Rivera v. Pfizer Pharms., LLC, 1st Cir. Mar. 27, 2008
07-1595 Rivera v. Pfizer Pharms., LLC
Before Lipez and Howard, Circuit Judges, and Smith,1 District Judge.
SMITH, District Judge. This case presents as a so-called “regarded as” disability claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). However, as the discussion below reveals, once the layers of argument are stripped away, the regarded as claim is revealed to be a chimera. Thus, the District Court’s grant of summary judgment, on reconsideration, as to the regarded as claim was appropriate, and the judgment is affirmed. … Rivera v. Pfizer Pharms., LLC.
- Of the District of Rhode Island, sitting by designation. [↩]
