Legal Opinion
Swanks v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 18, 1999No. 98-7115PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.
ROGERS, Circuit Judge:
In Swanks v. WMATA, 116 F.3d 582, 583 (D.C.Cir.1997) (“Stvanks /”), the court held that receipt of disability benefits under the Social Security Act, see 42 U.S.C. § 423 (1994), did not bar recovery under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 (1994), et seq., and remanded the case to the district court for a jury to determine whether the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (“WMATA”) had discriminated against Michael Swanks. See 116 F.3d at 587-88. Thereafter a jury found for WMATA on…
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