Legal Opinion
Shirley Hoffman v. Caterpillar, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 11, 2004No. 03-1604PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Shirley Hoffman, who is missing her left arm below the elbow, brought this employment discrimination case under the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq. (“ADA”). Hoffman alleged that her employer, Caterpillar, Inc., engaged in unlawful disparate treatment by refusing to train her to operate a high-speed document scanner. The case proceeded to trial and on February 6, 2003, the jury returned a verdict for Caterpillar. Hoffman now appeals, challenging myriad rulings, the jury instructions, and the denial of Hoffman’s motion to disqualify Judge McDade…
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