Legal Opinion
Richard R. Rothman v. Emory University and Richard W. Riley, Secretary of the Department of Education
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 23, 1997No. 96-2901PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Richard Rothman graduated from Emory University School of Law in 1992, and he now practices law in Illinois. Mr. Rothman also suffers from epilepsy. He alleges that Emory discriminated against him throughout law school solely based on his epileptic condition, and he therefore brought this action under the Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12181 et seq., and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794(a). Emory filed a counterclaim for breach of contract, seeking to force Rothman to repay the student loans he refused to pay once this litigation…
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