Legal Opinion
Robert D. Benson v. Northwest Airlines, Inc., Karen Pierce Harvey Armstrong
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 15, 1995No. 94-2824PublishedCited by 279 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Robert D. Benson appeals from the district court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of Northwest Airlines, Inc., on his claim under the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. § 12101-12213 (Supp. V 1993). The district court concluded that Benson was not a “qualified individual with a disability,” dismissed his ADA claim, and remanded his remaining claims to state court. In so doing, the district court failed to apply the burden-shifting scheme appropriate to discrimination cases. We reverse and remand.
In 1986, Northwest Airlines hired Benson…
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