PARADA v. BANCO INDUSTRIAL DE VENEZUELA, C.A.

Docket No. 12-3525-cv.

753 F.3d 62 (2014)

Carmen PARADA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BANCO INDUSTRIAL DE VENEZUELA, C.A., Alexandra Bermeo, EVP General Manager, Oscar Recinos, Operations Manager, Daihana Fernandez, Letters of Credit Supervisor, Iris Rosa, IT Officer, Franklyn Felix, Paying and Receiving Department, Daniel Betances, Compliance Officer, Flor Valerdi, Compliance Officer, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided March 25, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Thomas Azrin , Gallet Dreyer & Berkey, LLP, New York, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Gregory Seth Glickman ( Maureen Maria Stampp , on the brief), Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: RAGGI, LYNCH, and LOHIER, Circuit Judges.


LOHIER, Circuit Judge:

The primary question presented by this appeal is whether an employee's inability to sit for a prolonged time may constitute a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq. The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Stein, J.) granted summary judgment in favor of Banco Industrial de Venezuela, C.A. ("BIV" or "the Bank"), dismissing Carmen Parada's claims...

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