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GOODPASTER v. SCHWAN'S HOME SERVICE, INC.

No. 13-0010.

849 N.W.2d 1 (2014)

John GOODPASTER, Appellant, v. SCHWAN'S HOME SERVICE, INC. and Todd Swanson, Individually and in His Corporate Capacity, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

June 27, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jill M. Zwagerman and Alyssa I. Snyder of Newkirk Zwagerman Law Firm P.L.C., Des Moines, for appellant.

Alan L. Rupe of Kutak Rock LLP, Wichita, Kansas, and Kathryn E. Jones of Kutak Rock LLP, Omaha, Nebraska, for appellees.

Mark D. Sherinian and Melissa C. Hasso of Sherinian & Hasso Law Firm, West Des Moines, and Thomas J. Duff of Duff Law Firm, P.L.C., Des Moines, for amicus curiae Iowa Association for Justice.

CADY, Chief Justice.

In this appeal involving a lawsuit for wrongful termination of employment, we must determine whether multiple sclerosis is a disability contemplated by the Iowa Civil Rights Act of 1965 (ICRA), Iowa Code chapter 216 (2011). If so, we must also determine whether the employee was otherwise qualified to perform the essential functions of his employment as a product delivery driver who must hold a commercial driver's license. The district court granted...

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