Legal Opinion
Antonio S. Contreras v. Suncast Corporation, an Illinois Corporation, Thomas Tisbo, John Baunach, Randall Guillotte, and Michael Hamilton
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 3, 2001No. 00-1977, 00-2493PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Chief Judge.
Antonio Contreras was injured in a forklift accident while employed by Suncast. After repeated violations of Suncast’s safety protocols, work attendance policies, and acts of insubordination, Contreras was dismissed by the company. Contreras thereafter filed suit alleging a multitude of claims, primarily revolving around the assertion that Suncast had discriminated against him in violation of both Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). The district court granted Suncast summary judgment on all of Contreras’s claims,…
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