Legal Opinion
Rooney v. Sprague Energy Corp.
District Court, D. Maine
Decided October 22, 2007No. CV-06-20-B-WPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED 1 ORDER ON DEFINITION OF DISABILITY
JOHN A. WOODCOCK, JR., District Judge.
The Court concludes that the version of the Maine Human Rights Act in effect when the Plaintiff filed his cause of action is applicable to this case.
I. STATEMENT OF FACTS
On July 3, 2007, Ashley Rooney filed a set of proposed jury instructions, including a proposal on the definition of “disability”:
In analyzing the first issue, whether Mr. Rooney had a disability as of October 27, 2004, you must put aside any ideas or notions you may have about what is or is not a “disability.” I will define the term for you.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Riley v. Bath Iron Works Corp.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1994
- Whitney v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2006
- Morgan-Leland v. University of MaineSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1993
- Heber v. Lucerne-In-Maine Village Corp.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
- Rooney v. Sprague Energy Corp.District Court, D. Maine · 2007
3Cited by3 opinions
- Brown v. Hartt Transportation, Systems, Inc.District Court, D. Maine · 2010
- Rooney v. Sprague Energy Corp.District Court, D. Maine · 2008
- Fitzpatrick v. CohenDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2011