United States DC Circuit

In suit by a former medical student alleging violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act for failing to accommodate her alleged learning disabilities, judgment for defendant is vacated where: 1) there was ambiguity as to whether the district court reversed an earlier finding as to plaintiff's impairment; 2) the court failed to state important factual findings and intermixed legal standards of impairment with those of substantial limitation; 3) the court refused to credit plaintiff's primary evidence of impairment; and 4) the court mischaracterized the testimony of defendant's expert witness regarding substantial limitation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/04/2007
• Published 12/04/2007

Judges

• Before:  GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and EDWARDS and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Bruce Fein argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant/cross-appellee., Carol A. Lafond argued the cause for amicus curiae the National Disability Rights Network in support of cross-appellee.   With her on the brief were John M. Nonna and Richard J. Cairns., Henry Morris, Jr., argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellee/cross-appellant George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences., Robert A. Burgoyne was on the brief for amici curiae Association of American Medical Colleges, et al., in support of appellees.