Legal Opinion
Lynda J. Williams v. United Insurance Company of America and Unitrin, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 7, 2001No. 00-3276PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff was employed by the defendant to sell insurance door to door, a job that required much walking and stair climbing. A series of injuries to her left ankle and right knee culminated in a severely sprained ankle when she fell down a flight of stairs. Her doctor advised the company that she could no longer work in a job that required walking; the company eventually terminated her employment. She sued under the Americans with Disabilities Act, claiming that the company should have promoted her to sales manager, a job she could do without walking. The company…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Cheryl A. Gile v. United Airlines, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Smith v. Midland Brake, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
- Rebecca Cravens v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas CityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
- Carl Daugherty v. The City of El PasoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by21 opinions
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