142495P.pdf   03/09/2015  Marissa Walz  v.  Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  14-2495
   U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis   
   [PUBLISHED] [Gruender, Author, with Shepherd and Kelly, Circuit Judges] 
   Civil case - Employment discrimination. Plaintiff failed to show she was a 
   qualified individual for ADA purposes;her behavioral issues stemming from 
   her bipolar disorder prevented her from being able to work with others, an 
   essential function of her position, and she could not make a sufficient 
   showing that she was able to perform the essential function of her 
   position without an accommodation; while an employee may be qualified 
   under the ADA if a reasonable accommodation would allow her to perform the 
   essential functions of her position, plaintiff failed to inform defendant 
   of her disability or request an accommodation, and defendant had no duty 
   to accommodate her; nor was her disability and its limitations open and 
   obvious to the defendant, so she could not establish a genuine issue of 
   material fact as to whether she was able to perform the essential 
   functions of her job with a reasonable accommodation; plaintiff failed, 
   therefore to make a prima facie case of wrongful termination.