California Court of Appeal

In a suit brought by five recruit officers of the Los Angeles Police Department alleging violation of rights under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) when the City terminated or constructively discharged them from the Police Academy, the trial court's judgment entering the jury's verdict that City the unlawfully discriminated against the plaintiffs based on their physical disabilities, failed to provide them reasonable accommodations, and failed to engage in the interactive process required by FEHA, is: 1) affirmed in part where although the plaintiffs were not 'qualified individuals' under FEHA for purposes of their discrimination claim, they satisfied this requirement for their failure to accommodate claim; and 2) reversed in part where the jury's award of future economic damages are unreasonably speculative and excessive.

Appellate Information

• Published 2017/02/14

Judges

• SEGAL

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• California Court of Appeal

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