The Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit brought by a Wal-Mart employee who alleged the retailer discriminated against her after an on-the-job accident. The court said the parties had agreed to settle the dispute but no details were released.

At issue was how far employers must go to accommodate disabled employees under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Pam Huber, who still works for Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart, was injured in April 2001 while employed as an order filler at a Wal-Mart distribution center in Clarksville, Ark. She applied for a different position at equivalent pay but did not get the job. Wal-Mart said in court papers that it hired a more qualified employee. Huber was later given a job at about half the hourly wage she earned as an order filler.

Huber sued under the ADA, and the trial court granted summary judgment. Then the 8th Circuit reversed the decision and the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to review the 8th Circuit judgment.

If the case had continued in the High Court it would have had to rule on whether an employer may overlook a more qualified candidate when a position is vacant in favor of reassigning an employee whose disability prevents them from performing his or her current job.