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202333P.pdf 04/14/2022 John Gruttemeyer v. Transit Authority
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 20-2333
and No: 20-3576
U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska - Omaha
[PUBLISHED] [Kelly, Author, with Benton and Erickson, Circuit Judges]
Civil case - Americans with Disabilities Act. Because the challenged
witness only testified as a treating practitioner, the district court did
not abuse its discretion in admitting her testimony without expert
disclosure; the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying
defendant's objection to admitting the testimony based on plaintiff's
counsel's mistake in identifying the witness's professional credentials
prior to her deposition; defendant was on notice of plaintiff's
interrelated diagnoses, and the district court did not err in admitting
evidence plaintiff suffered from a major depressive order when plaintiff
only pleaded he suffered bipolar disorder in his complaint; the district
court did not err in denying defendant's motion for judgment as a matter
of law or a new trial on plaintiff's ADA claims or his ADEA retaliation
claim as the jury's verdict on the claims was supported by the evidence;
the district court did not err in awarding attorney's fees or in
determining the amount of the fees.