THOMPSON v. FRESH PRODUCTS, LLC

No. 20-3060.

985 F.3d 509 (2021)

Cassandra THOMPSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FRESH PRODUCTS, LLC; Dawn Shaferly, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: January 15, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Daniel S. Dubow , THE SPITZ LAW FIRM, LLC, Beachwood, Ohio, for Appellant. Carrie L. Urrutia , EASTMAN & SMITH LTD., Toledo, Ohio, for Appellees. James M. Tucker , EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae. ON BRIEF: Daniel S. Dubow , Brian D. Spitz , THE SPITZ LAW FIRM, LLC, Beachwood, Ohio, for Appellant. Carrie L. Urrutia , Emilie K. Vassar , EASTMAN & SMITH LTD., Toledo, Ohio, for Appellees. James M. Tucker , EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae.

BOGGS, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which GUY, J., joined, and WHITE, J., joined in all but Section III(C)(1) of the majority opinion. WHITE, J. (pp. 528-30), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.


OPINION

Plaintiff Cassandra Thompson brought this employment-discrimination action against her former employer, Fresh Products, LLC, and the human-resources manager of Fresh Products, Dawn Shaferly (together, "Fresh Products"), after she was laid off as part of a reduction-in-force. Thompson alleged disability discrimination...

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