Legal Opinion
Kosmicki v. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 27, 2008No. 08-1511PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Daniel Kosmicki brought an action for reinstatement and back pay under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. § § 12101-12213, claiming that his employer, Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF), terminated his employment because BNSF regarded him as disabled. The district court 1 granted BNSF’s motion for summary judgment, holding that the company articulated legitimate, nondiscriminatory reasons for Mr. Kosmicki’s termination and that Mr. Kosmicki failed to offer evidence that BNSF’s stated reasons were a pretext for discrimination. We…
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