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Michigan Supreme Court· 6/9/1998

Chmielewski v. Xermac, Inc

Citations

  • 580 N.W.2d 817
  • 457 Mich. 593

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that a plaintiff who received a liver transplant, and whose anti-rejection medication allowed him to live a normal life, did not have a disability
  • when interpreting provisions of Michigan’s Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act, the analogous federal precedents are persuasive, but not binding.
  • “An affirmative defense is a defense that does not controvert the establishment of a prima facie case, but that otherwise denies relief to the plaintiff.”
  • “An affirmative defense is a defense that does not controvert the establishment of a prima facie case, but that otherwise denies relief to the plaintiff.”
  • whether a person is disabled under the Persons With Disabilities Civil Rights Act, MCL 37.1101 et seq., is generally determined considering mitigating measures
  • whether a person is disabled under the Persons With Disabilities Civil Rights Act, MCL 37.1101 et seq., is generally determined considering mitigating measures

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Judges: Mat, Lett, Brickley, Boyle, Weaver, Taylor, Mallett, Cavanagh, Kelly

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