United States First Circuit

In a case in which a former employee asserted claims of disability discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, unlawful retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and similar claims under state-law analogues, the district court's grant of summary judgment to the employer is affirmed, where: 1) the disability discrimination claims failed because no reasonable jury could find that the plaintiff was able to perform the essential functions of her job even with reasonable accommodations; and 2) the plaintiff did not meet her burden of showing that a reasonable factfinder could conclude that the employer acted because of retaliatory motives instead of the legitimate reasons it asserted.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/10/2012
• Published 05/10/2012

Judges

• Torruella

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joshua Karsh, Gregory A. Manousos