GERMANO v. INTERNATIONAL PROFIT ASS'N, INC.

No. 07-3914.

544 F.3d 798 (2008)

Michael GERMANO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INTERNATIONAL PROFIT ASSOCIATION, INC., Integrated Business Analysis, Inc., and International Tax Advisors, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 12, 2008.

Rehearing Denied October 30, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Uche O. Asonye (argued), Asonye & Associates, Chicago, IL, Michael S. Stein (argued), National Association of the Deaf, Silver Spring, MD, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Jacie C. Zolna (argued), Cherry & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Angela M. Miller, Dept. of Justice, Civil Rights Div., Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for U.S. Amicus Curiae.

Anne N. Occhialino, E.E.O.C., Washington, DC, for E.E.O.C. Amicus Curiae.

Before BAUER, WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Michael Germano is a man with a severe hearing impairment who applied for a tax advisor position with Defendant International Tax Advisors, Inc. ("ITA"). Believing that ITA rejected him for the position because of his disability, he filed suit against ITA in district court under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111-17 (2000). He also named as defendants other corporate entities involved in ITA's recruiting...

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