Legal Opinion
Arrieta-Colon v. Wal-Mart Puerto Rico, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 13, 2006No. 04-2614, 04-2615PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
A jury awarded Miguel Arrieta-Colon $76,000 in compensatory damages and $160,000 in punitive damages against Wal-Mart Puerto Rico, Inc. (“Wal-Mart”) on his disability discrimination claim under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12213.
Specifically, the jury found Arrieta had proven that he had an impairment or was regarded as having an impairment which substantially limited his ability to perform a major life function. Arrieta’s claimed impairment was a penile implant used to correct a sexual dysfunction: the implant itself left Arrieta with the…
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