Today’s blog entry is a two-for-one. First off, with respect to being late this week, my daughter started her second year of high school today. So, this week was her last week of summer break, and as you can imagine, things were pretty hectic around here. But, we are now back to the school routine.
Just Don’t go There or Even Hint at it: Alleging working as the Major Life Activity
I am back from the Windy City. We had a good time. We did the family thing. We got some time to ourselves as well. The weather was not too bad.
Before moving on to the blog entry of the day, my wife and I are huge Queer Eye fans. A new season of…
Medical Licensing Boards, Physician Health Programs, and the Lack of ADA Compliance: an Opportunity for Plaintiff Lawyers
Kisor Decided: What Does it Mean for Auer Deference?
The Noisy Restaurant, ADA Compliance, and a Book on Class Action
Transgender military ban: The Ninth Circuit Decision
Accommodating Nut Allergies
Anybody Remember Sean Elliott?
I have long been interested in the ADA and how it applies to sports. In the very first edition of my book in 2000, I talked about the hypothetical of what would happen if Sean Elliott, who underwent a kidney transplant from his brother in 1999, was given grief when he returned to professional basketball.…
Repeated Violations Doctrine
This is a situation I see all the time. Let’s say you are at a university. A student goes to disability services, gets an accommodation plan, even gives it to the teacher. The teacher resists. The student may or may not try to fix it until later in the semester figuring that something will develop.…
Direct Evidence is a Smoking Gun

Today’s blog entry discusses two cases, both dealing with smoking guns (hence, the cannon above).
One is from the Sixth Circuit, Baum v. Metro Restoration Services, Inc., Decided on April 11, 2019. The other is EEOC v. Crain Automotive Holdings LLC from the Eastern District of Arkansas, also…


