United States Seventh Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiff's suit under the Americans with Disabilities Act is reversed where a reasonable jury could conclude that defendant-employer caused a breakdown in the interactive process to determine the appropriate accommodation under the circumstances.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/10/2005
• Decided 08/10/2005
• Published 08/10/2005

Judges

• FLAUM, Chief Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and KANNE and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gail S. Coleman (argued), Jean P. Kamp, E.E.O.C., Steven N. Fritzshall, Fritzshall & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mary A. Smigielski (argued), Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.