· 6/27/1995
Stephen N. Roth, M.D. v. Lutheran General Hospital, Jerome Kraut, M.D., Seymour Metrick, M.D.
Citations
- 57 F.3d 1446
- 4 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 936
- 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 15897
- 1995 WL 377688
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- inability to fulfill long shifts or 36-hour call duties required of desired employment position is not a disability
- “[N]ot every impairment that affect[s] an individual’s major life activities is a substantially limiting impairment”
- plaintiffs multifarious endeavors despite his impairment demonstrated that the impairment did not reach the level of a disability
- the inability to perform either a particular job for a particular employer or a narrow range of jobs is not a disability
- the harm to the movants must be balanced against the harm to the non-movant and the public
- “Dr. Parmet further noted that while [plaintiffs] condition is not completely correctable through the use of glasses or other means,” the plaintiff could function well in most medical specialties
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Judges: Eschbach, Coffey, Ripple
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