· 11/26/2001
Albert James Conant v. City of Hibbing
Citations
- 271 F.3d 782
- 12 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 839
- 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 25121
- 2001 WL 1482092
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- holding that mere fact that a defendant is aware of a plaintiffs past medical condition and might perceive that the plaintiff still has the medical condition or is likely to develop a medical condition in the future is insufficient to prove a “regarded as” claim
- finding no reasonable jury could conclude the employer regarded the plaintiff as disabled where the employer had concluded the plaintiff was unable to perform a particular job due to a 30-pound lifting restriction
- doctor’s report stated that Gonant should not lift more than thirty pounds and should not bend or squat
- doctor’s report stated that Conant should not lift more than thirty pounds and should not bend or squat
- The mere fact that a defendant is aware of a plaintiffs past medical condition and might perceive that the plaintiff still has the medical condition or is likely to develop a medical condition in the future is insufficient to prove a “regarded as” claim
- The mere fact that a defendant is aware of a plaintiffs past medicál condition and might perceive that the plaintiff still has the medical condition or is likely to develop a medical condition in the future is insufficient to prove a “regarded as” claim
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Judges: Bowman, Bright, Hansen, Per Curiam
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