Legal Opinion
Plourde v. Scott Paper Co.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided January 12, 1989PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLIFFORD, Justice.
The plaintiff, Philip J. Plourde, appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court (Cumberland County; Wernick, A.R.J.) finding that the defendant, Scott Paper Company (hereinafter “Scott”) through its S.D. Warren division, did not engage in unlawful employment discrimination under the Fair Employment provisions of the Maine Human Rights Act (MHRA) when it refused to hire Plourde because he had a physical handicap. 5 M.R.S.A. § 4572 (Supp.1988).
On appeal to this court, Plourde urges that the Superior Court erred in (1) concluding,that Scott could invoke the safety defense set…
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- Bonnie Mantolete v. William G. Bolger, in His Capacity as Postmaster General, United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Maine Human Rights Commission v. City of AuburnSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
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