Legal Opinion
Sicard v. City of Sioux City
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided November 27, 1996No. C 94-4005-MWBPublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANTS’ RENEWED MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
BENNETT, District Judge.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., is the newest, and consequently, this court finds, the least interpreted, of the weapons Congress has added to the statutory arsenal in the battle against workplace discrimination. In this ease, the court is called upon to interpret the meaning of “disability” under the ADA. The analysis of any ADA claim necessarily begins with the question of whether the plaintiff has such a “disability,” but the court must here…
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3Cited by28 opinions
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