Preston v. Wisconsin Health Fund
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
397 F.3d 539 (7th Cir. 2005)
Relevant factsFree
Dentist Jay Preston (plaintiff), director of the Wisconsin Health Fund's dental clinic, was fired by CEO Bruce Trojak and replaced by a female dentist, Linda Hamilton, whom Preston alleged Trojak romantically favored; Preston sued the Fund (defendant) for sex discrimination, and the district court granted the Fund summary judgment for lack of evidence of discrimination.
IssueFree
Whether a supervisor's romantically motivated favoritism toward a female subordinate constitutes sex discrimination against male employees.