Legal Opinion

Abdul-Azim v. Howard University Hospital

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided August 1, 2019No. 17-CV-453PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Dissenting opinion by Associate Judge Thompson at page 104.

McLeese, Associate Judge:

Appellant Khalil Abdul-Azim sued his former employer, appellee Howard University Hospital (HUH), alleging that HUH discriminated against him on the basis of a perceived disability. The trial court granted summary judgment to HUH. We vacate and remand.

I

Except as indicated, the following facts appear to be undisputed. Mr. Abdul-Azim began working at HUH in 1998 as a cardiology technician. He had an excellent performance record. In February 2014, Mr. Abdul-Azim was involved in a dispute with a coworker, Renaldon…

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