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COURT DECISIONS: KECK v. NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES. 94-CV-1428 U.S. DIST. N. D. NEW YORK 1998. (U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9778) June 24, 1998. CORE TERMS: disability, sensitivity, smoke, perfume, accommodation, smoking, regular, impairment, summary judgment, floor, regulations, accommodate, tobacco, ability to work, disabled, incumbent, supervision, breathing, allergy, prima facie, breathe, question of fact, return to work, effectiveness, reasonable accommodation, duration, mental impairment, throat, non-moving, permanent Description provided in the opening statement of the Judge's Opinion: "Plaintiff is employed by the defendant New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services ("OASAS"). She alleges that she has suffered discrimination on account of her sensitivity to tobacco smoke and perfume in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. @ 1201 et seq. Presently before the Court is defendant's motion for summary judgment. In the alternative, defendant moves in limine for a ruling barring any expert testimony regarding the existence or nature of the condition referred to as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. For the reasons discussed below, the motion for summary judgment is GRANTED and the in limine motion is therefore DENIED as [*2] moot." Keck v. New York State Citations: 42 U.S.C. 42 U.S.C. @ 12117(a) (incorporating the exhaustion requirements of Title VII under 42 U.S.C. @ 2000e-5). Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 248, 91 L. Ed. 2d 202, 106 S. Ct. 2505 (1986). Borkowski v. Valley Cent. School Dist., 63 F.3d 131, 135 (2d Cir. 1995). Butts v. City of New York Dept. of Housing, 990 F.2d 1397, 1401 (2d Cir. 1993). Byrne v. Board of Educ., School of West Allis-West Milwaukee, 979 F.2d 560, 565 (7th Cir. 1992). Cable v. New York State Thruway Authority, F. Supp., , 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7678, *14, No. 97- CV-1327, 1998 WL 261558, *6 (N.D.N.Y. May 18, 1998). Castro v. Local 1199, 964 F. Supp. 719, 724 n.5 (S.D.N.Y. 1997). Gupton v. Com. of Virginia, 14 F.3d 203 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, Gupton v. Virginia, 513 U.S. 810, 130 L. Ed. 2d 17, 115 S. Ct. 59 (1994). Heilweil v. Mount Sinai Hospital, 32 F.3d 718, 723 (2d Cir. 1994), cert. denied, 513 U.S. 1147, 130 L. Ed. 2d 1063, 115 S. Ct. 1095 (1995). Hernandez v. City of Hartford, 959 F. Supp. 125, 132 (D. Conn. 1997). Homeyer v. Stanley Tulchin Assoc., Inc., 91 F.3d 959, 962 (7th Cir. 1996). Hope v. Cortines, 872 F. Supp. 14, 21 (E.D.N.Y. 1995), aff'd, 69 F.3d 687 (1995). Jasany v. U.S. Postal Service, 755 F.2d 1244, 1249 (6th Cir. 1985). Lyons v. Legal Aid Society, 68 F.3d 1512, 1515 (2d Cir. 1995). R.B. Ventures, Ltd. v. Shane, [*6] 112 F.3d 54, 57 (2d Cir. 1997). Reeves v. Johnson Controls World Services, Inc., 140 F.3d 144, 149 (2d Cir. 1998). Repp & K & R Music, Inc. v. Webber, 132 F.3d 882, 889 (2d Cir. 1997). Ryan v. Grae & Rybicki, P.C., 135 F.3d 867, 870 (2d Cir. 1998). Spurlock v. NYNEX, 949 F. Supp. 1022, 1030 (W.D.N.Y. 1996). Staron v. McDonald's Corp., 51 F.3d 353, 357-58 (2d Cir. 1995). Sutton v. United Air Lines, Inc., 130 F.3d 893, 900 (10th Cir. 1997). Vande Zande v. State of Wis. Dept. of Admin., 44 F.3d 538 (7th Cir. 1995). Vickers v. Veterans Administration, 549 F. Supp. 85, 89 (W.D. Wash. 1982). Wernick v. Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 91 F.3d 379, 383 (2d Cir. 1996). Wooten v. Farmland Foods, 58 F.3d 382, 386 (8 th Cir. 1995).
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