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The New York Times - December 15, 1985
The lawyer, Larry Corman, said Friday that Donald Griffin, executive director of the Florida Commission on Human Relations, has ruled that Broward County officials acted improperly in dismissing a budget analyst, Todd Shuttleworth, last year after it was learned that he had AIDS.
Mr. Griffin's decision, according to documents provided by Mr. Corman, noted that medical experts are virtually unanimous in the belief that acquired immune deficiency syndrome is not transmitted by casual contact.
The Broward County Attorney, Noel Pfeffer, who wrote the policy requiring dismissal of employees found to have AIDS, said the county may appeal.
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