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HOFFMAN v. CATERPILLAR, INC.

No. 03-1604.

368 F.3d 709 (2004)

Shirley HOFFMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CATERPILLAR, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 11, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Anderson (argued), Creve Coeur, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Joseph S. Turner (argued), Seyfarth Shaw, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before POSNER, EASTERBROOK, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Shirley Hoffman, who is missing her left arm below the elbow, brought this employment discrimination case under the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq. ("ADA"). Hoffman alleged that her employer, Caterpillar, Inc., engaged in unlawful disparate treatment by refusing to train her to operate a high-speed document scanner. The case proceeded to trial and on February 6, 2003, the jury returned a verdict for Caterpillar...

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