Legal Opinion
Pinkerton v. U.S. Department of Education
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 13, 2007No. 06-10657PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
Robert Pinkerton, after his termination as an employee of the United States Department of Education (“DOE”), brought this suit alleging disability discrimination under Sections 501 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 791 and 794. The precedent of this circuit allowed his suit under both sections of the Act and Pinkerton was entitled to the proper Section 501 causation standard. Because the jury charge stated the stricter causation requirement of Section 504, we must reverse the judgment and remand for a new trial.
I. Background
Pinkerton suffers from…
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