Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Disability Discrimination Claim Against JetBlue

In Dooley v. JetBlue Airways Corp., 17-2899 (2d Cir. Sept. 25, 2018) (Summary Order) affirmed the district court’s summary judgment dismissal,^[1]Dooley v. JetBlue Airways Corp., No. 14-CV-4432, 2017 WL 3738721 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 29, 2017.) following discovery, of plaintiff’s disability discrimination claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

The court explained, inter alia: “Although Dooley disputes JetBlue’s characterization of [her] absences and the types of corroboration the company insisted on, in the absence of evidence that these decisions were motivated by disability discrimination, we will not ‘act as a super personnel department that second guesses [JetBlue’s] business judgments.'”

Here is the decision:

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