Legal Opinion
Gene A. Burch v. City of Nacogdoches
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 10, 1999No. 97-41565PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEWART, Circuit Judge:
This federal question case comes to us after the district court granted summary judgment in favor of Defendant-Appellee City of Nacogdoches 1 (“City”) on a claim brought by Plaintiff-Appellant Gene A. Burch (“Burch”) of employment discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. § 12112 (1998) (“ADA”), and under Texas state law. While fighting a fire, Burch risked his own life to save a co-worker and suffered significant injury doing so. Since the case ultimately concerns the City’s decision to terminate rather than to reassign Burch after his…
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