[was plaintiff disabled? was plaintiff discriminated against?]

2. Senk v. Illinois Dept. of Human Services.
Case No. 96 C 5460 - verdict 1/16/98

[was plaintiff discriminated against by failing to receive a transfer?]

3. Price v. Interstate Warehousing, Inc.
Case No. 97 C 3618 - verdict 4/19/99

[was plaintiff discriminated against by being terminated when he had lifting restrictions after heart attack?]

4. Baumgardner v. County of Cook
Case No. 99 C 5788 - verdict 11/16/01

[was plaintiff with knee problem discriminated against by being transferred from laborer position to desk job?]

B. Rehabilitation Act.

1. Simon v. United States Postal Service.
Case No. 99 C 8297 - verdict 1/16/02

[was plaintiff discriminated against because of a disability or retaliated against because she requested an accommodation?]

C. Title VII and Age Discrimination Cases.

1. Stribling v. Nova Cellular.
Case No. 94 C 6985 - verdict 7/26/96

[was plaintiff denied opportunity to complete employment process due to his race, African American?]

2. Fernandez v. Governors State University.
Case No. 95 C 3709 - verdict 9/11/97

[was plaintiff fired from his position because of his race, caucasian?]

3. Sheehan v. Donlen.
Case No. 97 C 685 - verdict 10/23/97

[was plaintiff fired because she was pregnant?]

4. Thompson v. Altheimer & Gray.
Case No. 96 C 4319 - verdict 6/22/00

[was plaintiff denied promotion due to her race - African American?]

5. Flaherty v. Office of the Circuit Court Clerk of Cook County.
Case No. 00 C 565 - verdict 6/11/03

[was plaintiff sexually harassed by a supervisor? was plaintiff subjected to a hostile work environment? was plaintiff retaliated against?]

6. Newkirk v. AAA Chicago Motor Club.
Case No. 01 C 0615 - verdict 1/23/06

[was plaintiff denied promotion due to her race - African American or age (61)?]

7. Adcock v. B.D.’s Mongolian Barbeque.
Case No. 05 C 960 - verdict 7/20/06

[was plaintiff forced to go on leave early by defendant due to sex/pregnancy? was plaintiff terminated because of her sex/pregnancy? was plaintiff retaliated against?]

8. Lindsey v. Radioshack Corp.
Case No. 05 C 638 - verdict 6/8/07

[was plaintiff terminated because of his age?]

 

D. Fair Labor Standards Act.

1. Harkins, et al. v. Riverboat Services, Inc.
Case No. 99 C 123 - verdict 7/23/03

[did seaman exemption apply? Were plaintiffs terminated because they sued for overtime?]

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1.   Coffey v. Anderson.
Case No. 96 C 4859 - verdict 3/18/98

[was plaintiff beaten by officer while in police custody?]

2.  Nazario v. Martinez.
Case No. 98 C 1771 - verdict 10/16/98

[was plaintiff falsely arrested for attempted drug purchase?]

3.  Sbarboro v. Fiasche.
Case No. 04 C 2888 - verdict 9/15/05

[was plaintiff falsely arrested?  was excessive force used while arresting plaintiff?]

B.  Retaliatory Discharge

1.  High v. City of Harvey, Illinois, et al.
Case No. 98 C 1819 - verdict 8/23/00

[was plaintiff terminated for failure to support a political candidate or because of her union activities?]

Collins v. Chicago and Northwestern Transportation.
Case No. 95 C 477 - verdict 1/29/97

[was railroad negligent in causing plaintiff a broken wrist and disability?]

1.  Spizzirri v. Ristich.
Case No. 00 C 3159 - verdict 10/11/01

[was defendant negligent in causing auto accident in which plaintiff was injured?]

2.  Gann v. Oltesvig.
Case No. 06 C 2366 - verdict 3/28/07

[was defendant negligent and/or was plaintiff contributorily negligent in causing truck accident in which plaintiff died?]