Legal Opinion

Phyllis Ellison v. Software Spectrum, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 30, 1996No. 95-10704PublishedCited by 152 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:

Phyllis Ellison, who was treated for breast cancer, challenges the summary judgment granted her employer, Software Spectrum, Inc. (SSI), on her Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) claim, contending, inter alia, that a material fact issue exists on whether she had the requisite “disability” under the ADA 42 U.S.C. § 12102(2). Concluding otherwise, we AFFIRM.

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In January 1992, Ellison was employed as a “returns person” in SSI’s Product Operations Department, after having worked there for two years as a temporary employee. The next January, when the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Rommie STULTS and Stephen Wallace, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CONOCO, INC. and Brad Burmaster, Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
  3. Dutcher v. Ingalls ShipbuildingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
  4. Louis P. Forrisi v. Otis R. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986

3Cited by152 opinions

  1. Burch v. Coca-Cola Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
  2. Gordon v. E.L. Hamm & Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
  3. Sutton v. United Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
  4. Vais Arms, Inc. v. George VaisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
  5. Bridges v. City of BossierCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996

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