Legal Opinion
George S. Szmaj v. American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 28, 2002No. 01-3379, 01-3699PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff brought suit under the Americans with Disabilities Act and is appealing from the grant of judgment as a matter of law to the defendant, his former employer, after a jury rendered a verdict for the plaintiff. The plaintiff has an unpleasant physical ailment known as congenital nystagmus, which makes it difficult for him to focus his eyes. The condition prevents him from holding a job in which he has to spend more than 50 percent of his time reading. A long-time employee of AT & T, he several years ago applied for a job in the company that required him to…
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