Legal Opinion

Disabled in Action of Pennsylvania v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided August 19, 2008No. 06-5109PublishedCited by 156 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

HARDIMAN, Circuit Judge.

In this statutory interpretation case, we must decide when the statute of limitations begins to run in a case arising under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act,(RA). Appellant Disabled in Action of Pennsylvania (DIA) argues that under the plain language of the statute, its claims accrued “upon the completion” of alterations to two Philadelphia subway stations. Appellee Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) argues, and the District Court held, that DIA’s claims accrued prior to the completion of…

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3Cited by156 opinions

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