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In Toyota Motor Manufacturing v. Williams (2002), the Supreme Court held that the Sixth Circuit had applied the wrong standard when it found that a worker with carpal tunnel syndrome was disabled under the ADA, and reversed that ruling.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“We conclude that the Court of Appeals did not apply the proper standard in making this determination”
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. v. Williams, 534 U.S. 184 (2002), Supreme Court of the United States, Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School, 2002, Opinion of the Court.
Open the original- What it measures
- The worker had carpal tunnel syndrome and bilateral tendinitis from work with pneumatic tools. The Court of Appeals had looked only at a limited set of manual tasks.
- What it does not show
- The case applied the pre-2008 ADA. Congress rejected that narrow reading in 2008, so this case does not show how the ADA treats carpal tunnel today.