Legal Opinion
McKey v. Occidental Chemical Corp.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided February 28, 1997No. Civil Action G-96-170PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT
KENT, District Judge.
This is a wrongful termination case brought pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq. (the ADA). Plaintiff alleges that the Defendants discriminated against him on the basis of his alcoholism. Plaintiff also alleges state law claims of intentional infliction of emotional distress. Now before the Court is Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment, dated December 20, 1996. For the reasons set forth below, the Motion is GRANTED.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Jimmy Dan McKey is a former Occidental Chemical…
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