· 8/15/2001
Kimberly Brunko v. Mercy Hospital, Doing Business as Mercy Medical Center, Inc.
Citations
- 260 F.3d 939
- 12 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 256
- 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 18358
- 2001 WL 913991
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- holding that lifting restriction not a disability because it only precluded Brunko from performing a narrow range of jobs
- holding that one who is precluded from working a narrow range of jobs is not disabled
- holding that lifting restriction not a disability because it only precluded Brunko from performing a narrow range of jobs
- holding that plaintiff, a nurse, was not substantially limited in life activity of working because she worked in several nursing jobs after being unable to work in nursing position that required heavy lifting
- concluding that 40-pound lifting restriction does not constitute a disability
- finding that record shows plaintiff precluded only from a narrow range of jobs as evidenced by subsequent employment and the fact that former employer offered her other positions within her lifting restrictions
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Judges: McMillian, Loken, Hansen
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