Poore v. Peterbilt of Bristol, L.L.C.
United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
852 F.Supp.2d 727 (W.D. Va. 2012)
Relevant factsFree
Mark Poore (plaintiff) disclosed on a health questionnaire required by his employer, Peterbilt (defendant), that his wife had multiple sclerosis; days later, despite recently being told he was performing well, Poore was fired. He sued under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), and Peterbilt moved to dismiss for failure to state a claim.
IssueFree
Whether an employee's family medical history is considered genetic information within the meaning of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act if the medical history has no predictive value as to the employee's genetic propensity.