Prompt Legal Claim Whether Flagler University is liable for violating the ADA when Jud Damon terminated John Smith when he asked for a leave of absence to seek out help for his depression and alcoholism.
Case One: Williams v. NFL
Important Facts
In this case, Williams v. NFL, 794 N.W.2d 391, 2011 Minn. App. Lexis 11 (2011), the plaintiffs, Kevin and Pat Williams, were bound to a contract that stated if they weighed a certain weight by the season, they would receive a bonus of $400,000. The ‘between the lines’ read that they were not to engage in any last minute weight loss products. Before the week of training camp, Williams had taken StarCaps, which is a weight loss aid that is sold in stores and the internet. Williams is claiming he is protected…show more content… Shell Oil Company, 143 F. Supp. 2d 743 (2001), the plaintiff, Lottinger, had worked for the company since 1980, had repeatedly gone in and out of employment to check himself into rehab for alcohol abuse. After the first offense, he was getting help from the defendant, Shell Oil Company, and was offered his job back if he would submit to a few requirements. After the third time he checked himself into rehab, he was unable to fulfill his requirements and was fired. Plaintiff sued Shell Oil Company for relief, discrimination and emotional distress.
Legal Claim Whether Shell Oil Company is liable for violating ADA when the company fired the plaintiff after he had not fulfilled his guidelines to stay employed at the company after checking himself into rehab.
Arguments
The plaintiff would argue that after being released from rehab for the first time, he had been demoted, criticized and judged in every aspect of the work place. If it were for him not going to rehab he would have had the same job title and duties. When he was reinstated at the company, he was labeled and treated as a special case because of all the extra attention with the random drug tests and the degraded assignments. It caused him great emotional
