JoAnn Hatch v. Megan J. Brennan, Postmaster General, et al.
Arbitration SocialSecurity ERISA LaborRelations JusticiabilityDoctri
1. On a motion for summary judgment, whether the trial court may disregard or ignore a party's sworn testimony concerning a material historical fact based upon contradictory inferences arising from unsworn evidence in the summary judgment record.
2. Under US Airways v. Barnett, 535 U.S. 391 (2000), to show that a proposed accommodation is ordinarily unreasonable, does the employer bear the burden of proving the accommodation would violate the rules of a seniority system or is the employer's burden simply one of articulating a non-discriminatory reason.
Whether the trial court may disregard or ignore a party's sworn testimony concerning a material historical fact based upon contradictory inferences arising from unsworn evidence in the summary judgment record