Legal Opinion
Jessica Ryan v. Grae & Rybicki, P.C.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 4, 1998No. 119, Docket 96-9681PublishedCited by 253 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BACKGROUND
MCLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge:
Jessica Ryan has long suffered from bowel problems. She has experienced frequent and painful diarrhea, stomach cramps, and rectal bleeding. In May 1993, Ryan was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis of the rectum. The symptoms of colitis vary in intensity over time, and the condition is incurable.
Grae & Rybicki (“G & R”), a law firm, hired Ryan as a legal secretary in September 1992. Shortly after her May 1993 diagnosis, Ryan told her supervisor at G & R that she suffered from colitis. Ryan also informed her supervisor that because of her colitis, she was…
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