Legal Opinion
Finan v. Good Earth Tools, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 19, 2009No. 08-2221PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
Thomas M. Finan sued his former employers, Good Earth Tools, Inc. and Ballast Tools Inc. (Good Earth) in district court, 1 alleging his termination violated Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12112(a). The jury returned a verdict in favor of Finan. Good Earth appeals. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.
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Good Earth employed Finan as a traveling salesperson from 1996 to 2004. He traveled by car throughout the country and into Canada. In October 2001, a customer advised Good Earth that there was “something wrong” with…
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