Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. v. City of Mishawaka

How courts have described this case

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• explaining that an individual can be disabled under the ADA by virtue of “a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of such individual” or by “being regarded as having such an impairment” (emphasis added
• setting forth elements of a prima facie case for a disability discrimination claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act
• finding a triable issue under the regarded-as prong where the employer effectively 12 fired the plaintiff days after learning about his shoulder pain
• discussing the definition of “disability” and the elements of an ADA discrimination claim
• “The ‘transitory and minor’ exception is an affirmative defense, and ‘[a]s such, the employer bears the burden of establishing the defense.’”
• “[T]he ‘transitory and minor’ exception is an affirmative defense, and ‘[a]s such, the employer bears the burden of establishing the defense.’” (second alteration in original)

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