Legal Opinion
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Watkins Motor Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 12, 2006No. 05-3218PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKennedy, J., joined by Donald, D. J.,
GIBBONS, J. (pp. 443-45), delivered a separate concurring opinion.
OPINION
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.
The Equal Employment Commission (“EEOC”) brought this employment discrimination action on behalf of Stephen Grindle, alleging the Defendant discharged Grindle because of his morbid obesity in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”). On appeal, the EEOC argues that the district court erred in granting the Defendant’s summary judgment motion; specifically, the EEOC argues the court erred in finding that 1) morbid obesity, not related to any physiological cause, is not an…
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