Legal Opinion
Wayne Soignier v. American Board of Plastic Surgery
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 19, 1996No. 96-1255PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
A plastic surgeon claims certain disabilities prevented him from passing the oral portion of a board certification examination. On his fifth attempt the American Board of Plastic Surgery gave him extra time to complete the test and allowed him to use demonstrative aids. He still did not pass. The surgeon pursued an internal appeal of this failure and the denial of some of his requested accommodations, which the Board denied. He then sued the Board alleging the accommodations offered him failed to satisfy Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§…
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