HOGAN v. BANGOR AND AROOSTOOK R. CO.

Nos. 95-1168, 95-1169.

61 F.3d 1034 (1995)

Donald HOGAN, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. BANGOR AND AROOSTOOK RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant, Appellant. Donald HOGAN, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. BANGOR AND AROOSTOOK RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided August 18, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Howard, with whom M. Katherine Willard and Phoebe S. Gallagher, Boston, MA, were on brief, for Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company.

William J. Kelleher, Augusta, ME, for Donald Hogan.

Before SELYA, CYR, and LYNCH, Circuit Judges.


LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

An employer's refusal to let an employee return to work out of a difference of medical views as to whether the employee was fit gave rise to this discrimination action brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., and the Maine Human Rights Act ("MHRA"), Me.Rev.Stat.Ann. tit. 5, § 4561 et seq. (West 1989). A jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff Donald Hogan of $400,000, reduced...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases