Legal Opinion

Ira Longen, Mary Jo A. Jensen-Carter, Trustee for the Bankruptcy Estate of Ira Longen v. Waterous Company

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided October 20, 2003No. 02-3297PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Ira Longen sued his former employer, Waterous Company, alleging that the terms of his “last chance agreement” violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the Minnesota Human Rights Act (“MHRA”). On cross motions for summary judgment, the district court 1 denied Longen’s claim. Longen then appealed. We affirm.

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Longen was an employee with Waterous Company from July 23, 1974, until he was terminated on September 7, 2000. During that time, he had recurring substance abuse battles, entering chemical dependency treatment five times-in June of 1993, February of…

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