Legal Opinion
Rocafort v. IBM Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 30, 2003No. 02-1638PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.
In this appeal, Orville Rocafort (“Roca-fort”) alleges that his employer, IBM Corporation (“IBM”), subjected him to discrimination because of his panic and anxiety disorder in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 (2000). Rocafort claims that IBM failed to reasonably accommodate his disability and subjected him to a hostile work environment. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of IBM on both claims, but for different reasons. The reasonable accommodation claim, according to the district court, lacked…
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