Legal Opinion

Kramer v. Port Authority of Allegheny County

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 7, 2005PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge FRIEDMAN.

Port Authority of Allegheny County (PAT) appeals from the August 25, 2004, order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court), which denied PAT’s motions for post-trial relief following a jury trial and verdict in favor of Melvin Kramer (Plaintiff) on a claim under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131-12165, and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794. We affirm.

The ADA and the Rehabilitation Act each prohibit public entities such as PAT from excluding, denying access to or otherwise discriminating…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Moure v. RaeuchleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  2. Ferguson v. City of PhoenixCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
  3. Jennifer Wood Carol Wood W.B. Wood v. The President and Trustees of Spring Hill College in the City of MobileCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
  4. Douris v. DoughertyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2002
  5. Carter v. Orleans Parish Public SchoolsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  4. Olson v. SorgCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
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