Legal Opinion
Clark v. Whirlpool Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 31, 2004No. 03-3582PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAWSON, District Judge.
The plaintiff filed an action in the district court alleging that the defendant harassed, retaliated and discriminated against her on account of a disability in violation of Ohio law. Jurisdiction was based on diversity of citizenship. See 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Under Ohio Revised Code Section 4112.01 et seq., the plaintiff was obliged to plead and prove that she was handicapped, her employer took an adverse action against her because she was handicapped, and she could otherwise safely perform the essential functions of her job. See Hazlett v. Martin Chevrolet, Inc., 25 Ohio…
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