Legal Opinion
Sensing v. Outback Steakhouse of Florida, LLC
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 11, 2009No. 08-1865PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a grant of summary judgment in a diversity action. Plaintiff-appellant Suzanna Sensing, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, brought suit against her former employer, defendant-appellee. Outback Steakhouse (“Outback”), and her manager, defendant-appellee Charles Kozmits, (collectively, “the appellees”), alleging handicap discrimination in violation of the Massachusetts anti-discrimination statute, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151B, § 4. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the appel lees. Sensing timely appealed. After careful…
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