· 4/1/1998
Anderson v. Department of Public Welfare
Citations
- 1 F. Supp. 2d 456
- 9 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 375
- 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4924
- 1998 WL 154654
How courts have described this case
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- holding that the ADA is a “congruent and proportional response to unconstitutional discrimination against disabled individuals,” thereby preventing Pennsylvania from using the Eleventh Amendment immunity as a defense to ADA claims made by private citizens in federal court
- finding the Disabilities Law Project to be “extremely qualified” to represent class in Section 504 case
- in ADA class action, “[census] statistics tending to show that joinder would be impracticable may be sufficient to satisfy Rule 23(a)(1)”
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Judges: Kauffman
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