Legal Opinion
Justin Guenther v. Griffin Construction Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 19, 2017No. 16-1760PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Chief Judge.
This appeal asks whether a claim for compensatory damages brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),.42 U.S.C. §§ 12101, et seq., survives or abates upon the death of the aggrieved party. Semmie John Guenther, Jr., filed an administrative charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), alleging his former employer, Griffin Construction Company, Inc., discriminated against him on the basis of his disability. Guenther passed away while his charge was still pending, so the special administrator of his estate filed suit on his behalf when he…
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