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Case Name
EEOC v. GREENVILLE FORD-MERCURY, INC.
EE-IL-0101
Docket / Court
3:00-cv-00770-DRH ( S.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 EEOC's Chicago district office sued Greenville Ford-Mercury, Inc., an Illinois company that owns a number of car-dealerships, on September 28, 2000 in the United States District Court for the District of Southern Illinois. The suit was premised on Greenville's violations of the ADA (42 U.S.C. � ...
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The EEOC's Chicago district office sued Greenville Ford-Mercury, Inc., an Illinois company that owns a number of car-dealerships, on September 28, 2000 in the United States District Court for the District of Southern Illinois. The suit was premised on Greenville's violations of the ADA (42 U.S.C. ß1210) when it fired one of its employees for his disability (diabetes). After a lengthy and very contentious discovery process, the case went to trial before a jury on July 22, 2002. After a three day trial, the jury returned a verdict that the defendant discriminated and awarded the employee $25,000 in compensatory damages with an additional $60,000 in punitive damages. This amount was limited statutorily to $50,000 and the aggrieved employee further received $526 in back pay and $949 for medical expenses. The court also prescribed injunctive relief, amounting to an anti-retaliation provision, an anti-discrimination provision, and other measures designed to curb discrimination within the Greenville plant.
Aaron Weismann - 05/30/2007
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Content of Injunction
Discrimination Prohibition
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Reporting
Retaliation Prohibition
Discrimination-area
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
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
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Defendant(s)
Greenville Ford Mercury, Inc.
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
Filed Pro Se
No
Prevailing Party
Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer
Yes
Nature of Relief
Damages
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief
Litigation
Order Duration
2002 - 2004
Filed
09/28/2000
Case Ongoing
No
Documents
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Court
Docket(s)
S.D. Ill.
01/12/2004
3:00-cv-00770-DRH
EE-IL-0101-9000.pdf
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Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
General Documents
S.D. Ill.
08/06/2002
Order [ECF# 58]
EE-IL-0101-0001.pdf
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Detail
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
S.D. Ill.
08/06/2002
Judgment in a Civil Case [ECF# 59]
EE-IL-0101-0002.pdf
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Detail
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
not recorded
06/16/2003
Office of General Counsel Annual Report (FY 2002)
EE-IL-0101-0006.pdf
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Detail
S.D. Ill.
01/12/2004
Memorandum and Order [ECF# 79]
EE-IL-0101-0005.pdf
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Detail
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
S.D. Ill.
10/25/2005
Order [Granting in Part and Denying in Part Defendant's Motion for Stay] [ECF# 66]
EE-IL-0101-0003.pdf
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Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
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