The Blog of William D. Goren, J.D. LL.M.
It’s time to get back to the grind after the holiday season. I hope everyone had a great holiday season.
Today’s blog entry deals with the implications of what happens when a reasonable accommodation request of a plaintiff is facially unreasonable. What does that mean for a plaintiff’s reasonable accommodation claim? What might that…
As promised below is the greatest hits for the Understanding the ADA blog for 2025. Some of the entries that appear in the greatest hits section were not the greatest hits of 2025, but are so important that I keep them in there any way. Here goes the list for 2025 in reverse order of…
Before getting started on the blog entry of the week, a housekeeping matter, I am thinking that there may be one additional substantive blog for the rest of the year before I do the 2025 greatest hits. My thinking is that one more substantive blog entry after this will appear the week of December 8.…
When the Federal Bar Association national convention was held in Kansas City Missouri, I was part of a panel that explored outside the box uses of the ADA. One of the panelist, Jamie Strawbridge, talked about how the ADA/504 can be an alterative to excessive force §1983 cases. The case of the week explores exactly…
After the amendments to the ADA, it doesn’t make any sense for an attorney to defend on the grounds that a disability doesn’t exist, with a notable exception being where the major life activity of working is involved. It should be a rare situation where plaintiff alleges the major life activity of working considering all…
Before getting started on the blog entry of the week, my daughter will be coming home for spring break this coming Friday. Her break is a week, so it may not be possible to do a blog entry next week. Also, good luck on your men and women in NCAA tourney brackets. Drake University men…
I hope everyone’s new year is off to a fabulous start. Congratulations to Ohio State for winning the NCAA FBS championship.
Today’s blog entry deals with whether a temporary disability can be a disability under the ADA. The answer is most certainly yes. There is also some other good stuff to cover as well…
It is that time of the year for the greatest hits of 2024. The greatest hits section of the blog contains the top 10 for the year as well as certain other blog entries that are not in the top 10, but I feel are very important to know are out there. Here goes the…
Today’s blog entry discusses a case, Tornabene v. City of Blackfoot, here, out of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho that is set for trial on February 24, 2025. The decision denying summary judgment on the disability discrimination claims came down on September 11, 2024. The case presents an excellent…