Mealey's (December 15, 2022, 11:41 AM EST) -- TACOMA, Wash. — A Washington federal judge on Dec. 14 granted a library’s motion for summary judgment in a library patron’s lawsuit alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by the library stemming from the patron’s refusal to wear a mask in the library because of an alleged disability and the response of the library staff, finding that there was no evidence that an alternative reasonable accommodation was not offered and that allowing the patron to be unmasked posed a direct threat to the health and safety of library staff and patrons. ...