SERWATKA v. ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC.

No. 08-4010.

591 F.3d 957 (2010)

Kathleen A. SERWATKA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 15, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin M. Scott (argued), Dewitt, Ross & Stevens, Brookfield, WI, Robert M. Mihelich, New Berlin, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Robert H. Duffy (argued), Quarles & Brady, Milwaukee, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before ROVNER and EVANS, Circuit Judges, and VAN BOKKELEN, District Judge.


ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Kathleen A. Serwatka filed suit against her former employer, Rockwell Automation, Inc. ("Rockwell"), under the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101, et seq. (the "ADA"), alleging that Rockwell discharged her because it regarded her as being disabled, despite her ability to perform the essential functions of her job. A jury agreed with Serwatka, answering "Yes" to the following question on the special verdict form...

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