Legal Opinion
Donald Hogan v. Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company, Donald Hogan v. Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 18, 1995No. 95-1168, 95-1169PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
An employer’s refusal to let an employee return to work out of a difference of medical views as to whether the employee was fit gave rise to this discrimination action brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., and the Maine Human Rights Act (“MHRA”), Me.Rev.Stat.Ann. tit. 5, § 4561 et seq. (West 1989). A jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff Donald Hogan of $400,000, reduced by the district court to $200,000, gives rise to a case of first impression in this Circuit on the meaning of the cap on ADA damages imposed by 42 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Ford Motor Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Estate of Cowart v. Nicklos Drilling Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Sandra Conway v. Electro Switch Corp., Sandra Conway v. Electro Switch Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- 30 Fair empl.prac.cas. 633, 30 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33,169 Theodore Kolb v. Goldring, Inc., Theodore Kolb v. Goldring, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Daniel J. GATELY, Et Al., Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, Et Al., Defendants, AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by63 opinions
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- Barbara R. Jonasson, Jeanne Norgren, Patricia Twohill v. Lutheran Child and Family Services, Doing Business as Lutherbrook Children's Center SchoolCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Robert J. Fox v. General Motors Corporation, and Robert Trumble, Bankruptcy Trustee, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2001
- Mary Ann Luciano v. The Olsten Corporation Frank N. Liguori Gordon J. Bingham Martin GelermanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
- Jacquelyn M. Quint v. A.E. Staley Manufacturing Company, Jacquelyn M. Quint v. A.E. Staley Manufacturing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
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