Smith v. Lipari Foods

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA HAMMOND DIVISION THOMAS L. SMITH, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) 2:20CV210-PPS ) LIPARI FOODS, ) ) Defendant. ) OPINION AND ORDER Thomas Smith drove a truck for Lipari Foods but lost his job when Lipari’s Department of Transportation certified doctor found that Smith’s blood pressure exceeded regulatory requirements thus disqualifying Smith for a Commercial Driver’s License. Smith claims in this action against Lipari that he was “a qualified individual with a disability” because his own doctor cleared him to drive, and that Lipari’s adverse…