ROBINSON v. GLOBAL MARINE DRILLING CO.

No. 95-20888.

101 F.3d 35 (1996)

William ROBINSON, Plaintiff-Appellee Cross-Appellant, v. GLOBAL MARINE DRILLING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 25, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Frazier, Pascagoula, MS, for William Robinson.

Robert Hayden Burns, Burns, Wooley & Marseglia, Houston, TX, for Global Marine Drilling Co.

Before REYNALDO G. GARZA, JONES and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.


DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:

William Robison,1 a worker with asbestosis, filed this Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq. ("ADA"), case against his employer, Global Marine Drilling Company, claiming that he was not rehired because of his disability. While the evidence shows that Robison had an impairment, the evidence is insufficient to prove that his asbestosis substantially limited a major life function. Thus...

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