CHAPLIN v. CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO. OF N. Y.

No. 79 Civ. 730(MEL).

537 F.Supp. 1224 (1982)

Phyllis CHAPLIN, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated; et al., Plaintiffs, v. CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

May 5, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Kirklin, Director of Litigation, The Legal Aid Society, New York City (James C. Francis, IV, New York City, of counsel), Morton B. Dicker, Attorney-in-Charge, The Legal Aid Society, New York City (Andrea Popik, New York City, of counsel), for plaintiffs.

Ernest J. Williams, New York City (Sheila S. Rosenrauch, New York City, of counsel), for defendants.


LASKER, District Judge.

The Epilepsy Foundation of America and Phyllis Chaplin, individually and as a representative of a proposed class, brought this action against Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. ("Con Ed") and certain of its officials and physicians alleging that Con Ed discriminated against epileptics in violation of Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. §§ 793, 794. In 1979, Con Ed moved to dismiss the action...

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