Legal Opinion
Muller v. Hotsy Corp.
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided February 21, 1996No. C 94-3040PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
BENNETT, District Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND.1396
II. STANDARDS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT.1396
III. FACTUAL BACKGROUND.1398
A. Undisputed Facts.1398
B. Disputed Facts.1400
IV. LEGAL ANALYSIS.1401
A. Disability Discrimination Under Federal Law.1402
1. The origins of the ADA.1402
2. Disability discrimination under the ADA.1405
a. “Regarded as having” a disability.1406
b. Qualified individual with a disability.1406
c. Analytical framework for ADA claims.1408
d. The prima facie case under the…
2Cases cited119 opinions
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- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Bowers v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass'nDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1998
- Runyon v. Kubota Tractor Corp.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2002
- Sicard v. City of Sioux CityDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1996
- Valentine v. American Home Shield Corp.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 1996
- Lucht v. Encompass Corp.District Court, S.D. Iowa · 2007
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