United States Fifth Circuit
GOWESKY v. SINGING RIVER HOSP. SYS., 02-60283
A plaintiff infected with hepatitis C, who repeatedly refused to report for work assignments, was not considered "disabled" within the meaning of the ADA, thus her claims for gender- and disability-based discrimination fail.
Appellate Information
- Decided 02/25/2003
- Published 02/25/2003
Judges
- EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:, Before GARWOOD, JONES and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Fifth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Robert H. Tyler (argued), Law Office of Robert H. Tyler, Biloxi, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Karl R. Steinberger (argued), Kevin Clyde Bradley, Colingo, Williams, Heidelberg, Steinberger & McElhaney, Pascagoula, MS, for Defendant-Appellee.