Legal Opinion
Williams v. Channel Master Satellite Systems, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 27, 1996No. 96-1072PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Linda Williams appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment to her employer on her claims for employment discrimination under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 — 12213 . (1995), and the North Carolina Handicapped Persons Protection Act (NCHPPA), N.C.G.S. § 168A (Michie 1987), and for wrongful discharge under state common law. See Williams v. Avnet, 910 F.Supp. 1124 (E.D.N.C.1995). We affirm, albeit on narrower grounds than those on which the district court relied.
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The facts in this case are largely undisputed. In 1985, Linda Williams began working…
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