Legal Opinion
Cook v. Rhode Island, Department of Mental Health, Retardation, & Hospitals
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 22, 1993No. 93-1093PublishedCited by 168 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This pathbreaking “perceived disability” case presents a textbook illustration of the need for, and the operation of, the prohibition against handicap discrimination contained in section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794 (1993 Supp.). Concluding, as we do, that plaintiffs proof satisfied the burdens articulated by the district court in its jury instructions, we uphold the denial of defendant’s various post-trial motions and affirm the judgment below.
I. BACKGROUND
At the times material hereto, defendant-appellant Department of Mental Health,…
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