Legal Opinion
Glanz v. Vernick
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided February 5, 1991No. Civ. A. 89-0748-MAPublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MAZZONE, District Judge.
In April, 1989, plaintiffs decedent, Raymond Vadnais, brought this suit alleging discrimination in violation of § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (the “Act”), 29 U.S.C. § 794, along with two state-law claims. Mr. Vadnais claimed that defendant Dr. Vernick, a staff member at Beth Israel Hospital, refused to perform elective ear surgery on him because Mr. Vadnais had tested positive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), associated with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Mr. Vadnais claimed to have suffered severe pain in his right…
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