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• Title: Patten v. Wal-Mart Stores East
• Author : First Circuit U.S. Court Of Appeals
• Release Date : January 14, 2002
• Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 61 KB

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Appellant Shawnee Patten, a former employee of appellee Wal-Mart Stores East, Inc., challenges two rulings made by the district court during the trial of her analogous claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (""ADA""), 42 U.S.C. § 12101-12213, and the Maine Human Rights Act (""MHRA""), 5 M.R.S.A. § 4551-4633. She asserts that the court incorrectly instructed the jury on her burden of proof and improperly excluded evidence of a state agency's finding of discrimination. Concluding that the district court did not err, we affirm the judgment in favor of Wal-Mart. I. Background Appellant suffers from Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (""CMT""), a disability similar in its effects to muscular dystrophy. Although the CMT does not prevent appellant from working, it substantially limits her ability to walk or stand for a long time. Because of the illness, she often has pains in her arms and legs, and has an unusual gait. Appellant's supervisors at Wal-Mart were aware of her disability from the time she first applied for a position there. During appellant's ten-month employment, Wal-Mart repeatedly accommodated her by approving long-term leaves of absence and transferring her to less-demanding positions when she felt the CMT prevented her from adequately doing her job.

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