Legal Opinion
Ward v. Massachusetts Health Research Institute, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 12, 2000No. 99-1651PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from summary judgment for the defendant employer in a claim of wrongful discharge under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12101, and the Massachusetts anti-discrimination statute, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151B, § 1. For the reasons discussed below, we reverse and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.
I. BACKGROUND
The following facts are summarized in the light most favorable to the appellant. In September 1991, appellee Massachusetts Health Research Institute (“MHRI”) hired appellant Michael Ward to split his time as a…
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