5th Circuit Reverses MSJ in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Case

In a lengthy opinion, the 5th Circuit today reversed summary judgment for the employer where the district court found plaintiff's chronic fatigue syndrome was not a disability under the ADA. EEOC v. Chevron (5th Cir. 6/5/09) [pdf].

The Court also reversed the alternative holding that plaintiff's completion of the medical questionnaire without mentioning her previous diagnosis of CFS 15 years earlier justified her termination.

Although this was not based on the new amendments to the ADA, my guess is that it is a harbinger of things to come -- fewer summary judgments in ADA cases.