Court Denies Bid to Dismiss ADA Suit As Rule 11 Sanction Against the EEOC

A Michigan employer can’t use Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to dismiss an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit alleging the company violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by firing an employee with epilepsy because it can’t show the EEOC is pursuing claims lacking any merit, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan ruled Nov. 20 (EEOC v. Pines of Clarkston, Inc., 2014 BL 327455, E.D. Mich., 13-14076, 11/20/14).

Denying the Rule 11 motion by Pines of Clarkston Inc., the court said sanctions motions, which challenge a party’s good faith and ...