Gary L. Branham v. John W. Snow, Secretary, United States Department of Treasury/internal Revenue Service

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• holding that a 2 reasonable juror could find the plaintiff substantially limited in the 3 activity of eating based on his diabetes, his limitations after 4 receiving treatment, and the side effects of that treatment
• reversing district court’s direct threat finding where plaintiff had “exceptional control over his blood glucose levels” and “full awareness of all his reactions”
• finding issues of fact on the direct threat defense where a “practice” available to an employee could “eliminate[ ] any imminence with respect to the risk of harm”
• “ADA require[s] an individualized assessment of each plaintiff's ‘actual condition,’ rather than a ‘determination based on general information about how an uncorrected impairment usually affects individuals.’”

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