Marconi v. Guardian Management Corp.

Plaintiff brought this claim for employment discrimination against her former employer, Guardian Management Corporation (Guardian), alleging that she was terminated because of a disability in violation of ORS 659.425. At the close of plaintiffs case, the trial court directed a verdict in favor of Guardian. We reverse and remand.

A directed verdict against a plaintiff for failure to establish a claim is only appropriate if “the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, is insufficient to support a recovery.” Mauri v. Smith, 324 Or 476, 479, 929 P2d 307 (1996), quoting Ream…