Legal Opinion
Felix Chico-Velez v. Roche Products, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 18, 1998No. 97-2102PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellee Roche Products, Inc. (Roche) discharged plaintiff-appellant Félix Chico-Vélez on April 15, 1994. Chico-Vélez thereafter lodged a claim of discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12213 (1994). Following exhaustion of the ADA’s mandatory administrative process, the cashiered employee hailed Roche into federal district court. His complaint set forth a cause of action under the ADA and added several claims under local law. Roche denied the material allegations of the complaint and contended that it had fired…
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