Legal Opinion
Fitzgerald v. Alleghany Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 17, 1995No. 94 Civ. 3564 (LAK)PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KAPLAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff Robert Fitzgerald alleges that his employer, Chicago Title Insurance Co. (“Chicago Title”), discriminated against him on the basis of disability in violation of New York law when it discharged him upon learning that he was seeing a psychiatrist who had prescribed Prozac and Klonopin for depres sion. 1 The discharge took place in the context of a consolidation of Chicago Title and Tieor Title Guaranty Co. (“Ticor”) that resulted in substantial layoffs. Chicago Title moves for summary judgment on a number of grounds, arguing that the alleged…
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