[nagdu] deaf-blind man asalted Ohio

[Chantel Cuddemi]

I agree! This shouldn't have happened!

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Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 7:24 PM
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This is horrible.
Best,
Nat and Liam Joshua

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Johnson" <blinddog3 at charter.net>
To: <wagdu at nfbwis.org>; "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of 
Guide Dog Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 5:05 PM
Subject: [nagdu] deaf-blind man asalted Ohio


> April 02, 2012 3:40 PM
>
>
http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2012/apr/02/visual-and-hearing-impaired-man-his-s
> ervice-dog-ph-ar-986574/
>
> COLUMBUS, Ohio --
> A man with visual and hearing impairments allegedly was threatened and
> assaulted
> in a local gas station last May.
> Christopher Cooley and his service dog, Sam, were riding in Cooley's
> sister's vehicle
> when they stopped at the Valero gas station, at 2727 S. High St., for gas
> and coffee.
> Cooley said he and Sam went inside and the store owner, Demir Tahiraj, 
> told
> Cooley
> to leave because pets are not allowed in the store.
> Cooley said he tried to explain to the owner that Sam is a guide dog, not 
> a
> pet.
> A lawsuit filed in the United States District Court states Tahiraj 
> screamed
> and threatened
> Cooley and insisted he leave the store. Cooley showed the clerk his 
> service
> identification
> card and proceeded to get coffee.
> The court records state Tahiraj came after him, raised his fist as if to
> strike Cooley
> but instead grabbed him by the collar after Cooley's sister intervened.
> Tahiraj called
> the police, and Cooley dialed 911, according to the lawsuit.
> Cooley said he went back to the station to try and educate the owner on 
> ADA
> and service
> dogs.
> "He threw the paperwork back in my face," Cooley said.
> The lawsuit was filed against Valeron Energy Corporation, Valero Marketing
> and Supply
> Company, JATT Bros. LLC, Pap Oil Company and DT Stores LLC, Demir Tahiraj
> and two
> other John Doe employees, all associated with the Valero station.
> The suit complaint lists seven counts, including a violation of Title III 
> of
> the
> Americans with Disabilities Act.
> The U.S. District court ruled in March 2012 that the ADA permits Vicarious
> Liability
> -- in essence big corporations that previously had little to do with
> discrimination
> can now be held liable.
> The other counts still pending are for battery and assault, violation of 
> the
> Ohio
> Revised Code, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligent
> hiring,
> retention and/or supervision.
> NBC4 will have the complete story tonight on NBC4 at 5:30.
> For the latest information on this developing story, stay with NBC4 and
> refresh nbc4i.com.
>
>
>
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