· 8/15/1997
Cynthia Thompson v. Holy Family Hospital, a Division of Dominican Health Services
Citations
- 121 F.3d 537
- 7 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 308
- 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6497
- 97 Daily Journal DAR 10619
- 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 21556
- 1997 WL 464695
How courts have described this case
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- holding that a 25 pound restriction does not amount to a substantial limitation on the ability to lift
- holding that employee’s inability to lift twenty-five pounds on a continuous ba sis, more than fifty pounds twice a day, and more than one-hundred pounds once a day was not “substantially limiting” within the meaning of the ADA
- holding that a 25-pound lifting restriction is not substantially limiting
- finding that a registered nurse’s inability to lift more than 25 pounds on a regular basis did not render her disabled because she presented “no evidence that the restrictions on her ability to perform total patient care preclude[d] her from ... an entire class of jobs”
- noting, in addition, that plaintiff remained employed in the health care industry
- noting, in addition, that plaintiff remained employed in the health care industry
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Judges: Wright, Nelson, Kozinski
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