Dennis A. Granlund v. Northwest Airlines

Dennis Granlund was discharged by Northwest Airlines, Inc. (NWA) following an internal investigation in which NWA concluded that he had abused travel-pass privileges. Granlund then brought this action under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101, et seq., and the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA), Minn.Stat. Ann. §§ 363.01, et seq., alleging that he was discharged because of a perceived disability (alcoholism) and in retaliation for his pursuit of rights under a collective bargaining agreement and his off-duty consumption of alcohol. After the district court 1 granted…