Legal Opinion
Robert N. Colwell, Charles R. Ellinger and Richard H. Abrams, Jr. v. Suffolk County Police Department, County of Suffolk
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 15, 1998No. 1306, Docket 97-9019PublishedCited by 378 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACOBS, Circuit Judge:
Three Suffolk County police officers prevailed in a jury trial on their claim they were denied promotions as a result of discrimination in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq. (1994) (“ADA”). The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Block, /.), denied the defendants’ motion for judgment as a matter of law, and the defendants appealed. We conclude the evidence at trial was insufficient to support the jury’s finding that the officers were disabled within the meaning of the ADA, and therefore…
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