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MURPHY v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.

No. 97-1992.

527 U.S. 516 (1999)

119 S.Ct. 2133

144 L.Ed.2d 484

MURPHY v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 22, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen R. McAllister argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Kirk W. Lowry.

James A. Feldman argued the cause for the United States et al. as amici curiae urging reversal. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Waxman, Acting Assistant Attorney General Lee, Deputy Solicitor General Underwood, Jessica Dunsay Silver, Seth M. Galanter, C. Gregory Stewart, Philip B. Sklover, and Carolyn L. Wheeler.

William J. Kilberg argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Thomas G. Hungar, Brian J. Finucane, and James R. Holland II.*

O'Connor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, and Ginsburg, JJ., joined. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer, J., joined, p. 525.

Justice O'Connor, delivered the opinion of the Court.

Respondent United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS), dismissed petitioner Vaughn L. Murphy from his job as a UPS mechanic because of his high blood pressure. Petitioner filed suit under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA or Act), 104 Stat. 328, 42 U. S. C. § 12101 et seq., in Federal District Court. The District Court granted summary judgment to respondent, and the Court of Appeals...

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