United States Seventh Circuit

In a suit by the EEOC challenging the dismissal of an employee because of a medical condition, summary judgment for defendant-employer is affirmed where the employer's decision to terminate the employee was not motivated by a mistaken belief that the condition precluded him from engaging in a major life activity.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/13/2007
• Decided 03/21/2007
• Published 03/21/2007

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, POSNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Dori K. Bernstein (argued), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mark A. Casciari (argued), Seyfarth Shaw, Chicago, IL;  Thomas E. Vandenberg, General Counsel, and Miles S. Mittelstadt, Associate General Counsel, Schneider National, Inc. (briefed), for Defendant-Appellee.