SANCHEZ v. NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC.

No. 10-2393.

659 F.3d 671 (2011)

Carlos SANCHEZ, Appellant, v. NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., aka NWA, a domestic corporation; Delta Air Lines, Inc., a foreign corporation doing business in Minnesota, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: October 14, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dorene R. Sarnoski , argued, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.

Timothy Robert Thornton , argued, Molly B. Thornton , on the brief, Minneapolis, MN, for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN and BYE, Circuit Judges, and FLEISSIG, District Judge.


BYE, Circuit Judge.

Carlos Sanchez brought a claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12213, alleging his employer, Northwest Airlines, Inc. ("Northwest"), engaged in prohibited disability discrimination by rescinding Sanchez's offer of promotion on the basis of his perceived physical limitations. Northwest moved for summary judgment contending, in part, that Sanchez's claim was...

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