United States First Circuit

Summary judgment for defendant on plaintiff's retaliation claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act is vacated and remanded, where plaintiff has presented sufficient evidence to bring to a jury on the issue of whether defendant's stated reason for her termination was a pretext for retaliatory animus; specifically, a reasonable factfinder could conclude that plaintiff's refusal to obey an instruction from her supervisor served as a convenient pretext for eliminating an employee who had engaged in ADA-protected conduct.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/06/2013
• Published 02/06/2013

Judges

• LIPEZ

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel