Legal Opinion
Hatch v. Pitney Bowes, Inc.
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided April 24, 2007No. C.A. 05-155SPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
SMITH, District Judge.
Before this Court is a Report and Recommendation (“R & R”), issued on December 1, 2005, by United States Magistrate Judge David L. Martin. Plaintiff Stephen Hatch and defendant Pitney Bowes, Inc. each filed timely objections to the R & R. Although Hatch argues that the Magistrate Judge’s recommendation to dismiss his ERISA claim is in error, the central issue with which this court must contend is whether Title I of the Americans With Disabilities Act, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 12112, contemplates a cause of action for a totally disabled claimant. The…
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