Legal Opinion
Sanchez v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 14, 2011No. 10-2393PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYE, Circuit Judge.
Carlos Sanchez brought a claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12213, alleging his employer, Northwest Airlines, Inc. (“Northwest”), engaged in prohibited disability discrimination by rescinding Sanchez’s offer of promotion on the basis of his perceived physical limitations. Northwest moved for summary judgment contending, in part, that Sanchez’s claim was discharged in the company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which had concluded two months after rescission of Sanchez’s offer. Siding with Northwest, the district court held Sanchez’s ADA…
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