Legal Opinion
Richardson v. Friendly Ice Cream Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 5, 2010No. 08-2423PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Katharine Richardson alleges that her former employer, appellee Friendly Ice Cream Corporation (“Friendly’s”), discriminated against her in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12213, and the Maine Human Rights Act (“MHRA”), 5 Me.Rev.Stat. §§ 4551-4634, by failing to accommodate her disability and by terminating her employment because of that disability. The district court entered summary judgment for Friendly’s, holding that Richardson is not covered by the ADA or the MHRA because she is not capable of performing the…
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