Case Category
Year
WRIGHT v. UNIVERSAL MARITIME SERVICE CORP. (97-889) 121 F.3d 702
Question before the Court:
- Whether a general arbitration clause in a collective bargaining agreement requires an employee to use the arbitration procedure to address an alleged violation of the ADA
Year: 1998
Case Category:
- Arbitration of Employment Disputes
PENNSYLVANIA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS v. YESKEY (97-634) 118 F.3d 168
Question before the Court:
- Whether Title II of the ADA covers state prisons and prisoners
Year: 1998
Case Category:
- Prisons and Prisoners - Title II
BRAGDON v. ABBOTT (97-156) 107 F.3d 934
Questions before the Court:
- Whether asymptomatic HIV is a disability under the ADA.
- When deciding whether a private health care provider must perform invasive procedures on an infectious patient in his office, should courts defer to the provider’s professional judgment, as long as it is reasonable in light of then current medical knowledge?
Year: 1998
Case Category:
- Definition of Disability
SUTTON v. UNITED AIR LINES, INC. (97-1943) 130 F.3d 893
Question before the Court:
- Whether corrective and mitigating measures should be considered in determining whether an individual is disabled under the ADA
Supplemental Resources:
- EEOC Compliance Manual Section 902 – Definition of Disability
- EEOC Instructions for Field Offices: Analyzing ADA Charges After Supreme
- Court Decisions Addressing “Disability” and “Qualified”
Year: 1999
Case Category:
- Definition of Disability
MURPHY v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. (97-1992) 141 F.3d 1185
Questions before the Court:
- Whether conditions that are improved with medication should be considered in the medicated or non-medicated state for purposes of determining disability
- What does the “regarded as” prong mean under the ADA
Supplemental Resources:
- EEOC Compliance Manual Section 902 – Definition of Disability
- EEOC Instructions for Field Offices: Analyzing ADA Charges After Supreme
- Court Decisions Addressing “Disability” and “Qualified”
Year: 1999
Case Category:
- Definition of Disability
ALBERTSONS, INC. v. KIRKINGBURG (98-591) 143 F.3d 1228
Questions before the Court:
- Whether having monocular vision constitutes per se disability under the ADA.
- Whether an employer who requires as a job qualification that an employee meet an otherwise applicable federal safety regulation must justify enforcing the regulation solely because its standard may be waived in an individual case.
Supplemental Resources:
- EEOC Compliance Manual Section 902 – Definition of Disability
- EEOC Instructions for Field Offices: Analyzing ADA Charges After Supreme
- Court Decisions Addressing “Disability” and “Qualified”
Year: 1999
Case Category:
- Definition of Disability
CLEVELAND v. POLICY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CORP. (97-1008) 120 F.3d 513
Question before the Court:
- The extent to which application for and receipt of disability benefits precludes a person with a disability from bringing an ADA claim.
Year: 1999
Case Category:
- Disability Benefits
OLMSTEAD v. L. C. (98-536) 138 F.3d 893
Question before the Court:
- Whether the ADA requires a state to place persons with mental disabilities in community settings rather than in institutions when the state’s treatment professionals have determined that community placement is appropriate, and what standard is to be applied in assessing a state’s assertion of a fundamental alteration defense to the obligation to afford such community placement
Supplemental Resources:
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights
- Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
- National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems
Year: 1999
Case Category:
- Most Integrated Setting
BUCKHANNON BOARD & CARE HOME, INC. v. WEST VIRGINIA DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES (99-1848) 203 F.3d 819
Question before the Court:
- Whether federal statutes that allow courts to award attorney’s fees and costs to the “prevailing party” authorize awards of fees to parties whose lawsuits brought about voluntary changes in the defendants’ conduct but did not result in judgments on the merits or court ordered consent decrees.
Year: 2001
Case Category:
- Attorney's Fees
PGA TOUR, INC. v. MARTIN (00-24) 204 F.3d 994
Question before the Court:
- Whether Title III of the ADA protects qualified entrants with disabilities participating in professional golf tournaments, and whether allowing a golfer with a disability to use a golf cart when all other competitors must walk would “fundamentally alter the nature” of the tournaments.
Year: 2001
Case Category:
- Modification of Policy and Procedure
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA v. GARRETT (99-1240) 193 F.3d 1214
Question before the Court:
- Whether the 11th Amendment bars employees of a state from recovering monetary damages from the state for violations of Title I of the ADA
Supplemental Resources:
- Links from the Disability Rights Education Defense Fund (DREDF) web site to Amicus Briefs filed in the Garrett Case: http://www.dredf.org/garrett.html
Year: 2001
Case Category:
- Punitive and Compensatory Damages
EEOC v. WAFFLE HOUSE, INC. (99-1823) 193 F.3d 805
Question before the Court:
- Whether an agreement between an employer and an employee to arbitrate employment-related disputes bars the EEOC from pursuing victim-specific judicial relief under the ADA.
Year: 2002
Case Category:
- Arbitration of Employment Disputes
TOYOTA MOTOR MFG., KY, INC. v. WILLIAMS (00-1089) 224 F.3d 840
Question before the Court:
- What is the proper standard for determining whether an individual is substantially limited in performing manual tasks.
Year: 2002
Case Category:
- Definition of Disability
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. v. ECHAZABAL (00-1406) 226 F.3d 1063
Question before the Court:
- Whether the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 permits a regulation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission which authorizes refusal to hire an individual because his performance on the job would endanger his own health, owing to a disability (direct threat to self).
Year: 2002
Case Category:
- Direct Threat
BARNES v. GORMAN (01-682) 257 F.3d 738
Question before the Court:
- Whether punitive damages may be awarded in a private cause of action brought under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Year: 2002
Case Category:
- Punitive and Compensatory Damages
US AIRWAYS, INC. v. BARNETT (00-1250) 228 F.3d 1105
Questions before the Court:
- How the ADA resolves a potential conflict between the interests of a disabled worker who seeks assignment to a particular position as a “reasonable accommodation” and the interests of other workers with superior rights to bid for the job under an employer’s seniority system.
- Does the accommodation demand trump the seniority system?
Year: 2002
Case Category:
- Reasonable Accommodation
CLACKAMAS GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCIATES, P.C. v. WELLS (01-1435) 271 F.3d 903
Question before the Court:
- Whether the four physician-shareholders who own the professional corporation and constitute its board of directors are counted as employees for purposes of determining whether or not the corporation was covered under the Employment Provisions of the ADA by having 15 or more employees.
Year: 2003
Case Category:
- Definition of Employee
RAYTHEON CO. v. HERNANDEZ
- Whether the Americans with Disabilities Act confers preferential rehire rights on employees lawfully terminated for misconduct, such as illegal drug use.
Year: 2003
Case Category:
- Employer Rehire Policy
TENNESSEE v. LANE
- Whether Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is a proper exercise of Congress’ power under Section 5 of the 14th Amendment and thus validly abrogates state sovereign immunity.
Year: 2004
Case Category:
- Title II and Courthouse Access
SPECTOR v. NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE LTD.
Question before the Court:
- Whether Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act applies to foreign flag cruise ships while sailing in U.S. waters or while at U.S. ports.
Year: 2005
Case Category:
- Title III and Foreign Ships
Fry v. Napolean Community Schools
Issue: Does the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act’s requirement that plaintiffs exhaust administrative remedies before suing under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act apply to plaintiffs seeking damages, which are not available under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act?
The Court clarifies the definition of “disabled” under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and allows students to bring lawsuits directly under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) without requesting an administrative hearing under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) when their claim is not related to the adequacy of their education
Year: 2017
Case Category:
- Education