Hansen v. Republic R-III School District, No. 10-1514. Larry Hansen’s son is a ninth-grade student in the Republic R-III School District (“Republic”) and has been diagnosed with conduct disorder, bipolar disorder, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (“ADHD”). Hansen has (1) been suspended numerous times for threatening classmates and teachers, (2) made suicidal comments on multiple [...]
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Eighth Circuit explains the difference between emotional disturbance and social maladjustment under the IDEA.
Posted in Disability Law, Education Law, tagged IDEA on January 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Court of Federal Claims upholds discharge of service member for obesity resulting from compulsive overeating.
Posted in Disability Law, Employment Law, tagged employment discrimination, Military Pay Act on June 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In September 2005, James Chapman was honorably discharged from the Coast Guard for failing to “maintain reasonable and consistent progress” during his probationary weight-loss period. He weighed around 250 pounds and had 32% body fat at the time he was discharged. In April, he had been given six months to shed 70 pounds and 8% [...]
Second Circuit allows claim for obesity discrimination under the New York City Human Rights Law.
Posted in Civil Rights, Disability Law, Health Law, tagged Americans with Disabilities Act, obesity discrimination on May 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Elliot Spiegel sued Daniel “Tiger” Schulmann and UAK Management Co., claiming his weight got him fired as a karate instructor at the Tiger Schulmann Karate School in Stamford, Connecticut. Spiegel stated he has a medical condition called hypogonadism that prevents him from losing weight. He alleged invasion of privacy (based on Spiegel’s photos in a [...]
New York judge critical of state’s “attempt” to provide integrated housing for individuals with mental illness living in New York City.
Posted in Disability Law, Health Law, tagged Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act on March 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In 2003, Disability Advocates, a nonprofit legal group, sued New York Governor David Patterson, the state’s Department of Health and Mental Health, and other defendants “on behalf of individuals with mental illness residing in, or at risk of entry into, ‘impacted adult homes’ in New York City.” The complaint alleged that adult homes are for-profit, [...]
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