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SUMMERS v. ALTARUM INSTITUTE, CORP.

No. 13-1645.

740 F.3d 325 (2014)

Carl R. SUMMERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ALTARUM INSTITUTE, CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee. AARP; National Employment Lawyers Association, Amici Supporting Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: January 23, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: David Scher , The Employment Law Group, PC, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Paul William Coughenour , Clark Hill PLC, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: R. Scott Oswald , The Employment Law Group, PC, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Carly E. Osadetz , Clark Hill PLC, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee. Rebecca Hamburg Cappy , National Employment Lawyers Association, San Francisco, California; Daniel B. Kohrman , AARP Foundation Litigation, Washington, D.C.; Melvin Radowitz , AARP, Washington, D.C., for Amici Supporting Appellant.

Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge AGEE and Judge DIAZ joined.

DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:

Pursuant to recent amendments to the Americans With Disabilities Act, a sufficiently severe temporary impairment may constitute a disability. Because the district court held to the contrary, we reverse and remand.

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Carl Summers appeals the dismissal of his complaint for failure to state a claim on which relief can be granted. Accordingly, we recount the facts...

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