Legal Opinion
BNSF Railway Co. v. Feit
Montana Supreme Court
Decided July 6, 2012No. OP 11-0463PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baker
¶1 The United States District Court for the District of Montana, Helena Division, the Honorable Donald W. Molloy presiding, certified the following question to this Court:
¶2 Is obesity that is not the symptom of a physiological condition a “physical or mental impairment” as it is used in Montana Code Annotated § 49-2-101(19)(a)?
¶3 We accepted the certified question and now answer with a qualified “yes.”
PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND
¶4 On February 27,2009, Eric Feit filed an administrative complaint with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (Department) alleging that Burlington…
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