United States Second Circuit

Because plaintiff presented evidence from which a reasonable jury could have concluded that the defendants terminated her because they perceived her as suicidal and therefore as substantially limited in her ability to care for herself, she did establish a protected disability within the meaning of the Rehabilitation Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/08/2003
• Published 02/12/2003

Judges

• LEVAL, Circuit Judge., Before:  LEVAL, CALABRESI, and B.D. PARKER, JR., Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lewis M. Wasserman (Pamela L. Steen, on the brief), Wasserman & Steen, Patchogue, NY, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Linda M. Cronin (Rocco G. Avallone and Eric S. Crusius, on the brief), Cronin & Byczek, LLP, Lake Success, NY, for Appellees.