Legal Opinion
Margaret Christian v. St. Anthony Medical Center, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 1, 1997No. 96-3986PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
Margaret Christian was fired by St. Anthony’s Medical Center, she claims in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq. She has a condition known as hypercholesterolemia, meaning an excessive amount of cholesterol in her blood (her cholesterol count is 319 milligrams, which is far above normal), and she claims that St. Anthony’s fired her because of her condition. The magistrate judge granted summary judgment for St. Anthony’s, precipitating this appeal. A number of issues are raised, but only two merit discussion. The first is whether the…
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