United States Ninth Circuit

Employee who was a Type I diabetic was not a "qualified individual" under the Americans with Disabilities Act for the position of chlorine finishing operator because he posed a direct threat to coworkers.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/28/2001
• Published 11/28/2001

Judges

• TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:, Before:  THOMPSON, TASHIMA, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Meagan A. Flynn, Preston Bunnell & Stone, LLP, Portland, Oregon, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard C. Hunt,Barran Liebman, LLP, Portland, Oregon, for the defendant-appellee.