Legal Opinion
Connie J. Talk v. Delta Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 5, 1999No. 98-10245PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Per curiam
Connie J. Talk appeals a grant of summary judgment dismissing her Americans with Disabilities Act 1 and Texas Commission on Human Rights Act 2 claims against Delta Airlines, Inc. Talk charged that the airline discriminated against her and failed to reasonably accommodate her alleged disability. We affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment.
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A childhood vehicle-pedestrian accident severely injured Connie J. Talk’s (“Talk”) right leg. As a result, her right leg is shorter than her left and her foot is in a permanently flexed, or “equine” position. She walks on the ball of that foot…
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