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Case Name	EEOC v. K-B Television And Appliance Co.	EE-IL-0137
Docket / Court	02 C 9128 ( N.D. Ill. )
State/Territory	Illinois
Case Type(s)	Disability Rights-Pub. Accom. Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The Chicago Office of the EEOC brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, against K-B Television and Appliance Company. The complaint, filed in December 2002, alleged disability discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; ... read more > The Chicago Office of the EEOC brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, against K-B Television and Appliance Company. The complaint, filed in December 2002, alleged disability discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; specifically that Defendant failed to extend an offer of employment to the charging party, a qualified individual with a disability, because of his disability. The case went to trial in July 2003, and after a two day trial, the jury found for the Defendant. Shankar Viswanathan - 07/16/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Discrimination-area

Hiring

Discrimination-basis

Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Causes of Action

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.

Case Details


Defendant(s)	K-B Television and Appliance Co.
Plaintiff Description	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	EEOC
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	No
Prevailing Party	Defendant
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	None
Source of Relief	Litigation None
Case Closing Year	2003
Case Ongoing	No

Additional Resources


Case Studies	Megacases, Diversity, and the Elusive Goal of Workplace Reform Written: Mar. 01, 2008 By: Nancy Levit (University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law) Citation: 49 B.C. L. Rev. 367 (2008) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Second Generation Employment Discrimination: A Structural Approach By: Susan Sturm (Columbia Law School) Citation: 101 Colum. L. Rev. 458 (2001) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Documents

Docket(s)

1:02-cv-09128 (N.D. Ill.)
EE-IL-0137-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 09/23/2003
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint EE-IL-0137-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 12/17/2002
Verdict Form EE-IL-0137-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 07/17/2003

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