Legal Opinion
Katherine L. Taylor v. Phoenixville School District
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 5, 1999No. 98-1273PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
COWEN, Circuit Judge.
Katherine Taylor brought suit under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990(ADA), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA), 43 Pa.Cons.Stat.Ann. § 951 et seq., alleging that her former employer, the Phoenixville School District, failed to provide her reasonable accommodations for her mental illness. The District Court granted summary judgment for the school district, reasoning that Taylor’s mental illness, bipolar disorder, or manic depression as it is sometimes called, did not qualify as a disability under the…
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