Waldrip v. General Electric Co.

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

William Waldrip sued his former employer, the General Electric Company (“GE”), for a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq. The district court granted summary judgment to GE, concluding that Waldrip does not have a “disability” as defined by the ADA. Finding no error, we affirm.

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Waldrip worked in various jobs at a GE manufacturing plant from 1973 to 1999. The plant contains heavy industrial machinery whose operators must remain alert. Beginning in 1984, his job required him to operate heavy machinery.

In 1996, Waldrip…