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Disability Discrimination Cases

129 employment law court rulings from public federal records (1996–2026)

129
Total Rulings
11%
Plaintiff Win Rate

13 of 115 adjudicated opinions ended in a plaintiff win.

$1,214,465
Avg Damages Awarded (7 prevailing cases)
S.D.N.Y.
Top Court

About Disability Discrimination Claims

Disability discrimination claims involve adverse employment actions based on an employee's physical or mental disability. The ADA and state disability laws prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals and require reasonable accommodations. These cases examine whether the employee can perform essential job functions with or without accommodation.

Case Outcomes

Defendant Win
55 (43%)
Dismissed
30 (23%)
Mixed Result
17 (13%)
Plaintiff Win
13 (10%)
Settlement
9 (7%)
Remanded
5 (4%)

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Court Rulings (129)

Moskowitz
E.D.N.Y.Aug 31, 2021New York
Dismissed
SIMON
W.D. Pa.Aug 23, 2021Pennsylvania
Plaintiff Win
Quezada
S.D.N.Y.Aug 18, 2021New York
Settlement
Gist
E.D. Mo.Aug 9, 2021Missouri
Dismissed
Trujillo
E.D. Cal.Aug 9, 2021California
Dismissed
Monts
Conn. App. Ct.Jul 20, 2021Connecticut

The plaintiff sought to recover damages from the defendant for, inter alia, disability discrimination pursuant to the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (§ 46a-51 et seq.) and for interference with the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.) following the termination…

Defendant Win
WOMACK
W.D. Pa.Jul 9, 2021Pennsylvania
Dismissed
Jackson v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
D. Minn.Jun 28, 2021Minnesota
Mixed Result
Reese
D. Kan.Jun 8, 2021Kansas
Dismissed
Paguada
S.D.N.Y.Mar 26, 2021New York
Settlement
Boveri
N.D. Ill.Mar 26, 2021Illinois
Defendant Win
Thorne
S.D.N.Y.Mar 3, 2021New York
Settlement
Avalos
E.D. Cal.Jan 28, 2021California
Dismissed
Pierre
E.D. Pa.Jan 11, 2021Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Williams v. Lorac Cosmetics, LLC
S.D.N.Y.Oct 14, 2020New York
Dismissed
Caraway
W.D. La.Sep 17, 2020Louisiana
Defendant Win
Bohner
E.D. Mo.Sep 14, 2020Missouri
Mixed Result
Alke
2nd CircuitSep 4, 2020
Defendant Win
Hopson
E.D. Cal.Jul 21, 2020California
Dismissed
Hillard
N.D. Ill.Jun 3, 2020Illinois
Defendant Win
Jeremy Holland v. 3 Jays Liquor, Inc.
C.D. Cal.Apr 23, 2020California
Dismissed
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
W.D. Wis.Mar 31, 2020Wisconsin
Plaintiff Win$5,518,446.46 awarded
Pierce
E.D. Tex.Mar 27, 2020Texas
Defendant Win
Edmond Neal v. 3179 Los Feliz Partners LLC
C.D. Cal.Feb 19, 2020California
Dismissed
Winkfield
N.D. Ill.Jan 24, 2020Illinois
Defendant Win
Guadalupe Bores v. Lime Crime, Inc.
C.D. Cal.Dec 19, 2019California
Remanded
Rafael Arroyo, Jr. v. Thrifty Payless, Inc.
C.D. Cal.Dec 16, 2019California
Dismissed
Mayfield
D. Kan.Oct 29, 2019Kansas
Defendant Win
Torzewski
N.D. Ill.Sep 27, 2019Illinois
Mixed Result
Schneider
D. Neb.Sep 13, 2019Nebraska
Dismissed
CHESNUT
M.D. Ga.Sep 12, 2019Georgia
Dismissed
McNeal
N.D. Ill.Aug 28, 2019Illinois
Defendant Win
Jose Valtierra v. Medtronic Inc.
9th CircuitAug 20, 2019Arizona
Defendant Win
Stan McAdams v. The Jefferson County 911 Emergency Commuications District, Inc.
11th CircuitJul 24, 2019
Remanded
Matson v. Sanderson Farms, Inc.
S.D. Tex.Jul 23, 2019Texas
Defendant Win
Payne
S.D. Ala.Apr 12, 2019Alabama
Defendant Win
Adam Bogart v. Univ. of Ky.
6th CircuitMar 18, 2019
Defendant Win
Jefferson
N.D. Ill.Oct 31, 2018Illinois
Dismissed
Jones
N.D. Ga.Sep 26, 2018Georgia
Plaintiff Win
Eeoc v. Bnsf Railway Company
9th CircuitSep 12, 2018
Plaintiff Win
Copen
Ohio Ct. App.Jun 18, 2018Ohio

summary judgment, Civ.R. 56, App.R. 16(A)(7), disability discrimination, R.C. 4112.02, workers' compensation, retaliation, R.C. 4123.90

Defendant Win
Stewart
Ohio Ct. App.Sep 27, 2017

Summary judgment/Disability discrimination and failure to accomodate

Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
E.D. Wis.Sep 19, 2016Wisconsin
Mixed Result
Elizabeth Stevenson v. Abbott Laboratories
9th CircuitApr 27, 2016
Defendant Win
Al-Qadaffi
2nd CircuitJan 27, 2016New York
Defendant Win
EEOC v. AutoZone, Incorporated
7th CircuitJan 4, 2016
Defendant Win
Stanley v. Ohio State Univ.
OHIOCTCLDec 31, 2015Ohio
Defendant Win
Foules
Cal. Ct. App.May 12, 2015
Defendant Win
Petrone
2nd CircuitMay 28, 2014New York
Defendant Win
Adam Schraer v. Texas Health and Human Services Commission & Thomas Suehs, in His Official Capacity
Tex. App.—13th Dist.Feb 13, 2014
Defendant Win

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Data sourced from public federal court records via CourtListener.com. Case outcomes extracted using AI analysis. This information is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The classification of claim types is based on automated analysis and may not reflect the full scope of each case.