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Elizabeth Stevenson v. Abbott Laboratories

9th CircuitApril 27, 2016No. 14-55749Cited 3 times
Defendant WinAbbott Laboratories

Case Details

Judge(s)
Silverman, Graber, Dorsey
Status
Unpublished
Procedural Posture
appeal
Circuit
9th Circuit

Related Laws

No specific laws identified for this ruling.

Claim Types

Wrongful Termination

Outcome

The Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for Abbott Laboratories, rejecting the plaintiff's claims of disability discrimination under California's FEHA and wrongful termination in violation of public policy. The court found the employer's neutral leave policy was applied consistently and that no reasonable accommodation beyond extended leave was required.

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