Description: Miami, Florida civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on race discrimination, disability discrimination, and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e-2(a), 2000e-3(a), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, id. §§ 12112(a), 12203(a), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794(a), and the Florida Civil Rights Act, Fla. Stat. § 760.10 theories.

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egal issue Did the district court err in dismissing a complaint alleging race and disability discrimination and retaliation for failure to state a claim under relevant discrimination and civil rights statutes?
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EMPLOYMENT LAW. DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION. The case involves an appeal concerning claims of race discrimination, disability discrimination, and retaliation under Title VII, the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and the Florida Civil Rights Act, where the district court's dismissal for failure to state a claim was affirmed.

PROCEDURAL LAW. PRESERVATION OF ARGUMENTS. The court found that the appellant failed to preserve her arguments for appeal by not adequately raising them in the district court, hence affecting her ability to argue these points effectively on appeal.

PROCEDURAL LAW. DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE. The decision addressed whether the district court erred in dismissing state law claims with prejudice, affirming that the dismissal was appropriate as it was based on the merits rather than procedural deficiencies.

Key Phrases Race discrimination. Disability discrimination. Retaliation under Title VII. Americans with Disabilities Act. Florida Civil Rights Act.

Outcome: Affirmed on appeal.

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