I know it has been awhile since I did a blog entry, but I have a really good excuse. The last day of May was my daughter’s last day of her freshman year in high school. Then, the following week dealt with chasing her around and also going to Portland Maine for the ABA Law
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Bet You Didn’t Know That Alberson’s v. Kirkingburg Was Still Good Law
Today’s case, Bibber v. National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiner, Inc., a decision that came down April 11, 2016, from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is ostensibly about one thing but turns out to be about something else. That is, it raises the real question as to whether Albertson’s…
You’re Not Going to Believe This, but I Say Appeal This One to the Supremes before, after, or In Lieu of an En Banc Hearing
First off, I hope that everybody who celebrated Good Friday and Easter had a happy one. Today’s case, Gentry v. East-West Partners Club Management Company, Inc. is a published decision from the Fourth Circuit, which came down on March 4, 2016. I don’t believe in all my blog entries that I have ever taken the…
If This Decision Holds, Game Changer: Applicable Statute of Limitation for ADA Claims Redux
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One of the publications that I subscribe to is Disability Compliance for Higher Education . It is an excellent publication for anyone involved with ADA compliance in higher education. Its audience is mainly University 504 and ADA coordinators, University administrators, and professors. One of the cases it featured in its most recent publication…
Temporary disabilities and the ADA
In the first and second editions of my book, understanding the ADA, I cited to the case of Burch v. Coca-Cola Company, 119 F.3d 305 (5th Cir. 1997), for the proposition that temporary disabilities are not protected by the ADA. However, I did say as a preventive manner, it made sense to treat temporary…