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MARTHA G. MUSE
vs.
PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.
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Issues:
Americans with Disabilities Act, drug testing, policy and procedure, Fourth Amendment.
Case Summary:
Martha Muse files suit against her former employer, the Philadelphia Electric Company. Muse asserts that she was dismissed because she refused to participate in a drug test. Muse alleges the company violated her civil rights and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The company responds with a motion to dismiss on all counts.
Decision of lower jurisdiction:
This is the first judicial review of this case.
Outcome:
Muse loses. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted the company's motion for summary judgment and dismissed the case.