HUELS v. EXXON COAL USA, INC.

No. 96-3442.

121 F.3d 1047 (1997)

Thomas E. HUELS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EXXON COAL USA, INC. and Exxon Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 28, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee W. Barron, Gail Renshaw (argued), Wood River, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.

Edward S. Bott, Jr. (argued), Harry W. Wellford, Jr., Thompson Coburn, Belleville, IL, Ellen Cruickshank Wilcoxen, St. Louis, MO, Douglas B. Neagli, Exxon Company USA, Houston, TX, for defendants-appellees.

Before FLAUM, EASTERBROOK, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

Thomas Huels claims his employer, Exxon Coal, and its parent, Exxon Corporation (we'll refer to both as Exxon), discriminated against him on the basis of his alcoholism in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq. The district court granted summary judgment for Exxon, concluding part of Huels' suit predated the ADA and the remainder was barred by Huels' failure to file a timely complaint...

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