BELL v. O'REILLY AUTO ENTERPRISES LLC
Case Details
- Nature of Suit — the legal category of the dispute
- 445 Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Employment
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Unknown
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- jury verdict
- State
- Maine
- Circuit
- First Circuit
Related Laws
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Claim Types
Outcome
Plaintiff Brian Bell prevailed on his ADA and Maine Human Rights Act failure-to-accommodate claims. The jury awarded $42,000 in back pay, $75,000 in compensatory damages, and $750,000 in punitive damages, though the court reduced the total award to comply with statutory damage caps ($300,000 under the ADA for employers with 500+ employees).
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