1212 Restaurant Group v. Alexander

State: Illinois

Court: 1st District Appellate

Docket No: 1-10-0797 Official Reports

Case Date: 09/29/2011

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Appellate Court

1212 Restaurant Group, LLC v. Alexander, 2011 IL App (1st) 100797

Appellate Court Caption

1212 RESTAURANT GROUP, LLC, d/b/a The State Room, RUSSELL SCALISE and SCOTT SCHWAB, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. DEMETRI ALEXANDER and THE CITY OF CHICAGO COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS, Defendants-Appellees.

District & No.

First District, Fourth Division Docket No. 1-10-0797 September 29, 2011 The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment upholding the findings and awards entered by the Chicago Commission on Human Relations on defendant's complaint alleging harassment and wrongful termination on the basis of his perceived sexual orientation, including the findings that although defendant was not terminated because of his perceived sexual orientation, he was subjected to harassment and a hostile work environment on that basis and the awards for emotional injury, punitive damages, and attorney fees and costs.

Filed Held
(Note: This syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader.)

Decision Under Review

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County, No. 09-CH-16337; the Hon. William Maki, Judge, presiding.

Judgment

Affirmed.

Counsel on Appeal

Schiff & Hulbert, of Chicago (Matthew B. Schiff and Noah A. Frank, of counsel), for appellants. Strauss & Malk LLP, of Chicago (Brad S. Grayson and Kurt D. Hadley, of counsel), for appellee Demetri Alexander. Mara S. Georges, Corporation Counsel, of Chicago (Myriam Zreczny Kasper and Suzanne M. Loose, Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel), for appellee Chicago Commission on Human Relations.

Panel

JUSTICE STERBA delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Presiding Justice Lavin and Justice Pucinski concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

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