DISABLED IN ACTION OF PENN. v. SE. PENN. TRANSP.

No. 06-5109.

539 F.3d 199 (2008)

DISABLED IN ACTION OF PENNSYLVANIA, Appellant, v. SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: August 19, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen F. Gold (Argued), Philadelphia, PA, Rocco J. Iacullo, Mark J. Murphy, Disabilities Law Project, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Appellant.

Gregory B. Friel (Argued), Jessica D. Silver, United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, Attorneys for Amicus Appellant.

Saul H. Krenzel (Argued), Saul H. Krenzel & Associates, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Appellee.

Before: FISHER, HARDIMAN and STAPLETON, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

HARDIMAN, Circuit Judge.

In this statutory interpretation case, we must decide when the statute of limitations begins to run in a case arising under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act (RA). Appellant Disabled in Action of Pennsylvania (DIA) argues that under the plain language of the statute, its claims accrued "upon the completion" of alterations to two Philadelphia subway stations. Appellee Southeastern...

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