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Lanlan Li v. Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 23-3286 · judgment August 5, 2024


Certiorari denied · March 10, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

  1. Whether an “essential job function,” is a question of fact for the jury.

  2. Whether the Seventh Circuit, along with many other circuits, is allowing courts to grant summary judgment by improperly discounting legitimate questions of fact by: 1) misconstruing the pretext analysis; 2) overly crediting employer testimony; and 3) as to the context of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), overlooking failures to engage in the interactive process required under the ADA.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Gwen-Marie Davis
GDH Law Firm

For respondent
Stephanie Ann Cantrell
Schueler, Dallavo & Casieri

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Mar 10 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Feb 19 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/7/2025.
  3. Feb 05 2025
    Brief of respondent Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC in opposition filed.
  4. Dec 26 2024
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 5, 2025.
  5. Dec 18 2024
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 6, 2025 to February 5, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
  6. Dec 03 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 6, 2025)