The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed a ruling that evidence presented at trial by a plaintiff who was not hired for an in-house electrician job was insufficient to prove racial discrimination. Matthew Whitfield filed claims under Section 1981 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act against Navistar, alleging that Navistar failed to hire him for an electrician position at its Indianapolis manufacturing plant on the basis of his race. Whitfield v. International Truck and Engine Corp., No. 13-1876 (7th …