Legal Opinion
Dartt v. Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 26, 1998PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, J.
We clarify today the prima facie standard a plaintiff must meet to establish liability in a case involving a claim of handicap discrimination in violation of G. L. c. 151B, § 4 (16).1 The defendant, Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc. (Mass.) (BFI), appeals from a jury verdict that it unlawfully fired the plaintiff, Brian *3A. Dartt, because of a handicap, an earlier work-related injury to his back. BFI maintained that Dartt’s prior injury played no role in its decision to terminate him, and that he was terminated because he was grossly negligent when a BFI tractor-trailer that he was operating…
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