Fourth Circuit Affirms EEOC’s Resounding Summary Judgment Defeat in ADA Case

In a case we have previously blogged about several times due to spoliation sanctions imposed on the EEOC – most recently here - the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a ruling out of the Middle District of North Carolina and upheld the summary judgment dismissal of an ADA lawsuit brought by the EEOC.  In EEOC v. Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP, No. 14-1958 (4th Cir. June 26, 2015), the district court held that the individual the EEOC brought suit on behalf of,  Charlesetta Jennings, was not a “qualified individual” under the Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Accordingly, it granted summary judgment to the employer. The EEOC appealed the decision to the Fourth Circuit and it affirmed.

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