Grindling v. Cathay Pacific Airways, Ltd.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ABRAHAM GRINDLING, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 23 C 5030 v. ) ) Judge Sara L. Ellis CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS, LTD., ) ) Defendant. ) OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Abraham Grindling, a former pilot for Defendant Cathay Pacific Airways, Ltd. (“Cathay”), refused to obtain a Covid-19 vaccine despite Cathay’s vaccine mandate. After Cathay terminated his employment, Grindling filed this lawsuit, claiming that Cathay violated Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (the “ADA”),

42 U.S.C. § 12101

et seq., by failing to…