Facts

Plaintiff Gregory Grimes was a former management employee who worked in the Industrial Engineering Department of defendant United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS). He took a leave of absence for severe depression and bipolar disorder and was terminated in Feb. 2002. Plaintiff sued defendant for employment discrimination.

PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
Plaintiff contended defendant failed to interact with plaintiff in the process to provide reasonable accommodations for his disability and failed to accommodate plaintiff at all. Instead, defendant terminated plaintiff's employment pursuant to its 12-month-and-out policy, under which employment ended 365 days after the first day of plaintiff's leave rather than the last day of the 12th calendar month, as plaintiff believed.

DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS:
Defendant contended it sufficiently interacted with plaintiff and provided him reasonable accommodations. It denied any wrongdoing and denied plaintiff's claim that he was harmed or entitled to damages.

Injuries

Plaintiff suffered emotional distress.

Result

The jury returned a defense verdict.