State Farm, Ex-Employee End Disability Bias, Retaliation Suit

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. and a former employee, who alleges the company fired him for seeking an accommodation for his disability and attempting to take time off, have agreed to dismiss the suit with prejudice, according to a joint stipulation.

The stipulation also says the dismissal is without costs or attorneys’ fees “and without admission of fault or liability by any party.”

• Cecil Thompson injured his shoulder, neck, and back while working as an appraiser for 15 years with State Farm before he alleged the company violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family and Medical Leave ...