LAWSON v. CSX TRANSP., INC.

No. 00-1179.

245 F.3d 916 (2001)

John LAWSON, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CSX TRANSPORTATION, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 26, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Rifkin, Maurer, Rifkin & Hill, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael D. Marine (Argued), Ice & Miller, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellee.

Dori K. Bernstein (Argued), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Office of General Counsel, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae.

Before CUDAHY, EASTERBROOK and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

John Lawson, Sr. filed a claim against CSX Transportation, Inc. ("CSX") under the Americans With Disabilities Act ("ADA" or "the Act"). He alleged that CSX had discriminated against him because of a disability when it refused to hire him as a trainee for a train conductor position. The district court held that Mr. Lawson had presented insufficient evidence for a jury to find that his Type I insulin...

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