ADA Violation – Sufficiency of Evidence

By: Derek Hawkins//May 29, 2018//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Carleton Harris v. Allen County Board of Commissioners

Case No.: 17-2577

Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, and KANNE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Focus: ADA Violation – Sufficiency of Evidence

Carleton Harris was injured while working at the Allen County Juvenile Center. After he reached maximum medical improvement, both his disability benefits and his employment were terminated. Harris subsequently sued the Allen County Board of Commissioners and the Allen Superior Court for alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“the ADA”). The only question on appeal is whether the Board of Commissioners was Harris’s employer for the purpose of this suit. Because Harris failed to present adequate evidence to show that it was, the Board of Commissioners was entitled to summary judgment. Accordingly, we affirm.

Affirmed

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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