Equal Employment Opportunity Comm'n v. C.R. England, Inc., No. 09-4207 (10th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff-Appellant the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought suit against Defendant-Appellee C.R. England, Inc. (C.R. England) alleging a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), 42 U.S.C. 12101-213. The alleged violations stemmed from Walter Watson’s employment with C.R. England. Mr. Watson was a driver and trainer for the trucking company. Mr. Watson voluntarily informed C.R. England that he was HIV positive in 1999. By 2003, Mr. Watson’s workload had significantly decreased and he was unable to make lease payments on his truck. C.R. England terminated his truck lease, and repossessed it. Mr. Watson filed a complaint with the EEOC claiming C.R. England’s actions leading up to the repossession was discriminatory and retaliatory for his voluntary disclosure of his illness. The case went to trial in 2008. The EEOC moved for summary judgment, but the trial court denied it, and granted judgment in favor of C.R. England. The EEOC brought multiple issues on appeal, all of which were analyzed by the Tenth Circuit. The Court’s review of the appeal concluded that the EEOC’s arguments were insufficient to support a discrimination claim under the ADA. The Court affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of C.R. England on all of the EEOC’s and Mr. Watson’s claims.
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