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BEAM v. SUN SHIPBUILDING & DRY DOCK CO.

No. 81-2770.

679 F.2d 1077 (1982)

Gary J. BEAM, Appellant, v. SUN SHIPBUILDING & DRY DOCK COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided June 7, 1982.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied July 12, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert T. Seiwell, Media, Pa., for appellant.

Doretta P. Hahn, Robert A. Webster, Radnor, Pa., for appellee.

Frank J. Laski, Thomas K. Gilhool, Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., for Epilepsy Foundation of America, Philadelphia Chapter, American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities, Pennsylvania Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities, National Association of the Deaf, and National Federation of the Blind, Pennsylvania Affiliate, amici curiae.

Robert E. Williams, Douglas S. McDowell, Mary Louise Kibbey, McGuiness & Williams, Washington, D. C., for the Equal Employment Advisory Council, amicus curiae.

Before SEITZ, Chief Judge, and SLOVITER and BECKER, Circuit Judges.

Submitted under Third Circuit Rule 12(6) May 25, 1982.

Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied July 12, 1982.

OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM:

Appellee Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company (Sun) hired appellant Gary Beam on November 29, 1978. Three days later, upon learning that Beam was an epileptic, Sun dismissed him. After filing a complaint with the United States Department of Labor, Beam brought this action, alleging that he was dismissed...

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