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WARD v. MASSACHUSETTS HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE

No. 99-1651.

209 F.3d 29 (2000)

Michael J. WARD, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. MASSACHUSETTS HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC., Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 12, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnold E. Cohen, with whom Bass, Doherty & Finks, P.C. was on brief, for appellant.

Richard L. Alfred, with whom Marjory D. Robertson, Robert F. Schwartz and Hill & Barlow were on brief, for appellee.

Loretta M. Smith, Cynthia L. Amara and New England Legal Foundation on brief for Associated Industries of Massachusetts, amicus curiae.

Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, CYR, Senior Circuit Judge, and STAHL, Circuit Judge.

TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from summary judgment for the defendant employer in a claim of wrongful discharge under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. § 12101, and the Massachusetts anti-discrimination statute, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151B, § 1. For the reasons discussed below, we reverse and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

I. BACKGROUND

The following facts are summarized in the light most...

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