Legal Opinion
Long v. Howard University
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 16, 2008No. 07-7168PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH.
KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judge.
A jury found that Howard University discriminated against David Long, a former graduate student, on the basis of disability. But the jury also found that Long’s claim had accrued more than three years before he filed his lawsuit, which meant that Long’s claim was barred by the statute of limitations. Long now appeals, arguing that the University had forfeited its statute-of-limitations defense and that the District Court’s jury instructions on that issue were improper. We affirm.
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From 1982 to 1991, David Long…
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