Prilliman

Prilliman v. United Air Lines, Inc.

Good Law
1997 Cal. App. LEXIS 218·53 Cal. App. 2d 935·53 Cal. App. 4th 935·62 Cal. Rptr. 2d 142·97 Daily Journal DAR 3971
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMarch 25, 1997B098592California10,898 words

Opinion

Opinion

Lillie, J.

Plaintiffs, formerly two pilots employed by defendant United Air Lines, Inc. (United), appeal from summary judgment granted in favor of defendants on plaintiffs’ complaint for disability discrimination and negligence. The principal issue on appeal is whether triable issues of fact exist as to whether, pursuant to the Fair Employment and Housing Act (Gov. Code, § 12940 et seq.), United “reasonably accommodated” plaintiffs after United learned that plaintiffs had been diagnosed with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).

Factual and Procedural Background

Inasmuch as appellants do not challenge the trial court’s conclusion that they failed to identify any evidence which created a dispute as to any of the defendants’ 52 statements of undisputed facts which formed the basis for their motion for summary judgment, we deem the facts to be undisputed for purposes of this appeal. The following facts are gleaned from the moving parties’ separate statement of undisputed facts, supplemented with information from documents and declarations offered in support of, or in opposition to, the motion for summary judgment.

A. Plaintiff Rafalowski.

Rafalowski started employment with…

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