Dutcher v. Ingalls Shipbuilding

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that an employee did not offer any evidence that her employer perceived her as being unable to work in the class of jobs as a welder
• holding permanent arm injury not a substantial limit on major life activity of working
• explaining that “the inability to perform one aspect of a job while retaining the ability to perform the work in general does not amount to substantial limitation of the activity of working.”
• finding that welder who was prevented from performing welding jobs that reguired substantial climbing was not prevented from performing welding jobs in general
• holding inability to perform one aspect of job while retaining ability to work in general is not substantial limitation on major life activity of working
• finding that an arm injury that restricted heavy lifting and repetitive movements was not a disability when plaintiff could perform daily activities such as feeding herself, driving, washing dishes, and vacuuming

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

218 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Francis J. Kelly v. Drexel University
  Third Circuit· 1996-09-20· cited 595×
• Sherrod v. American Airlines, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1998-01-27· cited 344×
• Stewart v. Mississippi Transportation Commission
  Fifth Circuit· 2009-10-21· cited 319×
• Jessica Ryan v. Grae & Rybicki, P.C.
  Second Circuit· 1998-02-04· cited 256×
• Irene Wernick v. Federal Reserve Bank of New York
  Second Circuit· 1996-08-06· cited 247×
• Burch v. Coca-Cola Co.
  Fifth Circuit· 1997-08-04· cited 227×
• Nicole Burton v. Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., et
  Fifth Circuit· 2015-08-10· cited 224×
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Agro Distribution, LLC
  Fifth Circuit· 2009-01-15· cited 217×
• Jacquelyn M. Quint v. A.E. Staley Manufacturing Company, Jacquelyn M. Quint v. A.E. Staley Manufacturing Company
  First Circuit· 1999-04-07· cited 216×
• Barbara Davidson v. Midelfort Clinic, Ltd.
  Seventh Circuit· 1998-01-07· cited 212×
• Brenda A. Gowesky, M.D. v. Singing River Hospital Systems, D/B/A Ocean Springs Hospital
  Fifth Circuit· 2003-02-06· cited 185×
• Daigle v. Liberty Life Insurance
  Fifth Circuit· 1995-12-11· cited 184×
• Jocelyn Broussard v. University of California, at Berkeley, Office of Laboratory Animal Care
  Ninth Circuit· 1999-09-20· cited 164×
• Stearns Airport Equipment Co. v. FMC Corp.
  Fifth Circuit· 1999-04-07· cited 158×
• Kemp v. Holder
  Fifth Circuit· 2010-06-24· cited 158×
• Phyllis Ellison v. Software Spectrum, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1996-05-30· cited 156×
• Pamela McKay v. Toyota Motor Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 1997-05-12· cited 156×
• Richard McAlindin v. County of San Diego Rudolph Tamayo Edward Baker Gabriel Rodriguez Does, One Through 50, Inclusive
  Ninth Circuit· 2000-01-18· cited 152×
• Spees v. James Marine, Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 2010-08-10· cited 151×
• Beverly BAUER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ALBEMARLE CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee
  Fifth Circuit· 1999-03-15· cited 150×

Cites

7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Lyle S. Chandler and Adolphus A. Maddox, on Behalf of Themselves and Others Similarly Situated v. The City of Dallas, the City of Dallas
  Fifth Circuit· 1993-11-02· cited 410×
• Thomas Jasany v. United States Postal Service
  Sixth Circuit· 1985-02-28· cited 303×
• Troy L. ARMSTRONG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF DALLAS, Defendant-Appellee
  Fifth Circuit· 1993-07-22· cited 282×
• Louis P. Forrisi v. Otis R. Bowen
  Fourth Circuit· 1986-06-25· cited 228×
• Floyd Bolton v. Scrivner, Inc.
  Tenth Circuit· 1994-09-21· cited 221×
• Elstner v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.
  S.D. Texas· 1987-04-29· cited 53×
• Elstner v. Sw Bell Telephone Co
  Fifth Circuit· 1988-12-15· cited 4×