Legal Opinion
Flemmings, Virginia v. Howard University
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 14, 1999No. 99-7046PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.
SENTELLE, Circuit Judge:
Appellee Virginia Flemmings filed suit against Howard University, her former employer, for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq. (the “ADA”). Flemmings suffers from vertigo and Meniere’s disease, which in 1996 and 1997 first substantially limited her ability to drive, then precluded her from working at all. Although Flemmings was on medical leave for most of the period in question, she claims that Howard failed to reasonably accommodate her disability by refusing her…
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