Lucas v. The Methodist Hosps.

ADA

Lucas v. The Methodist Hosps., Inc., No. 05-4032 (7th Cir. May 4, 2006)

The
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that a hospital did not violate the
Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") when it did not find a
nurse a new position after its reorganization abolished her old job. The
nurse had claimed that she was disabled due to back pain but did not offer
any evidence of her disability. The court found that although she may have
been able to prove that she was unable to perform this particular job, this
fact alone did not bring her within the ADA statute.