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Type
Opinion
Author
Richard Allen Griffin
Filed
July 16, 2025
Case
Donna Poplar v. Genesee County Road Commission
Case status
Decided

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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION File Name: 25a0350n.06 No. 24-1903 FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS Jul 16, 2025 FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT KELLY L. STEPHENS, Clerk ) DONNA POPLAR, ) Plaintiff-Appellee, ) ON APPEAL FROM THE ) UNITED STATES DISTRICT v. ) COURT FOR THE EASTERN ) DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN GENESEE COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION, ) ) OPINION Defendant-Appellant. BEFORE: MOORE, GRIFFIN, and KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judges. GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge. In this employment case, a jury returned a verdict for plaintiff Donna Poplar against her employer, defendant Genesee County Road Commission, on two sets of claims: (1) retaliation for Poplar’s complaints of discrimination and (2) failure to accommodate Poplar’s vision disability. On appeal, the Commission challenges the district court’s denials of its motions for judgment as a matter of law and for a new trial. None of the Commission’s arguments warrant upending the jury verdict, so we affirm. I. A. The Genesee County Road Commission is a government agency that maintains roads and bridges within Genesee County, Michigan. It is led by a Board of Directors, which appoints and supervises a Managing Director, who in turn controls the Commission’s oper…

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