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· 7/24/1996

Violette v. International Business MacHines Corp.

Citations

  • 962 F. Supp. 446
  • 7 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 395
  • 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21254
  • 1996 WL 866120

How courts have described this case

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  • “[B]ecause discrimination claims are unknown at common law and are solely statutory creations, Plaintiff’s claim is preempted by the [ADA].”
  • \A finding of . . . a disability [for social security purposes] estops a plaintiff from claiming he is a 'qualified individual.'\
  • “[B]ecause discrimination claims are unknown at common law and are solely statutory creations, Plaintiffs claim is preempted by the [Americans with Disabilities Act and the Fair Employment Practices Act].”

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Judges: Murtha

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