Legal Opinion
Chaplin v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 13, 1986No. 79 Civ. 730(MEL)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
In this action based on Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“the Act”), 29 U.S.C. § 794, Phyllis Chaplin, on behalf of herself and all others who, like her, suffer from epilepsy, and the Epilepsy Foundation of America, seek compensatory and injunctive relief from Consolidated Edison Company of New York and various employees (collectively referred to as “Con Ed”), based on Con Ed’s refusal to hire Ms. Chaplin and other qualified job applicants. As originally filed, the complaint alleged a cause of action based on Section 503 of the Act, as well as a cause of…
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