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DAHILL v. POLICE DEPARTMENT OF BOSTON

434 Mass. 233 (2001)

RICHARD DAHILL v. POLICE DEPARTMENT OF BOSTON.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

May 25, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold L. Lichten (Shannon Liss-Riordan with him) for the plaintiff.

William V. Hoch for the defendant.

The following submitted briefs for amici curiae:

Stanley J. Eichner, Jane Alper & Bennett H. Klein for Disability Law Center & others.

Cynthia L. Amara & Loretta M. Smith for Associated Industries of Massachusetts.

Arthur G. Telegen, Anjali Parekh Prakash, Robert A. Fisher, Sharon R. Burger & Marc A. Polk for Boston Area Management Attorneys Group.

Thomas F. Reilly, Attorney General, Catherine C. Ziehl & Louisa M. Terrell, Assistant Attorneys General, for the Attorney General.

Present: MARSHALL., C.J., GREANEY, IRELAND, SPINA, COWIN, SOSMAN, & CORDY, JJ.

MARSHALL, C.J.

This case is here on certification from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, pursuant to S.J.C. Rule 1:03, as appearing in 382 Mass. 700 (1981). The question certified, which concerns the definition of the term "handicap" in the Massachusetts antidiscrimination statute, G. L. c. 151B, is as follows: "Whether Massachusetts General Laws c. 151B requires consideration of mitigating...

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