Legal Opinion
Stephen P. Lenker v. Methodist Hospital
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 26, 2000No. 98-4183PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Stephen Lenker sued his employer, Methodist Hospital, under the Americans With Disabilities Act, for failing to accommodate him. Lenker, a nurse, suffered from multiple sclerosis (“MS”). After his doctor issued a lifting restriction for him, the hospital removed him from his job as a nurse because the hospital considered lift ing to be an essential part of the job that could not be reasonably accommodated. A jury found in favor of the hospital and Lenker appeals. We affirm.
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Lenker was diagnosed with MS while he was stifi in nursing school, and Methodist…
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