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· 3/5/1998

Cheryl D. Christopher v. Adam's Mark Hotels, a Division of Hbe Corporation

Citations

  • 137 F.3d 1069
  • 7 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 1537
  • 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 3859
  • 1998 WL 92202

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that employee with bipolar disorder terminated because she lacked computer skills was dismissed for a legitimate nondiscriminatory rea- son under ADA
  • once a prima facie case of discrimination is presented “the burden shifts to the employer to articulate some legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for its actions”
  • “Mere knowledge of a disability cannot be sufficient to show pretext; otherwise, summary judgment for an employer would be appropriate only in cases where the employer is completely unaware of the plaintiff’s disability.”
  • “Mere knowledge of a disability cannot be sufficient to show pretext; otherwise, summary judgment for an employer would be appropriate only in cases where the employer is completely unaware of the plaintiff’s disability.”
  • “Mere knowledge of a disability cannot be sufficient to show pretext.”
  • “Mere knowledge of a disability cannot be sufficient to show pretext.”

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Judges: Bowman, Arnold, Jones

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