Legal Opinion
Matthew Staron, Jennifer Champagne, Brandon Naples, and Linda Ravenell v. McDonald Corporation and Burger King Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 4, 1995No. 493, 674, Dockets 94-7395, 94-7399PublishedCited by 136 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge:
These actions are brought by three children with asthma and a woman with lupus against two popular fast-food restaurant chains, McDonald’s Corporation (“McDonald’s”) and Burger King Corporation (“Burger King”). Plaintiffs claim that defendants’ policies of permitting smoking in their restaurants violate § 302 of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12182 (the “ADA” or “Act”). Plaintiffs appeal judgments of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (T.F. Gilroy Daly, Judge) granting defendants’ motions to dismiss plaintiffs’ claims for…
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